EP-4736090-A1 - MULTI-MODAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PLATFORM FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

EP4736090A1EP 4736090 A1EP4736090 A1EP 4736090A1EP-4736090-A1

Abstract

Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for a multi-modal artificial intelligence platform for building construction. The multi-model artificial intelligence platform includes various engines that perform various computer-implemented methods. The various engines include a site selector artificial intelligence (AI) engine, a geospatial database, a site compliance analyzer AI engine, a masterplan generator AI engine, a compliance analyzer AI engine, an aesthetic generator AI engine, a schematic generator AI engine, a construction plan generator AI engine, a project timeline generator AI engine, a compliance application generator AI engine, and a financial model generator AI engine. Respective AI engines collaboratively cooperate for end-to-end AI-driven building construction design and development.

Inventors

CONNAUGHTON, SPENCER JAMES
WALKER, Adrian James

Assignees

X Development LLC

Dates

Publication Date: 20260506
Application Date: 20240628

Claims (20)

1. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving, by a site selector artificial intelligence (Al) engine, developer objectives for a building; automatically evaluating, by the site selector Al engine, a geospatial database to identify candidate building sites that have criteria that meet constraints specified or implied in the developer objectives; providing, by the site selector Al engine, geographic and other information for the candidate building sites and the developer objectives to a site compliance analyzer Al engine; automatically evaluating, by the site compliance analyzer Al engine and for each candidate building site, the developer objectives and legal codes and other rules of a jurisdiction application to a location of the candidate building site to filter the candidate building sites to include candidate building sites that comply with the legal codes and other rules; providing, by the site compliance analyzer Al engine and to a masterplan generator Al engine, the developer objectives and, for each remaining candidate building site, candidate building site information for the candidate building site including constraints required by the legal codes and other rules applicable to the candidate building site; automatically generating, by the masterplan generator Al engine, at least one candidate masterplan for each candidate building site; providing, by the masterplan generator Al engine, each candidate masterplan to a set of design Al engines; including, for each candidate masterplan and into a combined candidate plan, different designs automatically generated by different design Al engines; analyzing, by a compliance analyzer Al engine, each combined candidate plan to automatically identify compliant candidate plans that comply with legal codes and other rules applicable to a given combined candidate plan; receiving, as a selected building plan, a selection of a compliant candidate plan; and providing plan information for the selected building plan to a set of building construction phase Al engines.
2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the set of design AT engines includes an aesthetic generator Al engine and a schematic generator Al engine.
3. The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein the aesthetic generator Al engine automatically generates, for each candidate masterplan, at least one aesthetic plan.
4. The computer-implemented method of claim 3, wherein the aesthetic generator Al engine automatically provides aesthetic plans to the schematic generator Al engine.
5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4, wherein the schematic generator Al engine automatically generates schematic drawings for each candidate masterplan, based on received aesthetic plans and the candidate masterplan.
6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the set of building construction phase Al engines include a construction plan generator Al engine, a project timeline generator Al engine, and a compliance application generator Al engine.
7. The computer-implemented method of claim 6, wherein the construction plan generator Al engine automatically generates a detailed construction plan for the selected building plan.
8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7, wherein the construction plan generator Al engine automatically provides the detailed construction plan to the project timeline generator Al engine, a purchase order generator, the compliance application generator Al engine, and a general contractor.
9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the purchase order generator automatically generates purchase orders for parts for the selected building plan based on aggregate part counts generated from the detailed construction plan.
10. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the project timeline generator Al engine automatically generates, from the detailed construction plan, a project timeline and a construction project task dependency graph for the selected building plan.
11. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein: the compliance application generator Al engine automatically generates completed compliance forms specific to a jurisdiction corresponding to the selected building plan; the compliance application generator Al engine automatically provides the completed compliance forms to an appropriate entity in the jurisdiction corresponding to the selected building plan; an approval engine receives construction approval for the selected building plan from the appropriate entity; and the approval engine automatically provides construction approval information for the selected building plan to the general contractor.
12. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein: combined plan information for the selected building plan is provided to a financial model generator Al engine; and the financial model generator Al engine automatically generates, based on combined plan information for the selected building plan, a financial model for the selected building plan that includes a standardized projected balance sheet, a projected income statement, and a projected cash flow statement.
13. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein: the compliance analyzer Al engine identifies at least one non-compliant combined candidate plan; the compliance analyzer Al engine automatically identifies a first non-compliant candidate plan that can be modified to become compliant by including one or more new constraints; and the compliance analyzer Al engine automatically provides the one or more new constraints to at least one of the masterplan generator Al engine or one or more design Al engines for a next Al iteration for modifying non-compliant combined candidate plan to be compliant.
14. A system comprising one or more computers and one or more storage devices on which are stored instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising: receiving, by a site selector artificial intelligence (Al) engine, developer objectives for a building; automatically evaluating, by the site selector Al engine, a geospatial database to identify candidate building sites that have criteria that meet constraints specified or implied in the developer objectives; providing, by the site selector Al engine, geographic and other information for the candidate building sites and the developer objectives to a site compliance analyzer Al engine; automatically evaluating, by the site compliance analyzer Al engine and for each candidate building site, the developer objectives and legal codes and other rules of a jurisdiction application to a location of the candidate building site to filter the candidate building sites to include candidate building sites that comply with the legal codes and other rules; providing, by the site compliance analyzer Al engine and to a masterplan generator Al engine, the developer objectives and, for each remaining candidate building site, candidate building site information for the candidate building site including constraints required by the legal codes and other rules applicable to the candidate building site; automatically generating, by the masterplan generator Al engine, at least one candidate masterplan for each candidate building site; providing, by the masterplan generator Al engine, each candidate masterplan to a set of design Al engines; including, for each candidate masterplan and into a combined candidate plan, different designs automatically generated by different design Al engines; analyzing, by a compliance analyzer Al engine, each combined candidate plan to automatically identify compliant candidate plans that comply with legal codes and other rules applicable to a given combined candidate plan; receiving, as a selected building plan, a selection of a compliant candidate plan; and providing plan information for the selected building plan to a set of building construction phase Al engines.
15. The system of claim 14, wherein the set of design Al engines includes an aesthetic generator Al engine and a schematic generator Al engine.
16. The system of claim 15, wherein the instructions cause the aesthetic generator Al engine automatically to generate, for each candidate masterplan, at least one aesthetic plan.
17. The system of claim 16, wherein the instructions cause the aesthetic generator Al engine to automatically provide aesthetic plans to the schematic generator Al engine.
18. One or more computer-readable storage media encoded with instructions that, when executed by one or more computers, cause the one or more computers to perform operations comprising: receiving, by a site selector artificial intelligence (Al) engine, developer objectives for a building; automatically evaluating, by the site selector Al engine, a geospatial database to identify candidate building sites that have criteria that meet constraints specified or implied in the developer objectives; providing, by the site selector Al engine, geographic and other information for the candidate building sites and the developer objectives to a site compliance analyzer Al engine; automatically evaluating, by the site compliance analyzer Al engine and for each candidate building site, the developer objectives and legal codes and other rules of a jurisdiction application to a location of the candidate building site to filter the candidate building sites to include candidate building sites that comply with the legal codes and other rules; providing, by the site compliance analyzer Al engine and to a masterplan generator Al engine, the developer objectives and, for each remaining candidate building site, candidate building site information for the candidate building site including constraints required by the legal codes and other rules applicable to the candidate building site; automatically generating, by the masterplan generator Al engine, at least one candidate masterplan for each candidate building site; providing, by the masterplan generator Al engine, each candidate masterplan to a set of design Al engines; including, for each candidate masterplan and into a combined candidate plan, different designs automatically generated by different design Al engines; analyzing, by a compliance analyzer Al engine, each combined candidate plan to automatically identify compliant candidate plans that comply with legal codes and other rules applicable to a given combined candidate plan; receiving, as a selected building plan, a selection of a compliant candidate plan; and providing plan information for the selected building plan to a set of building construction phase Al engines.
19. The computer-readable storage media of claim 18, wherein the set of design Al engines includes an aesthetic generator Al engine and a schematic generator Al engine.
20. The computer-readable storage media of claim 19, wherein the instructions cause the aesthetic generator Al engine automatically to generate, for each candidate masterplan, at least one aesthetic plan.

