Wendy Vittori, HPDC, Executive Director

Material Health Open Innovation Symposium III: Mark Your Calendar for November 15, 2022, 12-5 PM EST. 

This year’s 3rd annual Material Health Symposium: “The Art And Science of Material Health Innovation” – brings together, in one virtual event, all the information you need on the latest material health innovations. Hosted by HPDC, this virtual event is being provided at no cost to attendees.

This is the one event each year solely dedicated to material health practice in the building industry. You won’t want to miss it! You’ll find out about the latest innovations taking place in the field of Material Health, including detailed presentations about the exciting progress made in the past year, leading edge practices, ecosystem progress (mM, C2C, ILFI, USGBC, WELL) and what lies ahead for 2023.

Symposium Event Sponsorship Opportunities – Target Key Players & Promote Your Organization.

HPDC’s Material Health Open Innovation Symposium provides an excellent opportunity to gain recognition with manufacturers, architects, designers, builders, and other key players in the Material Health space during the one event each year solely dedicated to material health practice in the building industry.

Innovation winner slides logo placement, pre-and-post Symposium announcements, even having your own display presence at the symposium through virtual exhibit spaces are available and fit nearly any budget..

To learn more and become an event sponsor, please contact Paula Schaper at pschaper@hpd-collaborative.org.

2022 Material Health Innovation Awards–Submit Your Product or Project Innovation by November 4, 2022.

Building Design Teams and Manufacturers are invited to share their organizations’ breakthrough Material Health innovations with colleagues during the Symposium. Four case study presentations (two from project teams and two from product manufacturers) will be selected to receive the new, Material Health Innovation Presentation award. Selections will be for those case studies that best demonstrate performance and results at the “leading edge” of Material Health innovation. Each of these case studies will be highlighted during the Symposium with a 15-minute presentation by the authors. All submissions that meet the entry requirements will be recognized with the Material Health Innovation Honorable Mention award, and will be included in the Symposium proceedings. All accepted case studies will also be featured in the new “Innovators” section of the HPDC website.

You can view all materials from last year’s symposium here.

The deadline to submit is November 4, 2022, 5 PM Pacific Time. 

HPD Builder V2.3 Experiences Rapid Increase In Published HPD Reports. 

One of the driving purposes for the continuing evolution and updated versions of the HPD Open Standard and Builder is to make creating and publishing product HPDs easier and more accessible for manufacturers. And the results are already in!

On July 11, 2022 HPDC launched the latest update to its HPD Builder online reporting system, version 2.3. And since the date of release, over 400 new v2.3 HPDs have been published! 

The new HPD Version 2.3 emphasizes advances in data quality and consistency, and automation of new data screening options. The July launch also coincided with a key milestone: 10,000+ HPD reports published to date provide data about product materials that make sourcing healthier products in green building easier than ever.. 

“The collaboration among the manufacturers, architects, nonprofits, and everyone represented on our technical committees made this latest advance in the HPD Open Standard possible,” said Tristan Roberts, Chief Technologist for the HPD Collaborative. “No regulation made us release a new version. It’s living proof that human and environmental health can be advanced through a voluntary, consensus process.”

Open Call for Applicants: HPDC 2023 Board of Directors Nominations.

HPDC has opened its Call for Applicants for its 2023 Board of Directors, with terms commencing on January 1, 2023. 

HPDC is a Not-for-Profit Member Organization, charged with the responsibility to oversee and evolve the HPD Open Standard. HPDC’s Board of Directors is the decision-making group responsible for overall leadership of this important, industry-enabling effort to improve the material health of the built environment.

Please note the following deadline for submitting your nomination: 11:59 PM PDT Monday, September 26, 2022.

 The HPDC Board has up to 18 elected members. The following seats are open in this election:

• 3 seats in the User category
• 1 seat in the Ecosystem category
• 2 seats in the Manufacturer category:
  • One seat is available due to a resignation, and has a two-year remaining term. 
  • The second seat has a 3-year term. The seats will be randomly assigned to the elected Board members.
• 2 seats in the (new for this year) Community category:
  • To align with the HPDC Board’s staggered terms, each seat will be assigned a specific term of office, as follows: 1 seat will be randomly assigned a 1-year term, the second seat will have a 3-year term.

Each applicant must be nominated for consideration by an HPDC General Member representative. The nominating member may be from any membership category. Self-nominations are allowed.

*As noted above: the new Community category seats will have either a 1-year or 3-year term. The manufacturer seats will have either a 2-year or 3-year term.

