Own regulation: CPR 2024/3110
For construction products, the central DPP framework is the revised Construction Products Regulation (EU) 2024/3110, which entered into force on 7 January 2025 and becomes applicable in stages from 8 January 2026. The CPR creates a standalone framework for construction digital product passports that should be interoperable with the ESPR DPP framework; concrete duties for individual product families depend on harmonised technical specifications as well as delegated and implementing acts.
Construction products include cement, concrete, bricks, steel, glass, thermal insulation, windows, doors and coatings. Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) per EN 15804 are already established and will be important data sources for environmental and circularity information in the construction product DPP; they do not replace the CPR declaration or CE marking. All deadlines at a glance →
Likely data foundation in the construction product DPP
- Declaration of Performance and Conformity (DoPC) — CE marking, essential characteristics and harmonised technical specification.
- Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) — Life cycle assessment per EN 15804: global warming potential (GWP), resource consumption and end-of-life scenarios as structured environmental source data.
- Hazardous substances — Information on SVHCs and other regulated substances where relevant under REACH, biocidal-products law or the applicable product specification.
- Deconstruction potential — Disassembly, reuse potential and recyclability at end of life where required by the applicable product act.
- Technical service life — Expected service life under defined conditions as a basis for building LCA and maintenance planning.
- Manufacturer and product identification — Unique product ID, manufacturer, batch, manufacturing date and origin information where required for traceability and market surveillance.
EPD as the core of the construction product DPP
Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) per EN 15804+A2 are already established in the construction sector. CPR 2024/3110 anchors environmental information and machine-readable product data more strongly in the single-market framework. This means: those who already maintain verified EPD data in a structured way have a robust environmental data source for later DPP requirements.
The distinction still matters: an EPD is not a substitute for CPR conformity. It can, however, be integrated as machine-readable data in BIM software (Building Information Modelling), building LCA tools and later construction-product DPP workflows.
Associations and standards
- European Commission CPR — Official overview of the new Construction Products Regulation, sustainability information and digital product passports
- EUR-Lex CPR 2024/3110 — Primary source for the Construction Products Regulation, DPP framework and declaration of performance and conformity
- European Commission DoPC & CE — Official information on performance, conformity and CE marking for construction products
- Construction Products Europe — Industry association for construction-product manufacturers with CPR implementation positions
- IBU — Institut Bauen und Umwelt — EPD programme operator for construction products and building components
- GCCA — Global Cement and Concrete Association — GCCA EPD Tool and CO₂ declaration for concrete
- EAA — European Aluminium Association — EPD programme and DPP for aluminium facades and profiles
German production hubs
In Germany, construction-product data is created across very different regional value chains. For the DPP, the key task is linking CE/DoPC data, EPD/LCA data, batch information and BIM-compatible product models:
- Munich / Bavaria — mineral building materials, insulation and trade-fair/planning networks with strong demand for EPD, CE and BIM-compatible product data
- Stuttgart / Baden-Württemberg — building envelopes, window and door profiles, shading systems and technical building products with many variants, standards and supplier declarations
- Hamburg / Northern Germany — material logistics, dry construction, insulation and circular-construction projects with high demand for deconstruction, reuse and origin data
Frequently asked questions
- What is the difference between ESPR and CPR for construction products?
- The construction product DPP is governed through the standalone Construction Products Regulation (CPR) 2024/3110. The CPR system is intended to be interoperable with the wider ESPR DPP framework, but concrete construction-product duties come from CPR, harmonised technical specifications and delegated or implementing acts.
- When does the DPP become mandatory for construction products?
- CPR 2024/3110 has been in force since 7 January 2025 and becomes applicable in stages from 8 January 2026. The concrete DPP duty for individual construction product families depends on harmonised technical specifications as well as delegated and implementing acts.
- Does the DPP replace the Declaration of Performance and Conformity?
- No. The Declaration of Performance and Conformity and CE marking remain central for market access. The DPP can later make this information digitally accessible and add sustainability and circularity data such as EPD, substance information and deconstruction potential.
- Do small construction product manufacturers also have to create DPPs?
- CPR 2024/3110 provides relief for SMEs and micro-enterprises. The exact boundaries depend on the product family, harmonised technical specification and the relevant delegated or implementing acts.