iLOQ publishes product-level environmental impact data

iLOQ has released its first Environmental Product Declaration (EPD), documenting the lifecycle environmental impacts of a smart access product used in buildings and infrastructure. The disclosure provides product-level emissions data intended for designers, property owners, and operators managing sustainability and compliance requirements.

What an EPD adds beyond corporate reporting
An Environmental Product Declaration is a standardized, third-party-verified document that reports environmental impacts based on a life cycle assessment (LCA). The assessment covers all stages of a product’s life, from raw material extraction and manufacturing through use and end-of-life. Unlike company-wide averages, an EPD enables objective comparison between products that deliver the same function.

For the assessed iLOQ product, the declared climate impact is 11.2 kg CO₂e per unit over its lifecycle. This figure reflects materials, manufacturing, distribution, use, and disposal, providing a quantitative basis for evaluating carbon performance within building projects.

Lifecycle impacts in building access systems
Access control hardware is part of the mechanical, electrical, and plumbing (MEP) category, where product-level emissions are increasingly scrutinized. According to the World Green Building Council, buildings account for 39% of global energy-related carbon emissions, driving demand for verified data across all installed components.

In this context, the EPD highlights the effect of design choices on lifecycle emissions. iLOQ’s battery-free approach removes the need for periodic battery replacement and associated maintenance activities. From an LCA perspective, fewer consumables and service interventions reduce both material flows and operational emissions over the product’s lifetime.

Why product-level carbon footprints are gaining relevance
Interest in LCAs and EPDs is increasing across construction, real estate, and infrastructure for several practical reasons. Product-level data supports transparent comparison during specification, helping engineers and developers select components aligned with project-level carbon targets.

At the organizational level, companies pursuing net-zero or science-based targets require granular data to identify emissions hotspots within their supply chains. Product-specific disclosures improve the accuracy of sustainability reporting and enable targeted reduction measures, particularly under emerging ESG and climate disclosure frameworks.

Regulatory requirements are also becoming more specific. In several regions, including Nordic markets, carbon footprint calculations are mandatory for new buildings. These rules increasingly require emissions data at the product level rather than relying on aggregated assumptions, affecting property owners and investors as well as manufacturers.

Digital tools enabling detailed lifecycle analysis
Advances in LCA software and supply chain analytics have lowered the barrier to producing verified product declarations. These tools allow manufacturers to model emissions with greater precision, identify dominant impact contributors, and evaluate design or sourcing alternatives with measurable effects.

For users of EPDs, this level of detail supports evidence-based decisions during design, procurement, and certification processes. For manufacturers, it provides a framework to prioritize improvement efforts where they deliver the largest environmental benefit.

Implications for sustainable building specifications
By publishing an EPD, iLOQ aligns its product documentation with the growing need for verified, comparable environmental data in the built environment. For stakeholders specifying access control systems as part of low-carbon building projects, the availability of product-level emissions data simplifies compliance with sustainability standards and reporting obligations.

As product-level transparency becomes standard practice across MEP components, EPDs are increasingly positioned as a practical requirement for participation in sustainability-driven construction and infrastructure markets.

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