Health Product Declaration
Why is a health product declaration important to a building product manufacturer?
A Health Product Declaration (HPD) is a standardized format for reporting the ingredients and potential health impacts of building products. It is developed by the Health Product Declaration Collaborative (HPDC), a non-profit organization that works to improve the transparency and sustainability of the building industry.
A Health Product Declaration is important to a building product manufacturer for several reasons:
- Transparency: By providing a comprehensive list of ingredients and potential health impacts in a standardized format, a Health Product Declaration helps to increase transparency and improve the ability of building professionals, owners, and occupants to make informed decisions about the products they use.
- Sustainability: A Health Product Declaration can help building product manufacturers demonstrate their commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility. It can also help manufacturers identify opportunities to improve the sustainability of their products by replacing potentially harmful ingredients with safer alternatives.
- Certifications and labels: Many sustainability certifications and labels, such as LEED and the Living Building Challenge, require the submission of a Health Product Declaration as part of the certification or labeling process. By providing a Health Product Declaration, manufacturers can help their products meet these requirements and improve their marketability.
- Customer demand: There is growing demand from customers for products that are safe and healthy for people and the environment. By providing a Health Product Declaration, manufacturers can show that their products meet this demand and are safe for use in buildings and other environments.
Overall, a Health Product Declaration is important to a building product manufacturer because it increases transparency, demonstrates a commitment to sustainability, helps products meet certification and labeling requirements, and responds to customer demand.
