June Greetings to our HPD Collaborative Community!
I want to begin this newsletter with a big Thank You!
Your efforts this year have lifted transparent material health to a new level of adoption and capabilities:
- We passed the 11,000 published HPDs mark, voluntarily created by over 800 building product manufacturers! Representing well over 40,000 building products, HPDs provide vital content inventory and the associated human and environmental health information that is needed to reduce and eliminate the use of substances of concern healthier and safer for everyone.
- Version 2.3 of the HPD Open Standard, introduced in July 2022, enables screening – at the individual ingredient level – for the most widely used Restricted Substance Lists, such as ILFI Red List, C2C Restricted List, and Six Classes. Congratulations to all manufacturers publishing HPDs in this period – see the list below for over 200 manufacturers who have published over 2500 new HPDs in the past nine months.
- With our new Digital Data API, we are now providing our building product library and project team tool ecosystem partners with the full HPD digital dataset. This gives the ability to filter and select products that have the preferred human and environmental health qualities that project teams are seeking, using HPD-reported data, all right in the project tools that project teams use every day.
And we have many new capabilities set to launch in 2023:
- Version 2.3 Update release – slated for this summer, will introduce new features such as antimicrobial screening, polymer special conditions, and an exciting new “Product Type” feature that maps common product descriptions to precise CSI classifications.
- Program Pre-check – you’ve been hearing about this feature for a while, and we are ready to launch our pilot program participants in production this summer. This feature expands the LEED Precheck to many additional programs. It automates screening HPDs for compliance with program criteria, saving considerable time and effort for both manufacturers and project teams.
We are gearing up for our main 2023 events:- Greenbuild September 26-29 – we are planning again this year for our booth and several special sessions for Greenbuild – back in DC! It will be an excellent opportunity to meet in person, including at our HPDC Annual Member Meeting, which will be on September 26 from 5:00-7:00.
- Material Health Open Innovation Symposium IV – taking place virtually on November 14th, this event allows you to snapshot the past year’s progress on the leading edge of material health practice.
Finally – HPDC member growth is accelerating! Over 400 companies are now HPDC members. Through your membership, you support our collaborative effort to accelerate transparency and safer materials in the building industry. If you are not yet an HPDC member, please consider supporting our efforts by clicking this link to join HPDC today!
All the best, Wendy
Wendy Vittori, HPDC, Executive Director
In the News: Sustainable Minds Partners with Health Product Declaration Collaborative and Perkins&Will to Advance Healthy Material Selection
Sustainable Minds, a leading provider of comprehensive product transparency solutions, has partnered with Health Product Declaration® Collaborative (HPDC) and Perkins&Will® to automate material health selection criteria for the AECO (architecture, engineering, construction and operations) sector. This collaboration introduces a revolutionary filter for its Transparency Catalog, the Precautionary List Free filter, enabling project teams to select building materials and products that meet rigorous human health requirements. The filter provides critical data for improved product and material selection, supports healthier material selection, and streamlines project workflows, making it more accessible to meet project goals.
In the News: Joining forces for healthier buildings: HPDC and IES partner to fight toxic chemicals with smart software tools
Integrated Eco Strategy (IES) and Health Product Declaration Collaborative (HPDC) have formed a strategic partnership to eliminate toxic chemicals from buildings. By combining HPD data with IES software, this collaboration aims to empower the building industry to make informed decisions about materials, reduce the use of toxic chemicals, and create healthier buildings. The partnership enables owners, architects, and builders to identify and avoid toxic chemicals in thousands of building materials and products.
Welcoming New Board Members to HPDC
We are delighted to announce the addition of several esteemed individuals to the board of the Health Product Declaration Collaborative (HPDC). Their expertise and passion for advancing transparency and material health in the built environment make them valuable additions to our organization. Please join us in welcoming our new board members:
David Johnson
Expert leader in integrated design in the built environment. Award-winning architect, designer, urban planner, and systems innovator. David is currently the director of Projects at AGI Avant, a development firm focused on creating regenerative communities in the bay area. He has held public office in Marin County and is currently the Chair of the Climate Action Committee in the Town of Corte Madera. David is currently active with the AIA, ULI, and SPUR. He’s also an advisor to The Healthy Building Network, the Green Science Policy Institute, the California Forward Capital Market Task Force, Build It Green (Board Member), and DrawDownBayArea.org. He frequently lectures at universities on sustainable design and was a Design Studio Instructor at Stanford University. At COP26 David was named one of the 500 global sustainability thought leaders by the American Energy Society.