The election for the 2023 HPDC Board of Directors will be conducted by written ballot from October 10 – October 24, 2022. Results will be made known to Nominees following the close of the election. Announcement of results will be at the HPDC Annual Member Meeting (in person in San Francisco and via Zoom), November 1, 2022.

For further information about the HPDC member organization, please visit the HDPC website (www.hpd-collaborative.org), or contact the HPDC membership director at membership@hpd-collaborative.org.

Come Visit HPDC At Greenbuild 2022 In Booth 1758.

HPDC will be part of Greenbuild 2022 in San Francisco! We’re so excited for you to stop by our booth #1758 to:

• Get a demo of the HPD Builder Version 2.3 new features.
• Take a look at the new Supplier Quick Start Course.
• Register for the 2022 Material Health Symposium on November 15.
• Say hello to the HPDC team!

The Greenbuild Conference & Expo is where the leaders in green building gather and share the next generation of standards, policies, products and partnerships. This is largest annual event for green building professionals worldwide. It’s where attendees learn and source solutions to improve resilience, sustainability and quality of life in our buildings, cities and communities.

ATTENTION HPDC MEMBERS: Mark your calendars! Annual Member Meeting & Reception, November 1, 2022 During Greenbuild.

The work of the HPDC community is creating the foundation to bring the transformation to healthier materials ever closer. The past year has seen the greatest rate of progress yet – with published HPDs surpassing the 10,000 mark – representing 40,000+ products from over 800 manufacturers, while membership has grown to over 360 organizations!

Each year HPDC members gather together to celebrate (and yes, that includes beer, wine, and delicious appetizers!) the accomplishments that our members, together with the broader community of practice, have made to advance healthier products in our buildings. Register now for the 2022 HPDC Annual Member Meeting & Reception on November 1, 2022 from 5:30 to 7:00 pm Pacific Time during Greenbuild in San Francisco. We are very pleased to announce that HDR will be our host for this year’s Member Meeting & Reception. At the member meeting we will announce the 2023 Board of Directors, share new data about the impact of the HPD Open Standard and enjoy the opportunity to meet and discuss all things HPD with fellow members – along with the yummy food and drinks!

You must be registered to attend this informative and important (and fun) membership event in person. If you are unable to join us in person, please join by Zoom.

Attention Members: Take This Opportunity For Some Great Free Public Relations!

HPDC has an exciting promotional opportunity for our members so that you can showcase your projects and products as a company committed to a healthier, safer built environment!

We are producing a short video to introduce material health and HPDs to manufacturers and project teams new to the HPDC website. We need high quality photos and video footage from our members for use in this video and other promotional uses.

Here are some ideas and suggestions: We’re looking for footage that illustrates the manufacturing design/process/production of healthy building products as well as design teams brainstorming, making building drawings and selecting healthy products for building projects.

Here’s how you benefit:

• We will provide attribution for your contributions in the video and on our HPDC website, letting viewers know that your company supports healthier buildings through material health practice.
• We will be supporting the video with social media awareness, including attributions to those who contribute (and we recommend you do the same in your own social media and other PR networks)
• A copy of the video can be provided to you if you would like to use it for your own promotional or PR purposes
• We will have a special member screening of the video at our upcoming User Advisory and Manufacturer Advisory Panel meetings
• We will feature the video in our Greenbuild booth in San Francisco.

Videos must be in high definition formats. To submit your video for consideration, please contact HPDC Marketing Director Paula Schaper at: pschaper@hpd-collaborative.org.

The deadline to submit your Material Health photos and videos is today – Friday, September 9 – by EOD. Time is running out, so please send us your submissions right away!

If you would like to share your organization’s leadership story in the Members Corner, please contact us. Share you news, progress and update with Paula Schaper at: pschaper@hpd-collaborative.org.

The HPD Public Repository is the authoritative resource for all published HPDs. Visit the Repository to access almost 10,000 published HPDs, representing over 40,000 building products, from 700+ manufacturers –

Thanks to the following 96 Manufacturers who’ve published 603 HPDs in V2.3 from June 9 through September 8, 2022.

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HPDC continues to grow our membership now with over 360 member organizations.  Membership is open to any organization that participates in the industry and supports the goals of transparency and material health practice of the HPDC. See a full list of HPDC Members and Sponsors.

Please Join Us in Welcoming Our Newest Members to HPDC:

Above View Inc.
Berkeley Analytical Associates, LLC
Talleres de Escoriaza
Tangible Materials – General Ecosystem
Applegate Greenfiber
The Rug Company
Novawall Systems, Inc.
Granorte
Duratherm Window Corporation
ARXX BRASIL S/A
Regupol America
Pokarna Engineered Stone Limited
Duvaltex

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