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New Construction Products Regulation

The new Construction Products Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 replaces the previous CPR (305/2011) and introduces a stricter, digitalized framework for construction products.

The regulation applies to many construction products placed on the EU market, including concrete, steel, insulation materials, glass, and building components. It mandates environmental data disclosure, digital product passports, and enhanced sustainability criteria alongside traditional technical performance requirements.

What’s New About CPR 2024/3110

The Five Main Points At A Glance

The Declaration of Performance (DoP) must now include environmental data in addition to technical characteristics. This means carbon footprint, energy consumption, recyclability, and other environmental indicators become mandatory for CE marking. Manufacturers must produce environmental reports (e.g., based on EN 15804) for each product.

The DPP is formally introduced as a requirement. It is a digital repository containing all technical and environmental data of the product, accessible via QR code or web link. This passport ensures digital traceability throughout the supply chain. Companies must implement IT systems (databases, web links, QR integration, BIM compatibility) to generate and provide mandatory DPPs, especially for priority product categories.

The new CPR imposes stricter environmental criteria. Products must meet meta-criteria for circularity and sustainability, such as reparability, recyclability, and reduced climate impact. Specific indicators will be required (CO₂ emissions, use of recycled materials, hazardous substances) for priority materials like concrete, steel, and insulation. Companies will need to reformulate many products and document their environmental performance.

Although current European standards remain valid during the transition, the regulation foresees gradual revision and issuance of new harmonized standards for each product family. These will include the new essential environmental performances defined in the regulation’s annex. Manufacturers and laboratories must follow existing specifications and new versions in parallel until the latter enter into force.

Compliance control across the EU is reinforced. Greater documentary transparency is required (including DPP and EPD), and more severe sanctions are established for non-compliance. In practice, authorities in each Member State will monitor that manufacturers and importers comply with the new mandatory data in CE marking, significantly increasing corporate responsibility.

Implementation News and Tips

Last Update: February 2026

The adaptation to the new CPR is presenting significant challenges for companies since its general application began on January 8, 2026. These are the most relevant insights from the early implementation phase:

The Digital Product Passport (DPP) requirement is catching most companies unprepared. Although mandatory passports for materials like cement and steel are estimated for 2027, the focus in 2026 is on interoperability with BIM. The DPP is now a “single window” for technical data, including disassembly and recycling instructions. Many SMEs still lack the IT infrastructure to manage these digital supports, which are essential for calculating the real carbon footprint of buildings.
Environmental data collection represents a massive documentation burden that is no longer voluntary. Since January 8, 2026, the Declaration of Performance must obligatorily include the Global Warming Potential (GWP) for priority categories. This indicator has moved from voluntary EPDs to being a mandatory part of the CE Marking. Companies without digitized Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) processes face immediate exclusion from public tenders.
Supply chain coordination is proving more difficult than expected under the new “CPR Acquis” system. The regulation requires full traceability, and 2026 marks the start of new standardization requests for testing microplastics and persistent chemicals. Manufacturers, importers, and distributors must align their data flows with laboratories that are currently updating equipment to meet these new safety thresholds. The lack of common procedures for this data exchange remains a critical bottleneck.
There is significant regulatory uncertainty as harmonized standards are being modernized. The 2026-2029 Work Plan has been published to unblock and revise technical specifications. While this provides a roadmap, companies must navigate a transition period, applying current methodologies while preparing for new environmental and digital requirements. Correctly applying each new standard as it is published for priority products remains a major technical and legal challenge.

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New CPR: Key Terms You Will Encounter

A short glossary to avoid getting lost in the new regulation

Term	Definition
BIM Interoperability	The ability to integrate DPP data into digital building models, enabling real-time calculation of a project’s carbon footprint using actual manufacturer data.
CPR Acquis	A modernization process for harmonized technical specifications, integrating sustainability and digitalization requirements through the 2026–2029 Work Plan.
Digital Declaration of Performance (DoP)	The digital evolution of the mandatory Declaration of Performance, which must include environmental sustainability indicators and be accessible via data carriers.
Digital Product Passport (DPP)	A single access point for technical and environmental product data, including disassembly, repairability, and recycling instructions.
Global Warming Potential (GWP)	A mandatory indicator measuring CO₂-equivalent emissions across the product’s life cycle for priority product categories, applicable from January 8, 2026.
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA)	A rigorous methodology to generate verifiable environmental data, whose digitalization is essential to meet public procurement and regulatory requirements.
Persistent Chemical Substances	New safety criteria for specific chemicals and microplastics, requiring dedicated testing and updated laboratory measurement methods.
Priority Product Categories	Specific material groups subject to early regulatory obligations, such as cement and steel, facing mandatory GWP reporting and DPP implementation.

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