Lisa Britton
Lisa has held management and executive positions in building products manufacturing for over 30 years. In each role, she led her company’s efforts to develop more sustainable products and practices. Her accomplishments include founding Alpar Architectural Products to manufacturer wall and corner guards and sheet wall protection from a variety of environmentally preferable materials, including the industry’s first fire-rated biobased polymer, which she worked closely with a chemist to develop. While with Alpar, she participated in the HPD pilot project and was one of the first manufacturers to publish HPDs and Declare labels. She also worked with the Pharos project team to release the wall protection category. She joined Industrial Louvers (ILI) and Verta, Inc. in 2014, where she made transparency and sustainability central to the companies’ business strategies and operations. She led efforts to achieve a Living Product Challenge (LPC) certified product and played a leading role in Verta, Inc. becoming the first chrome-free PVDF applicator. Britton was co-chair of HPDC’s first Manufacturers Advisory Panel and served as vice chair of the HPDC technical committee for seven years.
Doug Gatlin
Doug Gatlin has worked for more than 25 years on the design and development of voluntary market transformation programs, including some of the nation’s most recognizable initiatives including LEED and ENERGY STAR. Before becoming CEO of Green Seal in 2018, Doug held leadership positions at the U.S. Green Building Council for 12 years and the U.S. EPA for ten. In addition to his experience leading mission based organizations, Doug brings experience in standards development, product and personnel certification and product management. At Green Seal, Doug has overseen new growth and vitality and has spearheaded the launch of new initiatives such as a raw material hazard screening initiative, an ingredient transparency label for cleaning products and the development of new criteria for recognizing sustainability improvements in packaging. Doug earned an undergraduate degree from Duke and has a Masters in Energy and Environmental Policy from Georgetown.
Over 200 Manufacturers have Published New HPDs in the last nine months!
Visit the HPD Public Repository to browse these and over 11,500 published HPDs
3M Company
A&A GREEN PHOENIX GROUP JOINT STOCK COMPANY
Acme Brick Company
ACTECH
Activar Construction Products Group
AHF, LLC dba AHF Products
AkzoNobel
Allegion
Allstate Rubber
Allwood Group
Applegate – Greenfiber
Archifibe Inc.
Architex International
ARDEX Engineered Cements
Arktura LLC
Armourcoat Ltd
Armstrong World Industries
ARXX BRASIL S.A.
ASI
ASI – Southeast
Aspecta
ASSA ABLOY
Babcock-Davis
Bansiyi Overseas LLP(BOL)
BASWA acoustic
BEAM Consolidated
Benjamin Moore & Co.
Bentley Mills, Inc.
carnegie fabrics
Carpets International Thailand Public Company Limited
CDH Custom Roll Form, LLC
CEMCO
CEMEX Mexico
Ceramiche Mutina
Concord Terrazzo Company
Copper Development Association
CornellCookson
Coverings ETC
Crossfield Products Corp.
Crossville Inc.
Custom Building Products
Dal-Tile, LLC
Daubois Products Inc.
Design Polymerics
Designtex
dormakaba
DUNN-EDWARDS CORPORATION
DuPont Specialty Products USA, LLC
Duracryl International
ECO2
emeco
EMILCERAMICA S.r.l.
Engage Building Products
Engineered Floors
FabriTRAK Systems, inc.
FINSA
Flexco Corporation
Forbo Flooring Systems
Formica
GAF
Garden On The Wall
GCP
Georgia-Pacific
Gerflor USA
GlasCurtain inc.
Glen Raven, Inc.
Gold Bond Building Products, LLC provided by National Gypsum Company
Goldray Glass
Granorte
Grato Wood Manners SL
GRESMANC INTERNACIONAL, S.L.
H.B. Fuller Company
Halio, Inc.
Henry Company
Hilti
HMTX Industries, LLC
Humanscale
Industrie Ceramiche Piemme S.p.A.
Inpro
Interface
International Cellulose Corporation
ISOMAT S.A.
Jazeera Factory for Paints Co
Kährs Group
Kaufman Products, Inc.
KCC
KDF CO.,LTD
Kelly-Moore Paints
Key Resin Company
KI
Knauf Gypsopoiia AVEE
Knauf Insulation, Inc.
KnollTextiles
KONE Corporation
Koroseal Interior Products
Kvadrat A/S
Laminam S.p.A.
LATICRETE International
LAURIER ARCHITECTURAL INC.
Legrand
Lingrove
Lithic Industries Inc.
LX Hausys
Mada Gypsum Company
Mannington Mills
Master Builders Solutions
Maxxon Corporation
MBI LIFE STYLE
Mecho
Mermet Corporation
Metroflor Corporation
MgO Corp America LLC
Milliken
Milliken Textile
Mohawk Group
Monopole, Inc.
mosa
Nassimi LLC
National Access Design, LLC
National Guard Products
Naturepedic Organic Mattresses & Bedding
Nexii Building Solutions Inc.
NuSolutions Group
Nystrom
Oldcastle APG
Oregon Door
Owens Corning
Panariagroup Industrie Ceramiche S.p.A.
Panel Rey S.A.
