Custom Home Building : integrating design, procurement and construction management to a digital ecosystem
Ismail, Mohammad (2025)
2025
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2025120733235
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-2025120733235
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This thesis explores the possibility of integrating a custom home building platform to the construction digital ecosystem. It is aimed at integrating procurement, construction management and designing of custom home buildings to a digital solution that enhances the construction of customized homes. The solution developed is a prototype of the proposed platform. However, during the development of the research complete framework for a fully functional platform is covered. Programming, financial and duration limitations restricted the development of the platform to mere a prototype. The prototype does convey the functions of the proposed framework and is proven through validation in this thesis.
Extensive literature research on the digitalization in construction and the importance of custom home buildings is combined to analyze current digital developments in custom home buildings. In this way, the latest technological developments are assessed to be included in the proposed framework. The framework includes technologies like Natural language processing (NLP), Artificial Intelligence (AI), live 3D model viewer etc. Technologies that support the goal of this thesis i.e., achieving the integration of procurement, designing and construction management to the custom home building ecosystem, are selected and utilized in the development of the prototype.
The result shows that the prototype is functional and allows a user to select different materials and designs displayed in a 3D viewer along with cost details. The user can make selections and generate a final report which shows the project details i.e., price, materials, duration and a 3D model. To fulfill the construction management aspect, the prototype is currently displaying a minimal window that allows contractors and users to update the progress of the project. With the help of professional coding and further development of the existing prototype, according to the framework mentioned in the thesis, a fully functional and robust platform could be developed that will allow its users to create 3D custom home models with architectural, planning and budget details.
Extensive literature research on the digitalization in construction and the importance of custom home buildings is combined to analyze current digital developments in custom home buildings. In this way, the latest technological developments are assessed to be included in the proposed framework. The framework includes technologies like Natural language processing (NLP), Artificial Intelligence (AI), live 3D model viewer etc. Technologies that support the goal of this thesis i.e., achieving the integration of procurement, designing and construction management to the custom home building ecosystem, are selected and utilized in the development of the prototype.
The result shows that the prototype is functional and allows a user to select different materials and designs displayed in a 3D viewer along with cost details. The user can make selections and generate a final report which shows the project details i.e., price, materials, duration and a 3D model. To fulfill the construction management aspect, the prototype is currently displaying a minimal window that allows contractors and users to update the progress of the project. With the help of professional coding and further development of the existing prototype, according to the framework mentioned in the thesis, a fully functional and robust platform could be developed that will allow its users to create 3D custom home models with architectural, planning and budget details.