Building Component Visualization Platform for Multi-Stakeholder Coordination
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Solution Overview
Problem
The process of selecting, manufacturing, and installing building components is complex and time-consuming, involving multiple stakeholders across different geographic locations, and requires efficient coordination and communication.
Innovation Solution
A building component project management system that includes a database for storing project data, an image generation system for rendering virtual or augmented reality views of components superimposed over the installation environment, and a user identification system for personalized interaction, facilitating coordination and communication among stakeholders.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If traditional project management methods are used for building components, then coordination among multiple stakeholders across geographic locations can be achieved, but the process becomes complex and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges multiple project management functions (visualization, communication, data management, scheduling) into a single integrated system platform. This consolidation reduces coordination complexity by providing a unified interface for all stakeholders while maintaining high productivity through automated workflows and real-time data sharing across geographic locations.
Solution Approach 2:
The system introduces a centralized digital platform as an intermediary between multiple stakeholders (customers, installers, manufacturers, suppliers). This intermediary mediates communication and coordination, reducing direct interaction complexity while improving overall project management efficiency through automated information flow and real-time updates.
2Reliability
If detailed product selections and configurations are made for building components, then product compatibility and customer requirements are met, but the selection and manufacturing process becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements feedback loops where customer selections and configurations are automatically validated against compatibility requirements. The platform provides real-time feedback on product compatibility, ensuring reliable matching while reducing selection complexity by guiding customers through constrained choices rather than open-ended specifications.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent creates a universal configuration system that handles multiple product types, specifications, and compatibility criteria through a single interface. This multi-functional platform manages diverse building component selections while maintaining compatibility requirements, reducing the complexity burden on individual selection processes.
3Productivity
If real-time visualization and data management are implemented, then project coordination efficiency is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system creates digital copies and representations of physical building components, project data, and installation environments. These digital twins enable real-time visualization and coordination without requiring complex physical prototypes or manual tracking, improving productivity while managing system complexity through virtual modeling.
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AI summary
Embodiments herein relate to building component project management systems and methods. In an embodiment, a building component project management system is included herein having a database configured to store records regarding an installation project, an image generation system configured to render a view including a view of a building component superimposed over a view of an actual installation environment, and a user identification system configured to identify a system user and configure the data that is part of the view rendered by the image generation system according to the identified user. The system can be configured to record and store a set of physical dimensions of the actual installation environment in the database along with product selections made by a customer associated with the installation environment. Other embodiments are also included herein.