# Healthy Building Network

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The '''Healthy Building Network''' is an organization founded in 2000 which publishes and researches information on the [sustainability](/source/Environmental_sustainability) of [building material](/source/building_material)s and advocates for the use of environmentally friendly building materials and building policies.<ref name = about>{{cite web| url = http://www.healthybuilding.net/about| title = About Us| accessdate = October 10, 2020| publisher = The Healthy Building Network}}</ref> Other partner organizations which support the projects of the Healthy Building Network, including [Boston Green](/source/Boston_Green) and [BuildingGreen](/source/BuildingGreen).<ref name=BGreen>{{cite web| title = Boston Green & Healthy Building Network: Aligning the Work of Multiple Organizations Working on an Issue| url = http://www.ndcollaborative.com/services/networks/case-studies/82-ghbn| publisher = New Direction Collaborative|author=Beth Tener|date=30 September 2009| accessdate = 10 October 2020}}</ref>

The Pharos Project is one of their main projects and publishes information about the environmental impact of building materials.<ref name = EBN>{{cite web| url = http://www.buildinggreen.com/auth/article.cfm/2010/11/17/GreenSpec-and-Pharos-Partner-on-Green-Building-Product-Information/ | title = GreenSpec and Pharos Partner on Green Building Product Information | first = Allyson|last = Wendt| date = November 17, 2010| accessdate = August 8, 2011| publisher = Environmental Building News}}</ref> Pharos Project was first unveiled in 2006, and was described by an HBN representative as "a user-friendly materials evaluation tool that strives to be transparent, comprehensive, independent, accurate and fair."<ref name = Pharos>{{Cite web| title = The Pharos Effect-Pass It On!| url = http://www.healthybuilding.net/news/061207passiton.html| first = Bill | last = Walsh| date = December 7, 2006| publisher = Health Building Network| accessdate = August 10, 2011}}</ref> In 2009, the Pharos Project received an award from the [United States Environmental Protection Agency](/source/United_States_Environmental_Protection_Agency) (EPA). The EPA called the project "a revolutionary on-line tool for evaluating and comparing the health, environmental and social impacts of building materials in a comprehensive and transparent way."<ref name = EPAAward>{{Cite web| url = https://archive.epa.gov/region09/awards/web/html/index-3.html| title = 2009 Environmental Awards| publisher = United States Environmental Protection Agency Region 9| accessdate = October 10, 2020| date = February 21, 2016}}</ref>

Other projects include research and literature surveys for particular types of building materials or hazards. For example, in December 2013, the organization released a report assessing the [asthmagen](/source/asthmagen)s commonly found in building materials.<ref>{{Cite web | last = Peeples | first = Lynne | title = Are Toxic Chemicals In Building Materials Making Us Sick? | work = Huffington Post | accessdate = 2014-03-12 | date = 2013-12-12 | url = http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/12/12/building-materials-asthma_n_4427243.html }}</ref>

In 2024, the Healthy Building Network rebranded as Habitable.<ref name = Rebrand>{{Cite web| title = Have you heard HBN is now Habitable | url = https://www.linkedin.com/posts/habitablefuture_have-you-heard-hbn-is-now-habitable-here-activity-7184648803277254657-Hx8R| first = Gina | last = Ciganick| date = March 1, 2024 | publisher = LinkedIn| accessdate = December 8, 2025}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://healthybuilding.net/ Healthy Building Network homepage]
*[http://www.pharosproject.net/ Pharos Project homepage], a subscription service

Category:Sustainability organizations
Category:American organizations established in 2000
Category:Non-profit organizations based in Washington, D.C.
Category:501(c)(3) organizations

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