HPDC Approved Preparers

Contact
Tara Blank
tara@elixirenvironmental.com
(360) 727-3528 ext 402
www.ElixirEnvironmental.com

Contact:
Annie Hancock
ahancock@greenseal.org
202-872-6400
greenseal.org

Contact
Denice Viktoria Staaf, LEED AP BD+C
(310) 210-5247
dstaaf@labelingsustaianability.com
www.labelingsustaianability.com

Contact
Edward Pavia
EPavia@toxservices.com
(202) 288-9324
toxservices.com

Contact
Josée Lupien
joseelupien@vertima.ca
(855) 998-2800
cell: (514) 250-6829
vertima.ca/en

Firm Background
Elixir Environmental works exclusively with building product manufacturers to produce high quality material ingredient disclosures such as HPDs. We help clients with material transparency reporting – including supply chain delineation, collection and interpretation of material ingredient information, and completion of the HPD document according to the HPD Open Standard. Elixir serves as the link between a client and HPD Third-Party Verifier, in order to expedite the HPD verification process. We also create LEED Product Documentation, and work with our affiliate company GreenCE to develop, host and present AIA and GBCI Continuing Education for clients.

Experience Summary
Elixir Environmental was founded in 2013 in direct response to the building industry’s growing need for reliable and practical assistance with material ingredient reporting. We have been heavily involved with the HPD Collaborative since its early days, being one of the first third-party organizations to complete HPD verification under version 1.0 of the HPD Open Standard. Elixir Environmental continues to participate in advancing the HPD Open Standard and improving adoption of the HPD in the marketplace.

Geographies
Global

Firm Background
Green Seal® is a global nonprofit organization and ecolabel. For more than 30 years, Green Seal has applied rigorous standards for health, environmental sustainability, and product performance to its certification programs to empower better purchasing decisions. Green Seal has certified thousands of products, services and spaces from hundreds of leading companies and is specified by the LEED® green building program, the International WELL Building Institute®, Fitwel®, and countless schools, government agencies, businesses, and institutions.

Experience Summary
Green Seal is a general member of the Health Product Declaration Collaborative (HPDC) and serves on the Hazards Technical Subgroup of the HPDC Technical Committee. Green Seal’s services include both verification and preparation of HPDs for interior and exterior paints and coatings, stains, sealers, and specialty products manufacturers.

Geographies
Global

Firm Background
Labeling Sustainability specializes in the transparency documentation manufacturers need to put their products in front of the top architecture. Labeling Sustainability understands the A&D market from all angles because the owner, Denice Staaf, is a former interior designer, successful manufacturer territory sales representative, and a LEED AP since 2002. She started Labeling Sustainability at the urging of a furniture company CEO who claimed she was such a great asset to manufacturers because she understood their business.

Experience Summary
Labeling Sustainability specializes in transparency documentation such as Health Product Declarations (HPDs) and Type III Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs), as well as ISO 14067 Carbon Footprint of Products studies. Labeling Sustainability is an EPD program operator and can host EPDs through their program. An HPD is invaluable because it helps manufacturers understand what their products are made from and their consequences on human health. Performing a product HPD report is a rewarding experience that may influence a manufacturer’s future material and supply chain decisions and ultimately put them on the path towards a more sustainable product.

Geographies
Global

Firm Background 
ToxServices LLC is a leading global provider of scientific consulting services designed to resolve complex human heath, environmental health, and regulatory compliance issues.  ToxServices excels at providing toxicology, sustainability, alternative assessment, and risk assessment consulting services to private and public sector clients.  The company was founded in 2003 by Dr. Margaret H. Whittaker, who now operates as ToxServices’ Managing Director and Chief Toxicologist. Since its inception, the Washington, D.C.-headquartered company has grown in size and expertise, with offices in Washington, D.C. and Ann Arbor, Michigan as well as professionals located across North America and the United Kingdom.

Experience Summary
Manufacturers, designers, retailers, and consumers are now seeking products that do not contain chemicals that are toxic to human health or the environment and are designed and produced using responsible manufacturing practices.  ToxServices has developed a complete range of services that embodies these core principles of sustainability which include just some of the following:  GreenScreen^® for Safe Chemicals Profiler; Cradle to Cradle Certified^TM Accredited Assessor; U.S. EPA Safe Choice Program Assessor; ZDHC Screened Chemistry Initiative Assessor (ToxFMD^® Program).

Geographies
United States; United Kingdom

Firm Background
Founded in 2008, Vertima is an independent third-party that audits and provides Validated Eco-Declaration certification to product manufacturers. Vertima is a team of Green Building and Materials Experts with many years of experience in Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), Environmental Product Declaration (EPD), Health Product Declaration® (HPD®), raw materials traceability and recycled content certification. Moreover, we offer Environmental Data Sheets an exclusive tool that supports manufacturers in their product specification process.

Experience Summary
Since its creation, Vertima has been involved in many expert committees on green building, such as CaGBC’s Steering Committee, USGBC’s LEED Fellow group and for the last few years in HPD Collaborative’s Technical Sub-Groups and the Board of Directors. Vertima is a general member of the HPDC and has been part of the HPD Third-Party Verification pilot program. Vertima’s services include both preparation and verification of HPDs for building product manufacturers.

Geographies 
Global – Services can be offered in English, French and Spanish