The report “Construction Products Regulation (CPR-2024): The new CPR’s role for the wood sector” is freely available and citable via its DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.18873846
The way construction products are used and marketed across Europe is changing, with major implications for the wood sector. InnovaWood has developed this publication to help researchers, manufacturers, designers and end-users understand the new requirements and what they mean for wood construction.
More specifically, the report explores CPR-2024, which replaces the 2011 regulation. It explains how the new framework will shape the way construction products demonstrate their performance and environmental sustainability before entering the EU Single Market.
The report explains:
- the new requirements promoting sustainability and circularity,
- the new rules for declaring performance and conformity of construction products,
- how this information will be digitalised through the Digital Product Passport (DPP),
- the harmonised rules for declaring the new requirements via the CPR Acquis process of the European Committee for Standardisation.
Importantly, the report is conceived as a living document, and will be updated as new information becomes available.
What you’ll find inside
- An Executive Summary. Giving the big picture in 4 pages: what the CPR does, what’s changing, who will be affected, and how implementation will progress towards 2040.
- A glossary of terms. To help readers navigate the acronym soup (DoPC, hTS, AVS, DPP, ETA and more) that surrounds the regulation.
- The main document covering how to obtain the CE marking via the CEN and EOTA routes. The new single declaration of performance and conformity document, the mandatory declaration of environmental sustainability, the newly introduced requirements for circularity (durability, reused materials, upgradability, etc.), and the digitalisation of all the information in the Digital Product Passport.
- A dedicated chapter on relevance for the wood industry. With opportunities, challenges, and concrete next steps in harmonising EN standards for wood construction products.
- Annexes with practical reference material. Including CE marking examples for glued laminated timber, cross-laminated timber and plywood, plus the identification of timber products covered by new Eurocode 5 for the design of timber structures.
A co-created report
This report is the product of a collaboration. It was written by InnovaWood’s research team and shaped through engagement with stakeholders across the wood value chain. Including the European Confederation of Woodworking Industries (CEI-Bois), Swedish Wood, Wood.be, UGent-Woodlab, Lignum Switzerland and the Zukunft Holz Institut.
This matters especially because part of the CPR-2024 is still being developed. Continued dialogue between industry, research, policymakers and standardisation bodies is essential to ensure that the characteristics and needs of wood-based products are properly reflected.