As part of its ongoing efforts to focus on sustainable construction, Grohe has announced it will release Environmental Product Declarations for over 600 of its products by the end of October 2022.
Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) are considered by the European Commission as a suitable means of evaluating the sustainability of a building since the materials and products used in it significantly determine a building’s impact on the environment. In order to provide its customers with transparency regarding the ecological footprint of its products, the sanitary brand Grohe will release EPDs for 18 product groups that cover more than 600 single products by the end of October. The first batch, which will be published at the end of July 2022, includes basin and kitchen mixers, thermostats, and shower rail sets. A second wave will follow by the end of October 2022 and will comprise special fittings, hand showers, installation systems, and flushplates.
“With the launch of EPDs for a wide range of our portfolio, we offer our customers easy orientation and transparent comparison options with regard to the life cycle assessment of our products. On this basis, they can make informed statements about the environmental impact of buildings, which is often a cornerstone for sustainability certifications such as DGNB, LEED or BREEAM, or even a prerequisite for new building permits in many European cities. With increasing pressure on the construction industry to make buildings ever more sustainable, information of this kind will be a selection criterion for products in the future, on a level with price, design or quality,” says Jonas Brennwald, leader, LIXIL EMENA.
Pictured is the Grohe Eurosmart kitchen tap – one of the company's Cradle-to-Cradle certified products.
