diff --git a/src/app/app_builder.rs b/src/app/app_builder.rs
index f4a4420414..4566b2e62c 100644
--- a/src/app/app_builder.rs
+++ b/src/app/app_builder.rs
@@ -232,8 +232,8 @@ impl AppBuilder {
                 .add_resource_provider(LightResourceProvider::new(10))
                 .add_resource_provider(UiResourceProvider::new())
                 .add_resource_provider(MeshResourceProvider::new())
-                .add_resource_provider(UniformResourceProvider::<StandardMaterial>::new(false))
-                .add_resource_provider(UniformResourceProvider::<LocalToWorld>::new(false))
+                .add_resource_provider(UniformResourceProvider::<StandardMaterial>::new(true))
+                .add_resource_provider(UniformResourceProvider::<LocalToWorld>::new(true))
                 .add_forward_pass()
                 .add_forward_pipeline();
             // .add_ui_pipeline();
diff --git a/src/render/pipeline/bind_group.rs b/src/render/pipeline/bind_group.rs
index e863072ed3..321ed4e448 100644
--- a/src/render/pipeline/bind_group.rs
+++ b/src/render/pipeline/bind_group.rs
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 use super::BindingDescriptor;
 use std::{
-    collections::{hash_map::DefaultHasher, BTreeSet},
+    collections::hash_map::DefaultHasher,
     hash::{Hash, Hasher},
 };
 
-#[derive(Clone, Debug)]
+#[derive(Clone, Debug, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct BindGroupDescriptor {
     pub index: u32,
-    pub bindings: BTreeSet<BindingDescriptor>,
+    pub bindings: Vec<BindingDescriptor>,
     pub id: BindGroupDescriptorId,
 }
 
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ impl BindGroupDescriptor {
     pub fn new(index: u32, bindings: Vec<BindingDescriptor>) -> Self {
         let mut descriptor = BindGroupDescriptor {
             index,
-            bindings: bindings.iter().cloned().collect(),
+            bindings,
             id: BindGroupDescriptorId(0),
         };
 
@@ -42,11 +42,3 @@ impl Hash for BindGroupDescriptor {
         self.bindings.hash(state);
     }
 }
-
-impl PartialEq for BindGroupDescriptor {
-    fn eq(&self, other: &BindGroupDescriptor) -> bool {
-        self.index == other.index && self.bindings == other.bindings
-    }
-}
-
-impl Eq for BindGroupDescriptor {}
diff --git a/src/render/pipeline/pipeline_compiler.rs b/src/render/pipeline/pipeline_compiler.rs
index 9fc433e4eb..22a009a7bf 100644
--- a/src/render/pipeline/pipeline_compiler.rs
+++ b/src/render/pipeline/pipeline_compiler.rs
@@ -1,10 +1,13 @@
-use super::{PipelineDescriptor, PipelineLayout, PipelineLayoutType};
+use super::{BindType, PipelineDescriptor, PipelineLayout, PipelineLayoutType};
 use crate::{
     asset::{AssetStorage, Handle},
     prelude::{Renderable, Resources, Shader, World},
     render::{
         render_graph::RenderGraph,
-        render_resource::{RenderResourceAssignments, RenderResourceAssignmentsId},
+        render_resource::{
+            BufferInfo, RenderResourceAssignments, RenderResourceAssignmentsId, ResourceInfo,
+        },
+        renderer::Renderer,
         shader::ShaderSource,
     },
 };
@@ -31,6 +34,8 @@ impl PipelineCompiler {
         shader_storage: &AssetStorage<Shader>,
         render_graph: &RenderGraph,
         pipeline_descriptor: &mut PipelineDescriptor,
+        renderer: &dyn Renderer,
+        render_resource_assignments: &RenderResourceAssignments,
     ) {
         let vertex_spirv = shader_storage
             .get(&pipeline_descriptor.shader_stages.vertex)
@@ -49,8 +54,25 @@ impl PipelineCompiler {
         let mut layout = PipelineLayout::from_shader_layouts(&mut layouts);
         layout.sync_vertex_buffer_descriptors_with_render_graph(render_graph);
 
