Roofing tiles and fittings (DE-UZ 227)

Greenhouse gas neutral roofing tiles and fittings conserve resources and protect the climate

Roofing tiles and fittings (in short: roofing tiles) are installed over large areas and come into contact with rain water. It is important to minimise the release of pollutants from these products during their use in order to reduce their environmental impact within the natural water cycle. Therefore, all roofing tiles certified with the Blue Angel ecolabel must verify that they are safe for the environment from an ecotoxicological perspective. Due to the high number of roofing tiles used every year in both new buildings and renovation projects, it is also important that the products are manufactured using climate friendly solutions. The Blue Angel requires the use of solutions that comply with a strict life cycle assessment benchmark for greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, roofing tiles certified with the Blue Angel are obligated to offset their non-avoidable and non-reducible greenhouse gas emissions. The methods used to offset these emissions are subject to strict rules to ensure that they demonstrably help to mitigate climate change over the long term.