How Artificial Intelligence Will Improve the Home Improvement Sector?
According to a report by Mckinsey Global Institute, “Construction is one of the largest sectors with around a worth of $10 trillion every year.” But the sector remains under digitized. Be it Retail, Healthcare, or manufacturing, every sector is adopting new technologies in order to help the business grow and surpass your competitors.
Ever imagined controlling your electrical appliances or home security devices with just a click of your mobile phone from anywhere you go or controlling your appliances through your voice. With the emergence of new technologies like machine learning and Artificial Intelligence, all this can turn into reality. Technology is helping mankind to improve their lifestyle and have a better standard of living.
The home industry and even the home improvement websites are stronger than it has ever been. A better lifestyle has become a necessity in today's world. Human data and artificial intelligence all together can make some interesting advancements in this field.
Now let’s have a look at how AI and ML will help the home improvement sector.
AI-powered solar panel
Solar panels are known for generating cheap and green electricity from sunlight. Home improvement website solar estimate.org has entered this space and is using Machine learning and Artificial Intelligence to detect the most favorable areas that can offer more energy potential with the least amount of shading.
The website provides a free tool for customers to check the roof layout, characteristics of each roof, direction, and angel. With the help of this website, you can generate an online solar estimate for your home. The service is currently available in America only.
AI-powered personal assistant
Back in 2011 when Siri was launched, iPhone users had a voice-controlled AI system in their mobile phones. After some time Alexa and Google Echo were also launched, but they are more user-driven devices and not AI-driven devices.
Josh, a company that works to enable AI in your luxury homes. You can speak in your native language, use nicknames, and its complex algorithms have the power to process everything. You can talk to it just like any other family member or friend. You can control your home from anywhere around the world just by using your smartphone. The more you interact with it the more it processes your data and gives you personalized services every time.
VR and AI combination for Interior design
Virtual reality, when combined with artificial intelligence, creates a new dimension for businesses. Interior design is a field that uses this combination to let their users try the products before they buy using 3D software.
Visitors can even share pictures of their own space and by analyzing their data the website will let them know what furniture and flooring will match their decor. Examples of such websites include mydeco.com and paintquality.co who use artificial intelligence to analyze customers' data and give them personalized advice on their home settings.
Safety and Preparedness with the help of Artificial Intelligence
When it comes to home security people always think about security guards or CCTV cameras. But technology has invented a more secure way of guarding homes. Home fire alarm systems, fire sprinkler systems, storm stellars, and security doors are all managed by artificial intelligence.
AI is improving services by expanding intelligent technology and data in the right direction. AI-enabled systems can detect any kind of suspicious activity happening or going to happen within the restricted area. As the technology is rapidly advancing homeowners can even expect the introduction of smart cameras wherein it can recognize faces of people living in the house and accordingly will open the security gates.
Conclusion
By 2060 the growth of the construction sector is expected to double. The rapid growth of the population all over the world will result in more new houses. Humans are never satisfied with what they have; they always want something more out of it. With these trends, there is a huge scope of innovation in terms of construction and housing.
Artificial Intelligence will play a crucial role in modernizing the housing and construction business. AI and machine learning will only make jobs more efficient and save time. And “Data” will play a key role in this process. It will prevent cost overruns, help in the planning of the project, and ensure safety.
To operate any technology, customer support is needed. Customer service is an indispensable part of any business. People living on smartphones have to face day-to-day issues be it using the device, troubleshooting, or privacy concerns. While Artificial Intelligence is ruling the other sectors this sector still needs to work on some parts to make it easily accessible for everyone. Some companies have already started to incorporate artificial intelligence to differentiate them from their competitors and lead the market.