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Reality Building Design Inc. - the InteFrame Partner for residential design and construction drawings

Successful construction projects begin with the translation of customer requirements into a design that is grounded in construction reality. This cuts down significantly on the unexpected costs, delays and disappointments that come with discovering that a half-built job is going to have to be modified.

With Reality Building Design, customers can either bring in their own concepts or can work with our creative specialist to develop one from scratch.Once the design concept is defined, Reality Building Design quickly produces a "prelim" which consists of a basic floor plan and elevation based on the approved design concept.  At this point,the customer "redlines" the prelim to indicate any final adjustments to the building.  Following final approval of the prelim, we complete the design process by producing accurate and functional construction drawings. This upfront investment in the time and effort it takes to get the drawings right pays off in a shorter construction schedule, lower material costs, and far fewer unpleasant surprises during construction.

Through its relationship with Idaho TrussReality Building Design has access to component design software and detailed information about the performance of trusses and other structural products which enables us to deliver an unmatched level of accuracy in the structural design.

An added advantage enjoyed by Reality Building Design is our ability to work closely with Performance Engineers for structural engineering when needed. Lead time for answers to unexpected engineering questions is reduced or eliminated because Performance and Reality work together as members of the InteFrame network.

The Reality Building Design Process...

reality_sm.gif reality.gif 1.  Customer develops own building concept and requirements -OR-
reality.gif 2.  Customer works with RBDI creative specialist to develop concept
reality.gif 3.  Preliminary drawings (floor plan and elevation) [3-5 days]
reality.gif 4.  Customer changes (redlines)
reality.gif 5.  Modifications to preliminary drawings based on redlines [1-2 days]
reality.gif 6.  Customer approval of preliminary drawings.
reality.gif 7.  3-D structural model [3-5 days]
reality.gif 8.  Material specification and initial component design
reality.gif 9.   Validate truss design and layout, review for framing issues
reality.gif 10.  Complete gravity load analysis and material specification
reality.gif 11.  Final construction drawings [3-5 days]
reality.gif 12.  Customer acceptance 
reality.gif 13.  Material, component and labor estimates [with final drawings]
reality.gif 14.  Final design package - drawings, structural calcs, foundation squaring diagram, geometric volume and area data and more...