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Industry-wide Environmental Products Declaration (EPD) and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) Data for Cold-Formed Steel Framing

The latest SFIA Industry-Wide EPD, or Environmental Product Declaration, for Cold-Formed Steel (CFS) Framing is available for download. It provides "cradle to gate" listing of energy inputs and environmental impacts based on one ton of industry-averaged cold-formed steel framing products, and valid through May 27, 2026. 

Download Environmental Product Declaration

“The Cold-formed Steel Framing EPD is another tool for the industry to use not only for meeting green standards, but as another example of the sustainability of steel.  It builds on other well-known sustainability attributes such as recycled content, infinite recyclability, and durability of cold-formed steel framing members.”

A prior Industry-wide EPD for CFS framing issued by the Steel Recycling Institute used until January 2021.  SFIA took up the charge to develop a replacement EPD.  Like the prior EPD, companies who can claim they are represented by the EPD are limited to those on the listing.  The latest EPD is an opt-in project of the SFIA membership whereby only the members who participated in the study are listed on the EPD.

With the release of this EPD, CFS products produced by the listed companies will now be covered with an EPD  through May 27, 2026.  The EPD can be seamlessly integrated into project specifications as an option with company-specific EPDs.  SFIA offers a free specification review for this task that architects can request by contacting Robert Grupe at [email protected]

A supplemental report if the life cycle assessment (LCA) data collected from industry member companies, and used to develop the EPD us available here.

2021 life cycle assessment (LCA) Report for SFIA

For additional information on the development of these documents or to inquire about the process of adding your company to the listing, contact Don Allen at [email protected].  Nonmembers manufacturers or contractor-manufacturers would need to file a membership application before becoming eligible to be added to the EPD.