HPDC Newsletter – October-November 2018

HPDs – the Leading Transparency Standard – New Features Make it Easier than Ever to Practice Transparency

With over 4,100 published HPDs, representing 10,000+ products, HPDC makes the practice of transparency easy and affordable – for architects, designers and manufacturers in the building industry. Accurate, Reliable, Consistent.

Use – HPD Public Repository for quick, free access to all published HPDs. Our new, advanced user features enable curation of project lists, and efficient download of project documentation in a single zip file. Want to contact the right person at the manufacturer to ask for HPDs or give feedback? The Repository enables you to quickly send your message to over 200 manufacturers who have registered contact information.

Create – HPD Builder – recently updated with a new, simpler User Interface. Manufacturers can more easily navigate the tool with intuitive menu options. Automated data exchange via opt-in APIs with data partners, Toxnot and Portico, enables use of multi-tool capabilities while eliminating the time and potential for errors from data reentry.

Learn – Introduction to Transparency – Need to complete CEUs before the end of the year? Our free, CEU Course , “ Empowering the Design Professional,” provides a solid introduction to transparency practice. Available to all: here.

Advance – New Resources for Experienced Practitioners – HPDC, in partnership with Parsons School of Design Healthy Materials Lab , has launched a “Discussion Series,” to address the needs of experienced practitioners looking to move to the next step in transparency and material health practice. Leading practitioners from Perkins+Will, Harvard, Vidaris, HLW, Colden, Parsons, Building Product Ecosystems and more share their protocols and methods for advanced practice. Videos from these live events are now available on theHPDC website . Stay tuned for announcements of coming sessions.

Thank you for a great 2018 – Working Together to Make Transparency and Material Health Practice the Norm

Join us in Chicago for Greenbuild and the HPDC Annual Member Meeting and Reception

On Tuesday evening, November 13, all HPDC members are invited to participate in the HPDC Annual Member Meeting and Reception. HPDC Executive Director, Wendy Vittori, will recap accomplishments of the past year and provide an overview of upcoming HPDC programs. Relax and enjoy the reception with your HPDC friends! All members have received an Eventbrite invitation by email. If you have not received your invitation, please contact us atmembership@hpd-collaborative.org , to confirm your attendance.

Live at Greenbuild – The Future of Transparency Reporting – The Supplier HPD – is Coming!

The Supplier HPD introduces a new, and critical dimension to the reporting of product contents – direct ingredient reporting by suppliers. Coming with the next version of the HPD Open Standard (v2.2) in 2019, the Supplier HPD will give manufacturers and suppliers low-cost, easy-to-use data entry and exchange – and ensure reporting compliance with the HPD Open Standard.

See a Live Demo of Supplier HPD – Visit the HPDC Greenbuild – Booth 250 on the Greenbuild Expo Floor

  • Wednesday, November 14, 1-2 PM
  • Thursday, November 15, 1-2 PM

HPDC staff will be available at the HPDC Greenbuild Booth #250 throughout the Expo to discuss any and all aspects of the HPD Open Standard and HPD reports. Please contact us at support@hpd-collaborative.org if you would like to setup a specific time to meet with us. We look forward to seeing you in Chicago!

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HPD Version 2.1.1– Full Implementation Nearing Completion – Update your v2.0 HPDs Now

Work continues on schedule to launch the Full Implementation of the HPD Builder v2.1.1 in November. Version 2.1.1 continues timely updates to Hazard Screening reporting, and also introduces the first wave of Special Conditions reporting capabilities. For more information on the v2.1.1 release features, and to access the Standard documents, click here .

If you have a v2.0 HPD that you want to update to v2.1.1 or later specifications, you can maintain the auto-update capability in the HPD Builder by updating your v2.0 HPD to the v2.1 specification now. You do not need to republish your HPD at this time. Taking a few minutes to update your Builder record now will avoid the need to reenter data at a later date.

For any questions about HPD Open Standard versions or the HPD Builder tool, visit the HPDC Online Support Portal or send us your questions atsupport@hpd-collaborative.org .

HPD Public Repository – The Fast and Easy Way to Find and Download Public HPDs

There are now over 4,100 HPDs published in the HPD Public Repository – representing 10,000+ products, and growing. Well over 2,000 HPDs have been published to the HPD Open Standard 2.0 or higher specification – over 700 are pre-checked for the LEED MR credit.

Over 200 HPDs were published in September and October. Thank you to these 66 wonderful manufacturers for supporting transparency by publishing your product HPDs! Better yet – visit the HPD Public Repository and request their HPDs!

Manufacturers

Allegion

Arc-Com

ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada

Aristech Surfaces, LLC

Armstrong World Industries

Benjamin Moore & Co.

carnegie fabrics

CEMCO

Copper Development Association

Crossville Inc.

Curecrete Chemical Company, Inc.

Custom Building Products

ECO2 LEVEL

Fireclay Tile

Flexco Corporation

Floorazzo Tile LLC

Forbo Flooring Systems

Formica

Framery Oy

Galleher

Glen Raven Custom Fabrics, LLC – Sunbury Division

Glen Raven, Inc

HNI Corporation

IceStone

Isolatek International

J&J Flooring Group

Kelly-Moore Paints

Knauf Insulation, Inc.

KnollTextiles

Laminam S.p.A.

LATICRETE International

LAURIER GLASS LTD

Legrand

Leonhardt Environmental, P.C.

LG Hausys America, Inc.

Luna Textiles

Mats Inc.

Meganite Inc.

Mermet Corporation

Miller Paint

MT. BAKER PRODUCTS, INC.

National Gypsum Company

NOX CORPORATION

Pallas Textiles

Panolam Industries International Inc

Parterre Flooring Systems

Phifer

Polyguard Products

Porcelanosa

Roppe Corporation

Seieffe Corporation

Shannon Specialty Floors, Inc.

Spectrim Building Products

Summit International Flooring

Tate Access Floors, Inc.

TerraMai

Terrazzo and Marble Supply

Tnemec Company, Inc.

TorZo Surfaces

Ultrafabrics, Inc.

Upofloor Oy

USG

Vescom America Inc.

VT Industries Inc.

Zandur

Member Corner

Here’s a shout out to HPDC Member, architecture and engineering firm, Page, for your commitment to transparency and material health practice, including the use of HPDs in the firm library. “Through our Materials Matter” Program, we are encouraging teams firm-wide to think about the health and sustainability impacts of the products we specify for projects. I try really hard to pick items that are sustainable and yet unique to keep in our library,” says Sarah Moore, design librarian. “We only want products that have health product declarations and environmental product declarations.” To read more about Sarah’s work at Page, visit the Page website.

Share your transparency and material health success in the Member Corner – contact us at membership@hpd-collaborative.org.

Our Newest Members

Welcome to the newest members of HPDC!

Altro USA, Inc

Cooperativa Ceramica di Imola

Assa Abloy Ultrafabrics, Inc.

Sossego Design, LLC

Hilti AG

Isolatek International

Lake|Flato Architects

Pallas Textiles MT.

Baker Products, Inc.

Intertek

TSINLY GREEN BUILDING MATERIAL TECHNOLOGIES (DONGGUAN) CO., LTD

Wight & Company

For the full list of HPDC members – now over 250 organizations – click here.

HPD Collaborative is a not-for-profit member organization responsible for the maintenance and evolution of the HPD Open Standard. For more information, or to join HPD Collaborative, please visit the HPDC website. The work of HPD Collaborative is made possible by our members — through their volunteer efforts and annual dues — and by our sponsors, with their generous financial contribution. We would like also to thank the JPB Foundation for their support of our work through the HAMP project.

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