HPDC Blog
HPDC Convenes Antimicrobials and Cleaning Chemicals Working Group
By Tristan Roberts, HPDC, Director of Technical and Education Programs Many of our manufacturer and architecture members have been contacting us to ask about up-to-date research on antimicrobials and health issues. As one manufacturer wrote: “Within last 48 hours, I...
Health Product Declaration (HPD) Version 3: Open Call For Ideas
By Tristan Roberts, HPDC, Director of Technical and Education ProgramsThe Health Product Declaration Collaborative (HPDC), through our member-led governance process, has stewarded development of the HPD Open Standard from HPD v1 in 2012 to the current HPD...
How to Earn LEED v4.1 Credit with HPDs
By Tristan Roberts, HPDC, Director of Technical and Education ProgramsHealth Product Declarations (HPDs) offer an easier path than ever to LEED credits under LEED v4.1. The HPD Collaborative (HPDC) has published new guidance for LEED project teams and...
HPDC Seeks Manufacturer and User Feedback on Hazard Warnings and Best Practices Guidance
By Tristan Roberts, HPDC, Director of Technical and Education Programs The HPD Open Standard is a standard specification for the accurate, reliable and consistent reporting of building product contents and associated health information. The HPD...
Update Allows More HPDs to Contribute to LEED Requirements
By Tristan Roberts, HPDC, Director of Technical and Education ProgramsThe Health Product Declaration Collaborative (HPDC), working with USGBC and GBCI, has updated its guidance on how to use Health Product Declarations (HPDs) to earn LEED credit under...
HPD v2.2: The Most Advanced HPD Open Standard Yet Is Set to Release
By Tristan Roberts, HPDC, Director of Technical and Education Programs I’m pleased to share that the Health Product Declaration Collaborative (HPDC) staff has set a release date for the HPD Open Standard version 2.2. With the benefit of the seven years of...
New LEED version 4.1 Boosts Transparency
By Tristan Roberts, HPDC, Director of Technical and Education Programs The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) has released LEED v4.1 for Building Design + Construction (BD+C) projects, and the new version promises to support further advances in adoption...
HPD: Not Just a Label but a Whole Ecosystem of Data
By Tristan Roberts, HPDC, Director of Technical and Education Programs The following was originally published as a comment in response to the January 2019 BuildingGreen article, LEED and WELL Product Labels: A Guide and Analysis. That article, written by...