Project Normalizer

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Project Normalizer

Under maintenance

Try for free

Pricing

Pay per usage

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Developer

Zhang Luxin

Maintained by Community

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4 days ago

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Project Normalizer Actor

Overview

The Project Normalizer is the first actor in the BuildBench AI pipeline. It processes raw construction project cost data from CSV files and normalizes it into a structured format for analysis.

What It Does

Parses CSV files containing construction cost breakdowns
Validates data to ensure all required fields are present
Categorizes costs into standardized segments (Hard Construction, Soft Costs, Site Work)
Calculates totals by category and overall project cost
Extracts metadata including location, build type, and project specifications

Input

The actor expects a CSV file with the following columns:

Line Item - Description of the cost item
Cost - Dollar amount (can include $ and commas)
Category - Cost category (Hard Construction, Soft Costs, Site Work, Foundation)
Notes - Optional additional information

Example CSV:

Line Item,Cost,Category,Notes
Foundation Excavation,$15000,Foundation,Pier and grade beam
Framing - Walls,$45000,Hard Construction,2x6 exterior walls
Architectural Design,$12500,Soft Costs,Plans and elevations

Output

Structured JSON object containing:

{
  "projectId": "unique-id",
  "metadata": {
    "city": "San Francisco",
    "region": "CA",
    "buildType": "Single Family",
    "totalSqft": 2500
  },
  "costItems": [...],
  "totals": {
    "total": 450000,
    "bySegment": {
      "hard_construction": 180000,
      "soft_costs": 45000,
      "site_work": 25000
    }
  }
}

Configuration

Set these environment variables:

APIFY_TOKEN - Your Apify API token
OUTPUT_DATASET - Dataset ID for storing results (optional)

Usage

const input = {
  csvUrl: "https://example.com/project.csv",
  // or
  csvContent: "Line Item,Cost,Category,Notes\n..."
};

Next Step

Output is automatically passed to the Benchmark Aggregator actor for market comparison.

Built With

Node.js
Apify SDK
CSV Parser

Author

BuildBench AI Team - Apify Hackathon 2025

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