Eurovent issues cPCR refrigeration guidance
10th February 2026
BELGIUM: Eurovent has published a document providing recommendations for Product Category Rules complementary to EN15804 or EN50693 for the development of EPD’s for commercial refrigeration equipment.
The document is designed to support manufacturers, consultants, and environmental professionals in adopting consistent and transparent environmental reporting practices until formal standards are in place.
The focus of this Recommendation is on aspects specific to commercial refrigeration equipment, including: product description, scope and performance characteristics; functional unit and declared unit; reference service life; aspects, rules and assumptions in the product stage (A1-A3), construction process stage (A4-A5), use stage (B1-B7), and end of life stage C1-C4.
“Manufacturers and users of commercial refrigeration equipment need a harmonised approach to life-cycle assessment and environmental declarations,” commented Eurovent deputy secretary general, Stijn Renneboog.
“This guidance defines consistent methodological rules for calculating and reporting life-cycle impacts for commercial refrigeration products, as part of Eurovent’s wider programme to harmonise environmental declarations across HVAC product categories.”
The document is available for download from the Eurovent website.
