Join HPDC
Membership
HPDC created and maintains the open-data infrastructure for materials transparency: the HPD Open Standard, HPD Builder and the HPD Public Repository, together the HPDC Materials ToolSuite™. 18,500+ published HPDs, covering 40,000+ products from 1,200+ manufacturers, are open to anyone to search.
That infrastructure was built over more than a decade with startup philanthropic funding from the Google Foundation and The JPB Foundation. That funding has ended. What keeps it open now is its members, more than 350 organizations. Membership is how your organization chips in, and how it gets a voice in the Standard.
Materials transparency counts
Our members: at their booths, our annual meetings and the board table.
Compare membership levels
| General | Affiliate | Individual Practitioner | Student | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual dues | $3,090 | $1,290 | $175 | $35 |
| Government agencies and 501(c)(3) nonprofits | $1,545 | $645 | – | – |
| Participants included | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| HPD Builder | Unlimited use | Unlimited use | Not included | – |
| HPD Dashboards (Repository advanced features) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Member education credits | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Member news and updates | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Advisory panel for your member category | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Drafts of the HPD Open Standard and development materials | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Eligible for a Technical Sub-Group seat | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Eligible for a Subject Matter Expert seat on the Technical Committee | ✓ | ✓ | ||
| Eligible for a category seat on the Technical Committee | ✓ | |||
| Representatives may chair or vice-chair a Technical Sub-Group | ✓ | |||
| Votes in the Board of Directors election | ✓ | |||
| Eligible for a seat on the Board of Directors | ✓ | |||
| Eligible for sponsorship | ✓ |
Which category fits your organization
Every member joins in one of four categories. Choose the one that matches how your organization works with HPDs.
- User: an organization that uses, or intends to use, HPDs directly in the course of its business activities. Examples: architecture, design, engineering and construction firms.
- Manufacturer: an organization that develops and/or manufactures product(s) for which HPDs would be an applicable disclosure tool. Where an organization both creates and uses HPDs, it should select the Manufacturer category. Examples include firms that develop and/or manufacture products used as building materials, or materials or substances integrated into building materials.
- Ecosystem: 1) an organization that provides products and/or services that use or produce HPD-related information, such as makers of interpretive tools, consulting services and verification services; 2) an organization that works in an advocacy, policy and/or regulatory capacity in areas relevant to the HPD; 3) a trade association.
- Community: an organization that represents residents, workers and/or community members, is actively engaged in advancing human and environmental health benefits associated with buildings and/or surrounding communities, and for whom HPDs can provide transparent material health information useful to improve human and environmental health outcomes.
Students apply in the Student level and must document active enrollment in an accredited program.
Dues and participants
- Dues are paid once a year.
- Add participants to any membership for $250 a year each.
- Government agencies and 501(c)(3) nonprofits receive a 50% discount on General and Affiliate dues.
- Members may display the HPDC member logo, following HPDC’s guidelines.
Questions
Write to Member Services at membership@hpd-collaborative.org or call +1-781-876-8871. We will help you choose a level and a category.
Other ways to support HPDC: become a sponsor or make a tax-deductible donation to the Health Product Declaration Foundation.
Renewing your membership
Your renewal invoice comes by email from membership@hpd-collaborative.org about 90 days before your renewal date. It includes a secure link to pay online by credit card and a link to download the invoice.
Can’t find it, need it sent to someone else, or want to change who is on your account? Email membership@hpd-collaborative.org or call +1 781 876 8871, and we’ll send a fresh link.
Membership term: membership runs for twelve months from your admission date. Your access continues while your renewal is in progress, including a 30-day grace period after your renewal date.
Want a reminder of what your membership includes? See membership overview and benefits.