Patcraft
pawling corporation
PermaBASE Building Products, LLC provided by National Gypsum Company
Phifer
Pioneer Millworks
Pittsburgh Mineral & Environmental Technology, Inc.
Pliteq Inc.
Polyguard Products
PORCELANOSA, S.A.U.
PPG Architectural Finishes
Prelco
ProForm Finishing Products, LLC provided by National Gypsum Company
PROMA Adhesives Inc.
Prosoco, Inc.
Provident
Pure + FreeForm
QUIKRETE Companies, LLC
Rainguard International
RectorSeal LLC
RedBuilt LLC
Regupol America
RISE Building Products
Rockfon
ROCKWOOL Inc.
Rollease Acmeda
Roppe Corporation
Roysons Corporation
RPG Acoustical Systems LLC
Rulon International
Saint Gobain
Saudi Vetonit Co.Ltd
SCAFCO Steel Stud Company
Scranton Products
Seieffe Corporation
Shaw Contract
Shaw Industries, Inc.
Siga
Siplast, Inc.
SixAxis
Sky Acoustics
Skyline Design
Solatube International
Solomon Colors, Inc.
Soprema
Specification Products, INC
SR Wood, Inc.
Stabilit America, Inc.
Stonhard
Super Stud Building Products
SWAVELLE
SWFcontract
Talleres de Escoriaza
Technistone, s.r.o.
TEKNOFLOR®
TerraMai
Terrazzo and Marble Supply
The Euclid Chemical Company
The Senator Group
TK Elevator
Tnemec Company, Inc.
Transgulf Readymix Concrete Co. (LLC)
Uniboard Canada Inc.
Unika Vaev
Unilock
Urban Mining Industries
USG
Valdese Weavers
Verosol
Versa Designed Surfaces
Vescom America Inc.
VITEX S.A.
W. R. MEADOWS
Windmoeller
Wolf-Gordon
MEMBERS CORNER
If you would like to share your organization’s leadership story in the Members Corner, please contact Jeff Toffoli: jtoffoli@hpd-collaborative.org
HPDC continues to grow our membership now with over 400 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:
Alfanar Factory for Ceramic & Porcelain
Arabian Ceramics Manufacturing Company Limited
Arabian Fiberglass Insulation Company LLC.
Archifibe Inc.
Arcoplast
Armin Josef WUENSCH PLASTER Factory Co.
ASSA ABLOY
Bansiyi Overseas LLP
BASWA acoustic North America, LLC
BEAM Consolidated
BKV Group
Bowiq North America L.L.C
Bremworth Carpets and Rugs Ltd
Caesarstone
Catalyst Acoustics Group
CementPro
Copper Development Association
Design Polymerics
dormakaba
Duracryl International
EB Metal Inc
Ecore International
Elkay Manufacturing Company
Forth Surfaces
GCP Applied Technologies
Gensler
GRATO WOOD MANNERS SL
Helmitin Inc.
Hempitecture Inc.
Infotech Research
Interiors International Industries
Kaufman Products
KCC
KCC GLASS
Kingspan Access Floors Ltd
Kuberit USA LLC
Lithic Industries Inc., dba Quality Stone Company
Luna Surfaces LLC
LX Hausys America, Inc.
Mada Gypsum Company
Mondo
Nassimi
National Clay Pipe Institute
National Guard Products, Inc.
National Ready Mixed Concrete Assn. – Alexandria, VA
Nexii Building Solutions
Oldcastle Building Products
Pecora Corporation
PYROCHILL Solutions, Inc.
Saudi Vetonit Co.Ltd
SERA Architects
SITURA, Inc.
Spectrum Adhesives, Inc.
Super Stud Building Products
SyL Reconstruction
T2Earth
Takeform
Tapmaster Incorporated
Tarkett
ter Hürne GmbH & Co. KG
Transgulf Readymix Concrete Co. (LLC)
Trinseo
Learn more about HPDC membership.
Welcoming New Technical Committee Members and Technical Sub Group Committee Members:
Anne Chen
Chris Brown
Edward Pavia
El’gin Avila
Erin Smith
Hannah Ray
Jeff Walz
Kimberly Ann Lombardozzi
Matt van Duinen
Mike Manzi
Peter Harrison
Saahiti Penigalapati
Samantha Vaccaro
Sara Risley
Summer Minchew
Viagnehy Fernandez
Viagnehy Fernandez
Walter Lourie
Whitney Randall
Gensler
Mahlum Architects
ToxServices LLC
BlueGreen Alliance
Copper Development Association
ILFI
Gensler
W.R. Meadows, Inc
WAP Sustainability Consulting
Bora Architects
Gensler
SERA Architects
ToxServices LLC
Green Seal Inc
Ecoimpact Consulting, LLC
Mahlum Architects
Mahlum Architects
mafi
Henry Co.
For a full listing of HPDC Committees and Members, visit our website.
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