Large language model-enabled quality reporting for offsite modular housing production

The construction sector faces continuous difficulties related to labour shortages, the ageing of its workforce and excessive waste production. Modular Integrated Construction (MiC) provides a beneficial alternative to traditional cast-in-situ procedures by delivering improved productivity levels along with safer working conditions and less material waste. MiC creates integrated modules through manufacturing processes at controlled offsite or offshore facilities which are then transported to assembly locations. The implementation of advanced project management systems such as Enterprise Resource Planning systems and Building Information Modelling and Geographic Information Systems has not fully resolved the critical challenge of efficient quality reporting. This chapter presents a new LLM-based method to improve quality reporting for offsite modular housing production. The method utilizes LLMs to resolve persistent documentation and control problems in quality management while improving MiC production process reliability and efficiency. The results of this research will help develop intelligent and automated quality assurance systems that facilitate wider use of MiC methods.