Design center and purchasing software for homebuilders
Smarter design selections and purchasing
Prep buyers early, standardize selections, and automate the handoff to purchasing. Cut change orders, speed appointments, and boost option profitability.
Why homebuilders choose our Design and Purchasing solution:
faster design appointment cycle time
reduction in change orders per home
lift in options revenue per home
Join top builders bringing consistent selections and frictionless purchasing to every plan and community.
Educate buyers before design appointments
Give buyers a digital space to explore options, styles, and pricing before they arrive to shorten appointments and reduce change orders.
Standardize options to protect margins
Apply selection guardrails and plan‑specific rules that prevent conflicts, enforce budgets, and ensure every choice is buildable—keeping projects on schedule and margins intact.
Push approved selections into purchasing
Push approved selections to purchasing with accurate vendors and cost codes, reducing errors and improving supplier coordination.
Features
Pre‑Design Buyer Education and Visualization
Option and Selection Standardization
Seamless Handoff from Design to Purchasing
Option Performance and Profitability Insight
Change Order Control
Catalog and Price Management
Builders we serve
Design center and purchasing software for every builder business model, community mix, and scale
Production Homebuilders
Semi-Custom Homebuilders
Custom Homebuilders
Multi-Family Builders
Build-to-Rent Builders
Manufactured Homes Builders
Drive design decisions with less effort and more insight
Show every option in real time
Present plan‑specific, price‑aware options with availability rules baked in. Keep buyers on budget and on style—no spreadsheets, no surprises.
Turn selections into POs
Convert approved selections into jobs and purchase orders automatically, with vendors, cost codes, and phases pre‑mapped to reduce variance.
Grow option revenue—protect margin
Boost option take‑rates with curated bundles and transparent pricing, while guardrails prevent conflicts, delays, and margin loss.
Close the loop from selections to warranty
Analyze which options create delays, drive satisfaction, or trigger service calls—then optimize catalogs and suppliers based on real outcomes.
Guide buyers online, finalize selections in person, and automate the handoff to purchasing.
Standardize options and automate purchasing to start homes with clean selections and give suppliers accurate demand for delivery and timing.
Homebuilder Design Center & Purchasing Software FAQs
How does your software shorten homebuilder design appointments?
Buyers explore curated options, bundles, and price ranges online before they arrive, so they come prepared to make confident, budget‑aligned decisions.
How do approved selections flow into purchasing with the ECI Design & Purchasing solution—without double entry?
Once selections are approved, our solution automatically maps items to vendors, phases, and cost codes and pushes them into job set‑up and purchasing. This eliminates rekeying, reduces variance, and accelerates PO creation and start‑up.
What option performance and profitability insights do homebuilders get from the ECI Design & Purchasing solution?
Our Design & Purchasing solution provides analytics on take‑rates, revenue, gross margin, schedule delays, and warranty impacts by option, plan, and community. Builders can identify high‑performing options, retire low performers, refine pricing, and negotiate better supplier terms.
How does the ECI Design & Purchasing solution improve supplier and material coordination for homebuilders?
Our solution replaces static forecasts with accurate demand signals tied to real selections and production schedules. Suppliers receive the right quantities at the right time, improving on‑time delivery, reducing surprises, and strengthening trade relationships.
Can homebuilders manage catalogs, alternates, and regional price lists in the ECI Design & Purchasing solution?
Yes. Centralized catalog and price management lets you control SKUs, alternates, substitutions, and price tiers, with effective‑date updates and plan/community‑level overrides—keeping pricing consistent and current.
How does the ECI Design & Purchasing solution for builders help reduce change orders per home?
By enforcing option rules up front, providing budget‑aware buyer visualization, and validating selections before release to purchasing, ECI prevents conflicts and lead‑time issues early—significantly lowering change orders and variance.
Which homebuilder KPIs can homebuilders improve with the ECI Design & Purchasing solution?
Builders typically focus on Design Appointment Cycle Time, Change Orders per Home, and Option Revenue per Home. ECI’s pre‑design education, option guardrails, and purchasing automation directly support gains in all three.
What kind of training and support do we receive?
Guided onboarding, role-based training, and ongoing support from teams who know homebuilder sales operations.
See how the Design and Purchasing Suite streamlines selections, reduces change orders, and protects your margins
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