Who is involved?

The DTPR standard was created through a robust and inclusive development process, including co-design and consultation sessions with global experts and with the general public. The landscape of emerging technologies in the built environment is changing rapidly, and the DPTR standard must be able to adapt to new technologies as well as to evolving regulatory environments.

Helpful Places is an independent organization stewarding the DTPR standard, as well as offering a set of paid services and platforms to aid in its adoption globally. As an open-source standard, the goal is for DTPR to be governed through an inclusive approach to ensure the standard evolves and changes in a manner that accommodates diverse perspectives, contemporary technologies, and practitioners around the world, yet maintains its principles, structure and practical application within the built environment. Proposed permanent changes to the standard are validated by user research with the public, through consultation with the DTPR Community of Practice Council as well the Helpful Places team working day-to-day on the ground with the standard.

Changes to the standard are communicated to all practitioners and the associated guides and assets are updated to incorporate any changes to DPTR in a timely way.