Section 1
Acknowledgments
Lead author, Technical Advisory Group, Founding Sponsors, and contributors who shaped the SEAM Standard.
The SEAM Standard is the product of many contributors who shaped its content, structure, and underlying principles. SEAM, Inc. gratefully acknowledges everyone who has informed this work.
Lead author
Rainey Shane — Co-founder, SEAM, Inc.
Technical Advisory Group
Subject-matter experts from architecture, real estate development, social impact measurement, human rights, and sustainability advised on the structure of pillars, concepts, objectives, and activities, and reviewed scoring methodology. Special thanks to Anna Fredlander, Hoare Lea; Joel Todd, Social Equity Consultant; Curtis Stewart, UL Solutions; Jennifer Beyer, IMEG formerly Rushing; Christian E. Mayer, JLL; Susan Kaplan, LEED Fellow; and Monica Wentz, Turner Construction.
Founding Sponsors
Organizations that supported the early development of the SEAM Standard provided the foundation that made the framework — and this reference document — possible. Special recognition is owed to Leapley Construction, Interface, Jamestown, HITT Contracting, and JLL.
Reviewers + contributors
Practitioners and researchers tested early drafts against real projects and surfaced the practical guidance that informs activity requirements and documentation expectations throughout the standard.