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Golem Inc., which operates a construction data platform with the vision of “revolutionizing construction production,” is pleased to announce that it has raised a total of 800 million yen in funding from five companies that have agreed to support the vision: ANRI, Shimizu Corporation, Takenaka Corporation, HHP Co-Creation Fund No. 1 Investment Limited Partnership, and MIRAITRONC Investment Limited Partnership.The company also announces that it will evolve its data platform, “Gorlem Platform,” which supports construction production, and begin full-scale provision of the platform.
“Gorlem Platform” is a platform that structures data such as estimates, designs, and construction, and enables automatic analysis and business standardization using AI. In addition to the existing applications “Emissions Calculation,” “Emissions Calculation/Civil Engineering & Emissions Calculation/Water Treatment Facilities,” which calculate whole-life carbon, as well as “Purchase Sorting” and “Long-Term Repair Calculation,” four new applications have been added and are being provided as “Gorlem Platform”: “Performance Analysis & Estimates/Forecasts,” which performs advanced analysis and processing of data within “Gorlem Platform,” “Drawing Check,” which allows checking of construction plans using drawings, “Construction Planning,” which automatically generates construction plans and schedules, and “Estimate Management,” which handles estimates for building construction work.
Additionally, we will be working with Shimizu Corporation, Takenaka Corporation, and Hankyu Hanshin Properties to jointly verify and develop the Gorlem Platform, with the aim of implementing it on-site.
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With this funding, we will accelerate recruitment and strengthen our business foundation, and evolve into a company that provides comprehensive construction production solutions for a wide range of pre-construction processes.
“Gorlem Platform” development background
Japan’s construction industry is facing a serious labor shortage, with the number of employees down by approximately 30% from its peak and the aging of the population accelerating. While productivity improvement has been slower than in other industries, the “personalization” of many tasks, which means they rely on the tacit knowledge of experts, is a major barrier to improvement.
Furthermore, in recent years, there has been a rapid increase in demand for data utilization, such as the visualization of sustainability indicators (CO2 emissions, etc.) and precise estimation and forecasting due to rising raw material prices. Although Japan’s construction technology is among the best in the world, the standardization of data and business processes is lagging behind. In order to break through this current situation, we aim to update the entire industry through the “Gorlem Platform.”
SOURCE: PRTimes
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