New Construction Products Regulation: what changes in 2026 for construction products
Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 applies from 8 January 2026: declaration of performance and conformity, product GWP, digital passport and what to do in your company.
The new Construction Products Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2024/3110 known as the CPR, applies from 8 January 2026 and gradually replaces Regulation (EU) No 305/2011. It introduces the declaration of performance and conformity, brings the product’s climate impact, GWP, into CE marking and prepares the digital product passport. Here is what changes and where to start.
What the new CPR is
The CPR sets common rules for placing construction products on the European market: from cement to windows and doors, from insulation to cables. It was adopted on 27 November 2024, has been in force since 7 January 2025 and applies from 8 January 2026.
The transition does not happen overnight. Harmonised standards cited under the old regulation remain usable until they are replaced by new technical specifications, with a transitional period that can run until 2040. That is why, in 2026, many products still follow the previous rules.
The main changes
| Topic | Regulation 305/2011 | New CPR 2024/3110 |
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer’s document | Declaration of performance (DoP) | Declaration of performance and conformity (DoPC) |
| Environmental sustainability | Basic requirement for construction works, rarely applied to products | Declared environmental characteristics, starting with GWP |
| Product information | Paper documents or documents published online | Digital product passport, introduced gradually |
| Scope | New products | Also remanufactured products, kits and files for 3D printing |
| Operators involved | Mainly manufacturers | Clearer obligations for distributors and online platforms too |
Climate impact enters the declaration
This is the change most closely linked to sustainability. Manufacturers will have to declare the environmental performance of the product calculated over its life cycle, using the method of EN 15804, the same standard used for environmental product declarations.
The first indicator is GWP (Global Warming Potential), meaning the product’s greenhouse gas emissions expressed in CO₂ equivalent. It becomes mandatory for each product family as the new harmonised technical specifications require it. The other environmental indicators, such as acidification, eutrophication and resource use, will follow in two later stages, around 2030 and 2032.
If you already have an EPD compliant with EN 15804+A2, you start with an advantage: the data and the calculation model are the same.
The first products affected
The new technical specifications arrive by product family, through a programme to revise harmonised standards. The Commission has given priority to families with a structural function, such as cement, concrete and structural steel products, which are also among the materials with the highest climate impact.
The regulation also allows the Commission to set minimum environmental sustainability requirements for public procurement of construction products. For companies that take part in tenders, this adds to the Minimum Environmental Criteria (CAM) already in force in Italy, which we cover in the guide on public tenders and environmental criteria.
The digital product passport
The CPR provides for a digital product passport, linked to the European ecodesign framework. It will bring together in one place, accessible through a code on the product, the declaration of performance and conformity, instructions, safety information and environmental data.
Timing and content will be defined by delegated acts. Still, it pays to organise product data in a digital, structured form now: redoing the work from scattered documents costs much more.
What to do now if you manufacture or distribute
- Map your product families and the relevant harmonised standards, checking which ones are under revision.
- Prepare your environmental data. Energy use, raw materials, transport and production waste are needed both for GWP and for a possible EPD.
- Involve your suppliers. The impact of raw materials often outweighs your own production: ask for specific data, not industry averages.
- Update your documentation processes to move from DoP to DoPC and manage data in digital form.
- Follow public procurement. Environmental requirements for public purchases will turn GWP into a selection criterion.
The new CPR applies from 8 January 2026 and brings climate impact into CE marking. GWP becomes mandatory family by family, starting with structural products. If you organise environmental data, EPDs and product information in digital form today, you will be ready for the new specifications and for tenders.
