The origin of the InteFrame concept is interwoven with the origins of Reality Building Design, Performance Engineers, and all the way back to the genesis of Idaho Truss in 1973.  It is even reasonable to trace it back to the invention of the metal plate-connected wood truss in 1952. 

When the metal connector plate for wood trusses was invented, and trusses began to be prefabricated in factories, the design and engineering of trusses were, for the first time, separated from the design of the building.  At the time, the structural design of both trusses and the buildings were a lot simpler than they are now, so there was far less opportunity for the complexity of multiple plate heights, multiple pitches, intricate ceiling designs, and complicated load transfer paths to result in a building design that was not optimal.

As computers have increased in power and decreased in cost, design software power has escalated dramatically.  This has resulted in the ability to design and manufacture components and buildings that in the not too distant past would not have been economical to build at all.  The byproduct of all that design horsepower, along with the fact that back in the early 1950's, the truss design process and the building design process were uncoupled, is that a lot of considerations that arise where the building and the trusses meet are not dealt with effectively.  

In a nutshell, the points where complicated truss system design and complicated building design intersect with each other are the inspiration for the InteFrame concept.  The InteFrame concept unites all that design capability into a single process.  The sometimes-unruly horsepower is harnessed, and becomes a team pulling in a single direction for the benefit of the builder.

The common thread interwoven among the Reality Building Design, Performance Engineers, and Idaho Truss is that for any process to economically have quality output, it has to first have quality input.  SteadFast was added to the mix in 2006 because for some customers, it was very clear that we also had to control the process all the way through installation in order to end up with a happy customer.  In late 2005, as we started to look at the four companies, and the way in which they can work together to produce a superior system for builders, it became clear that the interaction between the companies also needed a name, and thus InteFrame.

As you read more about the philosophy and capability of each of the InteFrame companies, you will find that the underlying goal of each, and of all of them together, is to lower costs, increase quality, and shorten the construction schedule for wood frame buildings.   They all contribute in unique and specific ways, but the fact that when they are working for you they are all pulling in the same direction is what is unique to InteFrame, and that is also what magnifies their abilities to add value to your construction process.