Health product declaration collaborative
Health product declaration collaborative
Transparent health product information for safer building materials.
The Health product declaration collaborative costs $0 USD. Renewal costs $0 USD.
Key Strengths
- Widely recognized open standard integrated into LEED, WELL, and Living Building Challenge
- Enables manufacturers to demonstrate ingredient transparency and health commitment
- Supports informed material selection for architects and specifiers
- Free public repository allows easy comparison of building products
- Collaborative, multi-stakeholder governance ensures broad industry relevance
- Drives market transformation toward safer, healthier building materials
Ideal For
This certification is best suited for building product manufacturers who want to demonstrate ingredient transparency and health-conscious formulation to architects, specifiers, and sustainability professionals. It is also valuable for design and construction teams working on projects pursuing LEED, WELL, or Living Building Challenge credits that require material health documentation.
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- HDP Standard
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Overview
The Health Product Declaration Collaborative (HPDC) is an organization that promotes transparency in building products. It was founded to help stakeholders, like architects and builders, assess the health impacts of materials used in construction. HPDC developed the Health Product Declaration (HPD) Open Standard, a tool that allows manufacturers to report product ingredients and associated health information.
HPDC’s membership includes diverse stakeholders, from large companies to non-profits. Their initiatives facilitate the improvement of materials used in the industry by pushing for safer, healthier product formulations. The HPD Open Standard is widely recognized and has been integrated into various certification programs like LEED and WELL.
Some notable partners are architecture firms, construction companies, and product manufacturers, committed to promoting healthier buildings. Through collaborative efforts, HPDC strives to make healthier product information accessible, fostering a safer built environment.
Requirements & Verification
Evidence Requirements
Manufacturers must compile a complete inventory of product ingredients using the HPD Open Standard format, including chemical identifiers (CAS numbers), hazard classifications, and concentration ranges. Documentation must reference recognized hazard screening lists (e.g., GreenScreen, REACH, California Prop 65). The completed HPD is submitted and published to the HPD Public Repository for public access and verification.
Prerequisites
Assessment Process
There is no traditional exam. Manufacturers prepare and submit a Health Product Declaration (HPD) document using the HPD Open Standard format, disclosing product ingredients, hazard classifications, and concentration data. The completed HPD is reviewed for format compliance before being published to the HPD Public Repository. Third-party verification is available (but not always required) to validate the accuracy of ingredient disclosures.
Renewal & Compliance
HPDs are versioned documents tied to specific product formulations. Manufacturers are expected to update their HPDs when product formulations change or when a new version of the HPD Open Standard is released. With the launch of HPD Open Standard v3.0, existing HPDs may need to be updated to maintain currency and relevance for specifiers.
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Consider Alternatives If...
Manufacturers seeking a simple eco-label or marketing badge without rigorous ingredient disclosure may find the HPD process demanding. Organizations not yet ready to fully disclose product chemistry or lacking internal resources to compile detailed ingredient data should consider building that capacity first.
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Health product declaration collaborativeLast verified Mar 10, 2026