The HPDC newsletter
For architects, designers, sustainability professionals and manufacturers working on materials transparency.
Each issue covers:
- Updates on the HPDC Materials ToolSuite™: the HPD Open Standard, HPD Builder and the HPD Public Repository
- Tips and best practices for creating and using HPDs
- Case studies and success stories from industry leaders
- News on LEED, WELL, and other green building rating systems
- Exclusive invitations to HPDC webinars, events, and training opportunities
Past issues
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HPDC Newsletter – August-September 2018
Transparency Now is catching on! In July, both architects/designers and manufacturers recorded new highs for HPD creation, publishing and downloads in the HPD Public Repository. Thank you to everyone for practicing transparency now – over 4,100 published HPDs, thousands more in creation, many new HPDs published every month, and an average of over 1,000 HPD…
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HPDC Newsletter – June-July 2018
This month we have exciting news about the HPD version 2.1.1 and other advances that we continue to make with material health and transparency practice. Happy summer to all our members and readers of the Newsletter! HPD Version 2.1.1—Standard Document Publicly Released—Full Implementation Planned for mid-September We are very pleased to let you know that…
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HPDC Newsletter – April-May 2018
Practicing Transparency in 2018 – Taking the Next Step Step 2: Everyone Can Benefit from Basic Transparency Education What does it mean to “practice transparency in the area of material health?” Many of us have been hearing and using this terminology for some time now, and working within our practices to help educate our colleagues,…
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HPDC Newsletter – February-March 2018
Practicing Transparency in 2018 – Have You Taken the First Step? Step 1: Set a Transparency Practice Goal We’ve all heard about the importance of goals in life, whether in our personal lives or organizations. One of the most important contributions that setting a goal can make towards getting things done is provide focus. In…
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HPDC Newsletter – January 2018
Practicing Transparency in 2018 From the outset of the HPD Open Standard initiative in 2012, it has been our goal to encourage manufacturers to provide product decision-makers with information about the contents and associated health information of their products. We have now reached an unprecedented level of information availability, with over 3,500 HPDs published by…
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HPDC Newsletter – December 2017
Greetings! We want to begin our newsletter this month with a sincere ‘thank you’ to all of our HPDC members and all who have supported the HPD Open Standard by practicing transparency in 2017! This has been a year of very significant accomplishment for HPDC, capped off by our HPDC membership ranks surpassing 200 organization…
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HPDC Newsletter – Call for Applications
Call for Technical Committee and Harmonization Technical Sub-Group Applicants The Health Product Declaration Collaborative (HPDC) is seeking applicants for membership on the HPDC Technical Committee and the Harmonization Technical Sub-Group. The deadline for applications is Friday, January 12, 2018 at 5 pm PDT. The HPDC Technical Committee is a 17-member group that takes the leadership…
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HPDC Newsletter – November 2017
Transparency Now – HPDC Drives Home the Transparency Message at Greenbuild HPDC kicked off Greenbuild by launching our Transparency Now campaign. Many attendees sported our Transparency Now button to support this message during the conference. Twenty-five HPDC members had exhibits at the show, and the message about HPDs has clearly gotten out to many more…
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HPDC at Greenbuild 2017
Visit us on the Expo Hall Floor Expo Hall Hours Wednesday 10am-6pm Thursday 10am-6pm Come say “hi” and visit with HPDC staff at Greenbuild – we’ll be discussing all things HPD at Booth #2042 and available to provide any assistance you need for creating and using HPDs. If you are interested in meeting with an…
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HPDC Newsletter – October 2017
Join HPDC on the Expo Hall at Greenbuild 2017! In just a few weeks, HPDC will be exhibiting at Greenbuild 2017 and discussing all things HPD! Be sure to visit us at Booth #2042, where HPDC staff will be available to provide any assistance we can for creating and using HPDs Join as our guest…
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HPDC Newsletter – September 2017
HPD Manufacturer User Guide – Now Available for Review through October 13 Do you need help creating Health Product Declarations® (HPDs) for your products? Are you developing HPDs for use in green building certification through LEED or WELL, or other tools such as Portico? Are you interested in getting more involved in material health and…
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HPDC Newsletter – August 2017
EXCITING NEW CAPABILITY: HPD Builder Connects with HBN’s Portico – Electronic Data Exchange Launches with HPD Builder API On August 1st, HPDC and one of our founding members, HBN (Healthy Building Network), launched the electronic data exchange between the HPD Builder and the HBN Portico Platform using the HPD Builder API. The API operates as…