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The HPDs you already have are now a path into WELL
The Works with WELL PreCheck is live in HPD Builder. It reads the HPDs you have already published and tells you which WELL features your products align with — no second submission, no re-entered data. On August 18, HPDC and the International WELL Building Institute...
Member Spotlight: Florim USA Leads the Way in Sustainable Porcelain Tile Manufacturing
One of North America’s largest porcelain tile manufacturers, Florim USA earned B Corp certification in October 2025 — the only U.S. porcelain tile maker to hold both B Corp status and Declare Red List Free certification. With EPDs, HPDs, and eleven Carbon Neutral collections, Florim continues to lead on material transparency and health.
Documenting LEED v5 BPSP — Your Questions, Answered
Follow-up Q&A from the HPDC × USGBC webinar on documenting LEED v5 BPSP — answers on GBCI credit, cost and access, the scoring tools, product coverage, eligibility, and more.
Documenting LEED v5 BPSP — HPDC × USGBC Webinar
LEED v5 is reshaping how the industry thinks about Material Health. It is no longer treated as a standalone credit. Instead, it is now one of five integrated criteria areas within Building Product Selection & Procurement (BPSP)—alongside Climate, Ecosystem, Social...
HPD Pre-Check × WA Buy Clean Buy Fair Webinar
HPD Pre-Check Webinar: Aligning Material Transparency with Washington State’s Buy Clean Buy Fair Program Washington State’s Buy Clean Buy Fair (BCBF) program is reshaping how public construction projects evaluate materials. At its core, the program is driving a major...
Introducing Circularity PreCheck: Connecting HPD Data to the C2C Certified® Pathway
The path to product circularity just became more accessible. The Health Product Declaration Collaborative (HPDC), in partnership with The Cradle to Cradle Products Innovation Institute (C2CPII), is proud to announce the launch of C2C Certified® Circularity PreCheck—a...
HPD Collaborative Launches HPD Open Standard v3.0
New HPD Open Standard v3.0 sets a new benchmark for digital transparency and material health reporting in building products. "HPDC is proud to launch HPD Open Standard v3.0 — a digital-first milestone in material health transparency” — Wendy Vittori WAKEFIELD, MA,...
Material Health Open Innovation Symposium: All-Star Case Studies
All-Star Case Studies: Innovation in Action The All-Star Case Studies session showcased real-world examples of companies and advocates turning the principles of material health into measurable progress. Each presentation demonstrated how transparency, innovation, and...
Material Health Open Innovation Symposium: Ecosystem Presenters
Ecosystem Roundup: Connecting the Forces Driving Material Health The Ecosystem Roundup session brought together key leaders and innovators from across the material health landscape to showcase how collaboration, data, and technology are converging to accelerate...
Material Health Open Innovation Symposium VI
Material Health Open Innovation Symposium VI The sixth annual Material Health Open Innovation Symposium brought together global leaders in sustainable design, manufacturing, and material transparency to explore how the building industry can move from disclosure to...
HPDC Summer Newsletter 2025: Building a Sustainable Future Together
HPDC enters a new phase of member-driven sustainability. Learn about our journey from grant-funded startup to a self-sustaining organization, upcoming events, and how you can support transparent material health disclosure.
Health Product Declaration Collaborative Announces 2025 Board and Technical Committee Leadership
Leader in Material Health Refreshes Member Leadership with Industry Expertise The Health Product Declaration Collaborative (HPDC) today announced its 2025 Board of Directors and 2025-26 Technical Committee, continuing a tradition of the steady member leadership that...
Summer 2025 Thoughts from our Board Chair
A book I’m reading (Nexus, by Yuval Noah Harari) has me thinking about the nature of information, especially its relationship to the truth. After all, the HPD’s fundamental purpose is to provide truthful health information about building products in support of our...
HPDC Launches PFAS Attestation Feature to Support Safer Material Choices
The Health Product Declaration® Collaborative (HPDC) has introduced a new PFAS Attestation feature, designed to enhance transparency and support industry efforts to reduce the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in building products. This feature gives...
Introduction to the Material Health ToolSuite [Webinar]
We’d like to invite you to a special live webinar: “Introduction to the Material Health ToolSuite”. This free session will demonstrate how our ToolSuite can fundamentally improve your material health practice. Why attend? In just 30 minutes, you’ll: [ba_icon_box...
HPDC Technical Committee Members: Call for Applications
Call for Applications: HPDC Technical Committee Members Health Product Declaration Collaborative (HPDC) is seeking applicants for membership on the HPDC Technical Committee. The deadline for Technical Committee applications is Friday, 30 January 2026 at 5 pm PST. The...
Material Health Open Innovation Symposium V
The fifth annual Material Health Open Innovation Symposium V convened industry leaders, manufacturers, and sustainability experts to explore the future of safer building materials. With the Health Product Declaration (HPD) database now exceeding 13,000 reports, the...
Dr. Tickner Shares The Key to Scaling Sustainable Chemistry in Building Materials
The journey toward safer building materials has reached a critical juncture. With over 13,000 Health Product Declarations now published, the industry has unprecedented insight into chemical content across building products. But as Dr. Joel Tickner emphasized in his...
Indrayudh Mondal’s Groundbreaking Research Links Building Materials to Public Health Impacts
At our Material Health Open Innovation Symposium V, Indrayudh Mondal, an environmental engineer specializing in water technology and sustainable design, presented compelling research on formaldehyde in residential buildings and its potential health impacts. Using HPD...
Allison Smith from HKS Charts Path Forward at HPDC Symposium
At our Material Health Open Innovation Symposium V, Allison Smith, VP and Sustainable Design Leader at HKS Inc., presented groundbreaking research on chemical concerns in building materials, drawing from her extensive experience managing over $3 billion in...