How is this different from signing off on an inspection report?

A signed report is only as good as the trust behind the signature. In RTI the record is photo-gated at the point of work and each entry is hash-chained, so an owner or their counsel can confirm it was not altered after you signed, independent of you and of us. Your independence becomes something a third party can check, not just assert.

Can the owner and the AHJ see the record without an account to manage?

Yes. You give them a portal login scoped to the projects you choose. It is read-only: they review the evidence and, where you want it, sign off, and every action lands on the same tamper-evident record your inspection is built from.

Do I keep my records, and are they independent of RTI?

You hold your own record. Every project exports as a verification package that a free, open tool checks offline, on its own, even if RTI no longer exists. Nothing about your proof depends on us staying in business.

For owner's reps and special inspectors

Independent proof, not just a signature.

You were hired to be the independent set of eyes. Your value is a record the owner, their counsel, and the AHJ can trust without taking anyone's word for it. RTI captures each inspection point behind a photo gate and seals it into a tamper-evident record that anyone can verify, so your findings stand on evidence instead of reputation.

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Built by Owen Pile, CBO. ICC building · electrical · mechanical · plumbing · Federal QA under USACE & NAVFAC standards.

The RTI home screen showing setup progress, review queue counts, and first pass yield for the week

The same home screen on a phone, with the review queue and setup steps stacked for use with one hand

The RTI inspections board with submitted, in review, approved, and rejected lanes of cards tagged by unit

The inspections list on a phone, showing status tabs and cards tagged by unit with the scan button in the bottom bar

RTI checklist templates tagged by trade, showing item counts and photo gate minimums

Checklist templates on a phone, with your templates and the RTI library filtered by category

RTI reports and analytics showing total inspections, first pass approval rate, and review turnaround

Reports on a phone, with period filters and headline quality metrics stacked in one column

The RTI activity log where every action is cryptographically chained, with absolute UTC timestamps

The activity log on a phone, with the verify chain, filters, and chained events in one column

A real inspection point

What this looks like on your job

One tag, one checklist, and the photos that have to come with it.

Tag

Level 4, Column Line C-7

SI-STL-L4-C7

Sticker location: Base plate and connection, grid C-7
Bound checklist: Structural steel, high-strength bolting (special inspection)

Bolt pretension verified to spec2 photos required
Connection welds visually inspected2 photos required
Base plate set, plumb and grouted1 photo required
Member marks match the approved shop drawings1 photo required

Checklists for your work

Start from a checklist that already knows the walk

Real guides from the RTI library. Sections in build order, what to look for on each item, and the photos that prove it. Free to read, one click to run on a tag.

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What gets in the way, and what RTI does about it

Today

Your signature is only worth the trust behind it, and trust is exactly what is in dispute when something goes wrong.

With RTI

The record proves itself. Each item is photo-gated at the point of work and hash-chained, so an owner, their counsel, or the AHJ can confirm it was not changed after you signed, without taking your word or ours.

Today

The owner hired you to be independent, but the proof still lives in your inbox and your camera roll.

With RTI

Every inspection point is captured on the tag it belongs to and rolls into one verifiable turnover package the owner receives directly, not a PDF you assembled by hand the week it was due.

Today

Months later a defect surfaces and everyone argues about what was inspected, by whom, and when.

With RTI

Every action is written to an append-only log that hashes each entry over the last with SHA-256. Alter a record and every hash after it stops matching. The break is visible, permanent and dated.

Questions owner's reps and special inspectors ask

How is this different from signing off on an inspection report?: A signed report is only as good as the trust behind the signature. In RTI the record is photo-gated at the point of work and each entry is hash-chained, so an owner or their counsel can confirm it was not altered after you signed, independent of you and of us. Your independence becomes something a third party can check, not just assert.
Can the owner and the AHJ see the record without an account to manage?: Yes. You give them a portal login scoped to the projects you choose. It is read-only: they review the evidence and, where you want it, sign off, and every action lands on the same tamper-evident record your inspection is built from.
Do I keep my records, and are they independent of RTI?: You hold your own record. Every project exports as a verification package that a free, open tool checks offline, on its own, even if RTI no longer exists. Nothing about your proof depends on us staying in business.

Built by a Certified Building Official

Certified Building Official (CBO)
ICC certified in building, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing
Federal QA under USACE & NAVFAC standards
City building inspector · residential & commercial

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Talk it through with Owen Pile, CBO — the Certified Building Official who built RTI. He’ll walk you from a QR sticker on an inspection point to a sealed turnover package the owner and the AHJ can verify.

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