Zurn Elkay’s EPD footprint in plumbing, at a glance

What Zurn Elkay sells, in one snapshot

Zurn Elkay Water Solutions brings two powerful legacies under one roof. Zurn covers finish plumbing, flush valves, carriers, drainage and trench systems, interceptors, and water safety and control gear like backflow preventers and pressure regulators. Elkay brings drinking water systems, bottle filling stations, coolers, and a deep stainless sink line. Collectively, they play across education, healthcare, transportation hubs, offices, and industrial.

On sheer range, they serve several distinct product categories with hundreds of SKUs. That kind of catalog lets them outfit entire restrooms and common spaces from valve to outlet.

Where EPDs already exist

Several Zurn Elkay families have current, third‑party verified EPDs. Elkay’s Pro Filtration bottle filling stations have product‑average EPDs verified by SCS Global Services and valid from August 18, 2025 to August 17, 2030 (SCS Global Services, 2025). Elkay stainless steel sinks carry UL Solutions EPDs issued December 1, 2023 with a five‑year validity window (UL Solutions, 2023). Zurn vitreous china urinals have a product‑specific, cradle‑to‑grave EPD valid May 29, 2024 to May 28, 2029 (SCS Global Services, 2024).

If you want a single place to explore what they disclose today, their product sustainability page is the best starting point (see “Product Declarations and Certifications”) (Zurn Elkay Sustainability).

Notable coverage gaps to watch

Zurn Elkay’s public EPD set currently centers on bottle fillers, sinks, and urinals. We did not find published EPDs for some high‑volume lines like flush valves, sensor faucets, backflow preventers, roof and floor drains, trench drain, or PEX at the time of writing. That matters commercially. In projects targeting lower embodied carbon or aiming for LEED v5 materials credits, teams often default to products with product‑specific, third‑party verified EPDs. Without one, a product can face a modeling penalty or lose the easy tie‑break in a spec review.

Competitive context in the spec lane

Competitors are signaling with EPDs in several of these same categories. Sloan promotes EPD coverage across its sensor flushometer portfolio and hosts downloads on its site (Sloan, 2025). TOTO lists verified flushometer EPDs through the Transparency Catalog, with current validity windows visible on the listing pages (Transparency Catalog, 2024). In bottle filling stations, Elkay’s own EPDs set the pace, while other brands like Haws and Oasis tend to emphasize filtration and hygiene features rather than environmental declarations.

The takeaway is practical. Where a Zurn Elkay line has an EPD, it competes cleanly on disclosure. Where it does not, rivals may look more “spec ready,” especially in academic, healthcare, and civic work.

Likely best sellers without EPDs, and the risk

Look at restrooms. Exposed or concealed flushometers and matching sensor faucets move in large volumes across schools, airports, stadiums, and offices. If those specific Zurn SKUs are presented without a product‑specific EPD, a specifier can swap to a Sloan or TOTO alternative that has one and maintain performance parity while keeping submittals tidy. That swap costs nothing in redesign but can cost the original product the line. It is an avoidable gap.

Where EPDs would most quickly pay back

If prioritization is necessary, start with:

• Flush valves used with Zurn urinals and water closets, so fixtures and valves show up as a cohesive, EPD‑backed package.
• Sensor faucets in healthcare and education, where procurement often flags transparency alongside hygiene.
• Backflow preventers and PRVs under the Wilkins label, a frequent line‑item in mechanical schedules where a single brand can control a whole riser.

These are category leaders by volume and visibility. They also align to existing PCRs that peers are already using, which shortens runway when the right partner owns the data wrangling inside plants.

PCRs that typically fit these lines

For vitreous china fixtures, teams have used the Sustainable Minds Part B for commercial urinals layered on ISO 21930, as the Zurn urinal EPD shows (SCS Global Services, 2024). For faucets and flush valves, UL’s Part A with Kitchen and Bath Fixture Fittings Part B is a common route, demonstrated in multiple competitor declarations and in Elkay’s sink work with UL (UL Solutions, 2023). A strong LCA partner will map the prevailing PCRs in the competitive set and match accordingly so submittals compare apples to apples.

Signals from Zurn Elkay’s broader sustainability story

The company reports 32.5 billion gallons of water saved by its products in 2024 and 19 billion single‑use plastic bottles avoided, alongside a 23% energy‑intensity and 38% GHG‑intensity reduction versus a 2021 baseline, a positive indicator that sustainability is not a side project (Business Wire, 2025). Those enterprise metrics build trust, yet day‑to‑day spec decisions still hinge on product‑level declarations.

What this means for sales and spec today

For a plumbing brand this visible, EPD coverage that mirrors the catalog is the simplest way to protect margin and preference. It keeps a product in play when carbon accounting gets tight on a job pursuing LEED v5, and it prevents the quiet churn where a sub switches to the first like‑kind product with an EPD attached. We see teams move faster when their LCA partner handles the messy data collection across plants and SKUs, not just the modeling. That is the difference between a two‑quarter slog and a clean set of declarations that land before bid day.

Quick next step

If you are prioritizing, start where Zurn Elkay already shines and buyers notice daily. Pair the existing Elkay EPDs with matching EPDs for flush valves and faucets, then expand to Wilkins backflow assemblies and core drains. The momentum is there, the market is ready, and the spec line is yours to keep. It is definately time.