Somfy’s EPD footprint in smart shading

Who Somfy is, in one line

A French automation leader for window coverings and building closures, offering motors, controls, sensors and connectivity for interior shades, exterior screens, rolling shutters, awnings, pergolas, garage doors and gates.

Product range and scale

Somfy is not a pure play in one niche. It sells across several categories that touch façades and interiors, from quiet tube motors for roller shades to multi‑zone controllers that tie into BMS. The catalog runs into the hundreds of SKUs, sometimes customized by fabricators to suit project geometry and wind loads.

EPD coverage today

Somfy leans on the PEP ecopassport program used for electrical and electronic equipment. The company states it has over 200 PEP sheets covering most best‑sellers, and positions this inside its Act for Green eco‑design initiative (Somfy, 2024) (Somfy, 2024). In practice this means strong coverage for components like motors, remotes, sensors, and controllers that specifiers often list by model.

The useful nuance for bids

Many projects model embodied carbon at the assembly level. A motor EPD helps, yet some teams prefer a declaration for the complete shade system that actually gets installed. That is where competitors publishing assembly EPDs can look simpler on paper.

Competitors you’ll meet on specs

Mecho publishes product‑specific EPDs for manual shade systems, valid through January 2029, which gives designers an easy assembly‑level reference (EPD International, 2024) (EPD International, 2024). SWFcontract does the same for its manual shade systems with validity to 2029 as well (EPD International, 2024) (EPD International, 2024). In Europe, façade‑first brands like Griesser list EPDs for vertical zip awnings and external blinds through IBU or national databases, which also functions cleanly for EN 15804‑based modeling.

What this means for Somfy‑centric projects

If the spec calls for assembly‑level EPDs, pair Somfy motors and controls with a fabricator or system brand that already publishes shade or screen EPDs. That keeps the energy savings narrative and the carbon accounting pointing in the same direction, rather than forcing the design team to stitch components together mid‑LCA. For LEED v5 pursuits, that simplicity can be the tie‑breaker on busy submittal calendars.

Where coverage is strongest

Component declarations for interior tube motors, rolling shutter motors, radio remotes, sensors, and KNX or Zigbee controllers are widely available, typically verified under the PEP rules aligned to ISO 14025. Validity windows commonly span five years from issue, so you can expect many records to remain current across the present bid cycle without last‑minute renewals cropping up.

Likely gaps worth closing

Assembly EPDs for complete interior roller shades or exterior zip screens are less common in Somfy’s orbit because Somfy is an ingredient brand. If a best‑seller in your channel is a Somfy‑powered roller shade without a system EPD, you may lose to rivals that present a single, ready‑to‑use declaration for the whole unit. The fix is straightforward. Either publish a system‑level EPD with your fabricator, or align to a fabric partner whose models are already declared.

Commercial takeaway for manufacturers

EPDs are not academic here, they are a sales unlock. When a project team can drop in a product‑specific record, they avoid conservative defaults that quietly penalize you. If your range spans electronics and finished assemblies, plan a two‑track approach. Keep component PEPs current for motors and controls, and add assembly‑level EPDs for your hero shade kits so the bid reads clean and complete. The ease of data collection and project management across plants is what separates those who publish in months from those who wait accross cycles.

Want the deeper sustainability story from Somfy?

Somfy bundles its eco‑design work, low‑standby targets, and verification approach under Act for Green. Their sustainability pages are a good primer for marketing and sales teams who field technical questions from AEC partners. Start here: Somfy sustainability.

One more angle for EU work

For European jobs using EN 15804, competitors with assembly EPDs can plug straight into LCA tools without extra mapping. Publishing your own assembly records, or selecting partners who have them, removes friction and keeps Somfy‑powered systems in play.

Bottom line

Somfy’s portfolio is broad and well covered at the component level. The simplest path to more wins is pairing that depth with assembly‑level EPDs on the shades and screens that get specified most often. Fewer questions, faster approvals, more resilient specs.