Statesville Brick: products and EPD coverage
A century-plus brick maker with a loyal spec base, Statesville Brick shows up on a lot of shortlists. The question buyers ask more often in 2025 is simple: how much of that catalog is visible through Environmental Product Declarations, and is that enough to win specs on LEED v5‑minded projects?
Who Statesville Brick is
Family owned and based in Statesville, North Carolina, the company focuses on face brick production with regional distribution and dealer networks. Industry listings peg annual output around 75 million face brick units, a meaningful footprint for public and private work alike (BIA Member Directory, 2025).
Product lineup at a glance
Statesville’s catalog centers on face brick in multiple sizes and textures, plus thin brick variants for veneer applications. Distributors also show tumbled and wood‑fired looks, with select availability of pedestrian pavers. In SKU terms, think dozens of color and texture combinations rather than just a handful.
What exists today on EPDs
Statesville Brick participated in the Brick Industry Association’s new industry‑average EPD for clay masonry products published in October 2025. That document is cradle‑to‑grave, uses data from 29 facilities covering 39.3% of U.S. brick production for 2023, and sets a 150‑year reference service life for clay brick masonry (BIA, 2025). For teams doing quick comparisons or meeting disclosure thresholds, an IA EPD is a solid baseline.
The coverage gap that still matters
We could not find product‑specific EPDs publicly registered for Statesville Brick as of December 19, 2025, in major U.S. program operator directories checked. On projects where owners prefer or require product‑specific declarations, relying only on the industry‑average can leave a spec open to substitutions.
Why this matters commercially. Several U.S. states note EPD requirements in certain procurement contexts, and green building programs reward product‑specific disclosures. That is the lived reality buyers cite when screening materials for compliance and scoring (UL Solutions, 2025). In LEED v5 language, a product‑specific EPD is often the cleaner path to preferred documentation.
Competitors showing up with EPDs
Examples exist in the same aisle. ASTM’s registry lists competitor EPDs such as Interstate Brick for clay bricks and clay brick pavers, alongside other brick manufacturers with product‑specific records (ASTM, 2025). If a project team filters by brick and “product‑specific” in those registries, Statesville risks being invisible even when the aesthetic fit is perfect.
Where the spec battles happen
- Education, civic, healthcare, and higher‑ed work often ask for documented embodied carbon at the product level. A missing EPD becomes a friction point, not a fatal flaw, yet it elongates the decision and nudges buyers toward documented alternatives.
Statesville typically faces Acme Brick, General Shale, Glen‑Gery, Triangle Brick, Pine Hall, Belden Brick, and regional specialists on the same bids. Thin brick can also be swapped with other claddings in early design, so staying present in databases is part of staying in the room.
A practical path to close the gap
Clay brick has an established PCR pathway through ASTM, which simplifies rulebook choices for an LCA and EPD program that buyers will recognize (ASTM, 2025). A fast win is to scope one or two best‑selling face brick blends per plant as pilot EPDs, then expand across variants that share the same upstream data. Data collection across energy, fuels, clay blends, and yields is the time sink. The unlock is a partner who does the heavy data lifting so product and manufacturing teams keep making bricks while the paperwork moves.
What to do next
If Statesville wants to convert IA EPD coverage into consistent spec wins, a small set of product‑specific EPDs for top movers will pay back quickly on public and institutional projects. It is not about chasing every SKU. It is about making sure the finalists in each region have enviromental paperwork that travels with them.
[Numeric sources: BIA Member Directory, 2025; BIA industry‑average EPD release, 2025; ASTM PCR and EPD listings, 2025; UL Solutions overview of EPD drivers, 2025]
Frequently Asked Questions
Does an industry‑average EPD satisfy most project teams evaluating brick?
It satisfies many disclosure asks, but product‑specific EPDs are often preferred or rewarded in LEED v5 oriented specs. Teams aiming for tighter embodied‑carbon accounting tend to screen for product‑specific documents.
Which PCR should a U.S. brick maker follow for product‑specific EPDs?
ASTM’s PCR for Clay Brick, Clay Brick Pavers, and Structural Clay Tile is the go‑to reference for U.S. product‑specific brick EPDs (ASTM, 2025).
How many Statesville Brick SKUs likely need EPDs to compete better?
Start with a handful of top sellers per plant. Cover the blends and sizes most requested by distributors and architects, then expand by shared formulations to scale efficiently.
About the Author
John brings a clear, research-driven perspective on the EPD, LCA and HPD space and keeps a close pulse on environmental trends and standards in North America, helping clients understand where the industry is heading and how to get there.