-        for mut _bind_group in layout.bind_groups.iter_mut() {
-            // TODO: set dynamic here
+        // set binding uniforms to dynamic if render resource assignments use dynamic
+        // TODO: this breaks down if different assignments have different "dynamic" status or if the dynamic status changes.
+        // the fix would be to add "dynamic bindings" to the existing shader_def sets. this would ensure new pipelines are generated
+        // for all permutations of dynamic/non-dynamic 
+        for bind_group in layout.bind_groups.iter_mut() {
+            for binding in bind_group.bindings.iter_mut() {
+                if let Some(render_resource) = render_resource_assignments.get(&binding.name) {
+                    if let Some(ResourceInfo::Buffer(BufferInfo { is_dynamic, .. })) =
+                        renderer.get_resource_info(render_resource)
+                    {
+                        if let BindType::Uniform {
+                            ref mut dynamic, ..
+                        } = binding.bind_type
+                        {
+                            *dynamic = *is_dynamic
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
         }
 
         pipeline_descriptor.layout = PipelineLayoutType::Reflected(Some(layout));
@@ -93,26 +115,35 @@ impl PipelineCompiler {
         &mut self,
         render_graph: &RenderGraph,
         shader_storage: &mut AssetStorage<Shader>,
+        renderer: &dyn Renderer,
         pipeline_descriptor: &PipelineDescriptor,
-        shader_defs: &HashSet<String>,
+        render_resource_assignments: &RenderResourceAssignments,
     ) -> PipelineDescriptor {
         let mut compiled_pipeline_descriptor = pipeline_descriptor.clone();
 
         compiled_pipeline_descriptor.shader_stages.vertex = self.compile_shader(
             shader_storage,
             &pipeline_descriptor.shader_stages.vertex,
-            &shader_defs,
+            &render_resource_assignments.shader_defs,
         );
         compiled_pipeline_descriptor.shader_stages.fragment = pipeline_descriptor
             .shader_stages
             .fragment
             .as_ref()
-            .map(|fragment| self.compile_shader(shader_storage, fragment, &shader_defs));
+            .map(|fragment| {
+                self.compile_shader(
+                    shader_storage,
+                    fragment,
+                    &render_resource_assignments.shader_defs,
+                )
+            });
 
         Self::reflect_layout(
             shader_storage,
             render_graph,
             &mut compiled_pipeline_descriptor,
+            renderer,
+            render_resource_assignments,
         );
 
         compiled_pipeline_descriptor
@@ -122,6 +153,7 @@ impl PipelineCompiler {
         &mut self,
         render_graph: &RenderGraph,
         shader_pipeline_assignments: &mut ShaderPipelineAssignments,
+        renderer: &dyn Renderer,
         pipeline_storage: &mut AssetStorage<PipelineDescriptor>,
         shader_storage: &mut AssetStorage<Shader>,
         pipelines: &[Handle<PipelineDescriptor>],
@@ -147,8 +179,9 @@ impl PipelineCompiler {
                 let compiled_pipeline = self.compile_pipeline(
                     render_graph,
                     shader_storage,
+                    renderer,
                     pipeline_descriptor,
-                    &render_resource_assignments.shader_defs,
+                    render_resource_assignments,
                 );
                 let compiled_pipeline_handle = pipeline_storage.add(compiled_pipeline);
 
@@ -203,7 +236,7 @@ impl ShaderPipelineAssignments {
 }
 
 // TODO: make this a system
-pub fn update_shader_assignments(world: &mut World, resources: &mut Resources) {
+pub fn update_shader_assignments(world: &mut World, resources: &mut Resources, renderer: &dyn Renderer) {
     // PERF: this seems like a lot of work for things that don't change that often.
     // lots of string + hashset allocations. sees uniform_resource_provider for more context
     {
@@ -229,6 +262,7 @@ pub fn update_shader_assignments(world: &mut World, resources: &mut Resources) {
             pipeline_compiler.update_shader_assignments(
                 &mut render_graph,
                 &mut shader_pipeline_assignments,
+                renderer,
                 &mut pipeline_descriptor_storage,
                 &mut shader_storage,
                 &renderable.pipelines,
diff --git a/src/render/pipeline/pipeline_layout.rs b/src/render/pipeline/pipeline_layout.rs
index b0313fc5b2..36ea976f20 100644
--- a/src/render/pipeline/pipeline_layout.rs
+++ b/src/render/pipeline/pipeline_layout.rs
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ impl PipelineLayout {
                                     panic!("Binding {} in BindGroup {} does not match across all shader types: {:?} {:?}", binding.index, bind_group.index, binding, shader_binding);
                                 }
                             } else {
-                                bind_group.bindings.insert(shader_binding.clone());
+                                bind_group.bindings.push(shader_binding.clone());
                             }
                         }
                     }
diff --git a/src/render/render_resource/batching/asset_batcher.rs b/src/render/render_resource/batching/asset_batcher.rs
index cd4ede0f4f..2f0aee2b60 100644
--- a/src/render/render_resource/batching/asset_batcher.rs
+++ b/src/render/render_resource/batching/asset_batcher.rs
@@ -183,7 +183,9 @@ mod tests {
             ..Default::default()
         };
         expected_batch.add_entity(entities[0]);
-        assert_eq!(asset_batchers.get_batch2(a1, b1).unwrap(), &expected_batch);
+        let actual_batch = asset_batchers.get_batch2(a1, b1).unwrap();
+        copy_ignored_fields(actual_batch, &mut expected_batch);
+        assert_eq!(actual_batch, &expected_batch);
         asset_batchers.set_entity_handle(entities[0], c1);
 
