Sepia

Product · May 14, 2026 · 6 min

Proof belongs in the project, not somebody’s inbox.

An approval becomes useful when the drawing, decision, change, and cost stay together.

Elise and a homeowner discuss joinery drawings and wood samples in a sunlit room.
Illustrative field storyArc House

A homeowner approves Arc House’s revised cabinetry in an email sent late on Sunday. By Monday morning, the builder is looking at the prior drawing and the project manager is pricing the wrong finish. Elise Chen knows the answer exists; the problem is that it is separated from the work it changed.

Approval is a state, not a message

The decision matters because it belongs to a particular drawing, cost, signer, and moment in the project. Detached from those objects, even a clear “yes” creates ambiguity.

Attach the evidence to what it changed

Sepia keeps the conversation, approved revision, and prepared change order together. The team can inspect the source before moving the project, and the client does not have to referee conflicting copies.

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