Tim Cole, VP at nora systems named to HPD Collaborative Board

Salem, NH, June 24, 2016—Time Cole, VP of marketing and global sustainability at nora systems, Inc., has been named to the Health Product Declaration (HPD) Collaborative board of directors.

The HPD Collaborative originated and supporst the Health Product Declaration, an open standard format for the accurate reporting of material contents and potential health hazards.

Cole joined nora in June, 2015. Prior to that, he spent 25 years with Forbo Flooring Systems, leaving as head of global sustainability and director of global strategy for healthcare and education.

In volunteer roles, he served eight years on the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) board of directors and four years on the council's executive committe as treasurer, chair-elect, 2010 board chair and immediate past chair in 2011. He served as a member and chair of the USGBC Board Governance Committee, president of the Alliance for Sustainable Built Environments and board member for the CAN DO Economic Development Organization for Northeastern Pennsylvania. Cole is current chairman of the ASTM Resilient Flooring Committee and a member of the ISO Flooring Committee, ASTM and ISO Sustainability Committees and the advisory committee of The Institute for Market Transformation to Sustainability (MTS). He holds a BFA degree and master's degree in marketing and communicative arts and design from Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.