Resources

Industry Resources

Databases, protocols, and programs from across the materials transparency community. These are partner and third-party resources; HPDC links to them because project teams and manufacturers use them alongside HPDs.

Databases and practice protocols

• PharosHabitable's chemical hazard database (formerly the Chemical Hazard Data Commons).
• AIA Healthier Materials ProtocolThe American Institute of Architects' handbook for specifying healthier materials.
• AIA Materials Transparency and Risk for ArchitectsWhite paper (PDF).
• Healthy Materials LabParsons School of Design's research and education resource on healthier building materials.
• MSR Design Materials Action PacketA free packet for the AEC community from MSR Design.

Ecosystem programs

• Material Buyers ClubCollective purchasing of healthier materials.
• Sustainable Facilities ToolGSA's SFTool, with HPD data for federal projects.
• Healthy Affordable Materials Project (HAMP)Healthier materials in affordable housing.
• HomeFree: Resources for Affordable HousingHabitable's initiative for affordable-housing leaders.

Looking for HPDC's own guidance? See the Best Practices and the Guides.