Health product transparency is the reporting of building product and material content and the contents’ potential impacts on human health. Health Product Declarations (HPDs) provide a full disclosure of the potential chemicals of concern in products by comparing product ingredients to a set of priority “hazard” lists based on the GreenScreen® for Safer Chemicals and additional lists from other government agencies.
U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) LEED v4, Living Building Challenge, Healthy Product Declaration Collaborative, and many other customers and guidelines now call for reporting of health related ingredients in all building materials. HPDs contribute to LEED v4 Building Disclosure and Optimization – Material Ingredients.