The Community-Informed Design for
Innovative Environments
(CIDIE) Standard™
Transforming community insights into design solutions
The Memorial at Harvey Milk Plaza. Image courtesy of Friends of Harvey Milk and SWA Group.
The CIDIE Vision
To create a world with built environments that are free of structural, programmatic, and social barriers for all end-users and communities.
The CIDIE Approach
Translate end-user insights into actionable design strategies to create socially responsible built environments that are enjoyable, beneficial, and usable to as many people as possible.
Certification Grounded in Real-World Insights
Rooted in case study research, the CIDIE Standard was developed from real-world projects aimed at removing barriers in the built environment through meaningful community engagement.
CIDIE guides project teams in gathering, integrating, and evaluating community insights throughout design and post-occupancy.
Leadership
CIDIE is powered by interdisciplinary partners committed to advancing socially responsible buildings, spaces, and communities. The CIDIE Lab guides the stewardship of the Standard, refining criteria, engaging advisory committees, and promoting adoption worldwide. Certification is administered independently by SEAM, Inc. — a nonprofit organization and operator of the SEAM Standard — in collaboration with third-party reviewers at North Carolina State University. This powerful collaboration ensures that CIDIE Certification remains rigorous, transparent, and unbiased.
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Victoria Lanteigne, Ph.D., WELL AP
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
THE CIDIE LAB
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Rainey Shane, SEAM AP
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
SEAM, INC.
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Traci Rose Rider, Ph.D., WELL AP, LEED AP
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY
