Community-informed design.

Shaping our buildings, spaces, and communities.

Our Vision.

To create a world with built environments that are free of structural, programmatic, and social barriers for all end-users and communities.

Our Mission.

To guide meaningful community engagement to inform the design of built environments that are enjoyable, beneficial, and usable to as many people as possible.

Certification for collaborative placemaking.

The Community-Informed Design for Inclusive Environments (CIDIE) Standard™ is a building certification program for translating community insights into tangible design solutions. CIDIE was developed through qualitative case study research on real-world projects that aimed to eliminate barriers in the built environment through community-engaged design.

The Standard’s innovative frameworks are designed to uniquely guide project teams in gathering and integrating community insights throughout the design process and post-occupancy.

CIDIE Leadership

  • Victoria Lanteigne, PhD, WELL AP

    CIDIE Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Avant Buildings Lab

  • Traci Rose Rider, PhD, WELL AP, LEED AP

    Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Programs, School of Architecture | College of Design, North Carolina State University

  • Nicola Springer, AIA, LEED AP

    Partner & Managing Director, pK-12 Practice, Kirksey Architecture

  • Rainey Shane, SEAM AP

    Chief Executive Officer, SEAM

  • TBD

    Mackey Mitchell Architects

  • Rachel Zsembery, AIA, LEED AP

    President, Chief Executive Officer, Bergmeyer

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