         asset_batchers.set_entity_handle(entities[1], a1);
@@ -196,7 +198,9 @@ mod tests {
         };
         expected_batch.add_entity(entities[0]);
         expected_batch.add_entity(entities[1]);
-        assert_eq!(asset_batchers.get_batch2(a1, b1).unwrap(), &expected_batch);
+        let actual_batch = asset_batchers.get_batch2(a1, b1).unwrap();
+        copy_ignored_fields(actual_batch, &mut expected_batch);
+        assert_eq!(actual_batch, &expected_batch);
 
         // uncreated batches are empty
         assert_eq!(asset_batchers.get_batch2(a1, c1), None);
@@ -239,6 +243,11 @@ mod tests {
             ),
         ];
         expected_batches.sort_by(|a, b| a.0.cmp(&b.0));
+        // copy ignored fields
+        batches
+            .iter()
+            .zip(expected_batches.iter_mut())
+            .for_each(|((_, ref actual), (_, ref mut expected))| copy_ignored_fields(actual, expected));
         assert_eq!(
             batches,
             expected_batches
@@ -247,4 +256,8 @@ mod tests {
                 .collect::<Vec<(&BatchKey2, &Batch)>>()
         );
     }
+
+    fn copy_ignored_fields(source: &Batch, destination: &mut Batch) {
+        destination.render_resource_assignments.id = source.render_resource_assignments.id;
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/render/renderer/renderer.rs b/src/render/renderer/renderer.rs
index 29d6ce7f99..44d73f41ca 100644
--- a/src/render/renderer/renderer.rs
+++ b/src/render/renderer/renderer.rs
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ pub trait Renderer {
 }
 
 pub trait RenderPass {
-    // TODO: consider using static dispatch for the renderer: Renderer<WgpuBackend>. compare compile times
     fn get_renderer(&self) -> &dyn Renderer;
     fn get_pipeline_descriptor(&self) -> &PipelineDescriptor;
     fn set_index_buffer(&mut self, resource: RenderResource, offset: u64);
diff --git a/src/render/renderer/renderers/wgpu_renderer/wgpu_renderer.rs b/src/render/renderer/renderers/wgpu_renderer/wgpu_renderer.rs
index 517722ad19..f84c2715c3 100644
--- a/src/render/renderer/renderers/wgpu_renderer/wgpu_renderer.rs
+++ b/src/render/renderer/renderers/wgpu_renderer/wgpu_renderer.rs
@@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ impl Renderer for WgpuRenderer {
         );
 
         self.update_resource_providers(world, resources);
-        update_shader_assignments(world, resources);
+        update_shader_assignments(world, resources, self);
         self.create_queued_textures(resources);
 
         let mut encoder = self.encoder.take().unwrap();
diff --git a/src/render/shader/shader_reflect.rs b/src/render/shader/shader_reflect.rs
index 81bd2d0f21..32c17c17bf 100644
--- a/src/render/shader/shader_reflect.rs
+++ b/src/render/shader/shader_reflect.rs
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ use zerocopy::AsBytes;
 //     println!("{:?}", structured.types);
 // }
 
-#[derive(Debug, Clone, Eq, PartialEq)]
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, PartialEq, Eq)]
 pub struct ShaderLayout {
     pub bind_groups: Vec<BindGroupDescriptor>,
     pub vertex_buffer_descriptors: Vec<VertexBufferDescriptor>,