Description

MULTI-MODAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PLATFORM FOR BUILDING CONSTRUCTION CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION [1] This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application No. 63/511,087 filed June 29, 2023, the disclosure of which is incorporated herein in its entirety. FIELD [2] This specification generally relates to artificial intelligence in building construction. BACKGROUND [3] Building construction can involve numerous phases. For instance, a construction project can involve phases such as requirements gathering, site selection, design, and construction. SUMMARY [4] A multi-modal generative Al (Artificial Intelligence) platform that includes multiple Al engines can increase a scale and attainability of creating sustainable buildings. The multi-model generative Al platform can use various Al and machine learning (ML) approaches, including Large Language Model (LLM) Al, computer vision, and reinforcement learning. Additionally, respective Al engines of the platform can use inverse design in different areas of building development and construction by automatically identifying suitable building sites, plans, designs, etc. based on specified objectives and applicable regulations. [5] The multi-modal generative Al platform can solve problems inherent in the building construction problem domain, such as land shortage with respect to desired zoning, regulatory compliance accounting for substantial portions of construction time and cost, and inefficiencies that can occur due to miscommunication, bad data, or efforts spent on one-off projects. The comprehensive multi-model Al platform can create numerous efficiencies as compared to existing fragmented solutions that only address singular aspects of construction. The multi-modal generative Al platform can substantially increase real estate development efficiency across all phases, including pre-development such as site selection and diligence, design, permitting, capital allocation / financing phases, and construction. The multi-modal generative Al platform can leverage various Al / ML approaches and innovations to collapse what otherwise includes months of research, planning, development, engineering, and financing activities. Other technical benefits and advantages are discussed in more detail below. [6] One innovative aspect of the subject matter described in this specification is embodied in a method that includes: receiving, by a site selector artificial intelligence (Al) engine, developer objectives for a building; automatically evaluating, by the site selector Al engine, a geospatial database to identify candidate building sites that have criteria that meet constraints specified or implied in the developer objectives; providing, by the site selector Al engine, geographic and other information for the candidate building sites and the developer objectives to a site compliance analyzer Al engine; automatically evaluating, by the site compliance analyzer Al engine and for each candidate building site, the developer objectives and legal codes and other rules of a jurisdiction application to a location of the candidate building site to filter the candidate building sites to include candidate building sites that comply with the legal codes and other rules; providing, by the site compliance analyzer Al engine and to a masterplan generator Al engine, the developer objectives and, for each remaining candidate building site, candidate building site information for the candidate building site including constraints required by the legal codes and other rules applicable to the candidate building site; automatically generating, by the masterplan generator Al engine, at least one candidate masterplan for each candidate building site; providing, by the masterplan generator Al engine, each candidate masterplan to a set of design Al engines; including, for each candidate masterplan and into a combined candidate plan, different designs automatically generated by different design Al engines; analyzing, by a compliance analyzer Al engine, each combined candidate plan to automatically identify compliant candidate plans that comply with legal codes and other rules applicable to a given combined candidate plan; receiving, as a selected building plan, a selection of a compliant candidate plan; and providing plan information for the selected building plan to a set of building construction phase Al engines. [7] Other implementations of this and other aspects include corresponding systems, apparatus, and computer programs, configured to perform the actions of the methods, encoded on computer storage devices. A system of one or more computers can be so configured by virtue of software, firmware, hardware, or a combination of them installed on the system that in operation cause the system to perform the actions. One or more computer programs can be so configured by virtue of having instructions that, when executed by data processing apparatus, cause the apparatus to perf