Promotion of Energy-Efficient Housing and ZEH-Compliant Products

「In the housing materials business, we accurately captured the increase in demand for design work arising from the revision of the Building Standards Act that took effect in April 2025, resulting in a substantial increase in sales of programs supporting the legal revision.」

「For the ARCHITREND series of 3D architectural CAD systems provided to architectural design offices and contractors, the Company strengthened functions for preparing various application documents to accommodate major changes in the requirements for building confirmation application documents accompanying the revision of the Building Standards Act taking effect in April 2025, and released the new Energy-Efficiency Specification Standards option.」

「For the ARCHITREND series of 3D architectural CAD systems for architectural design offices and contractors, the Company strengthened energy-efficient design functions in anticipation of mandatory compliance with energy-efficiency standards scheduled for April 2025, as well as cloud-based design support functions.」

「The housing business reported higher revenue and higher profit year on year, supported by increased sales of options related to energy efficiency following the revision of the Building Energy Efficiency Act and by sales supported by the IT Introduction Subsidy Program.」

「The housing business reported higher revenue and higher profit year on year, supported by increased sales of options related to energy efficiency following the revision of the Building Energy Efficiency Act and by sales supported by the IT Introduction Subsidy Program.」

「The housing business reported higher revenue and higher profit year on year, supported by increased sales of options related to energy efficiency following the revision of the Building Energy Efficiency Act and by sales supported by the IT Introduction Subsidy Program.」

「For the ARCHITREND series of 3D architectural CAD systems for architectural design offices and contractors, the Company responded to the new calculation methods and energy-efficiency performance values for building materials required under the revised Building Energy Efficiency Act taking effect in April 2021, and strengthened energy-efficient housing design functions.」

「On a third-quarter accounting-period basis, government support, including the IT Introduction Subsidy Program and government-led ZEH policies, supported adoption of the Company's products. Sales of architectural CAD software increased substantially, resulting in higher revenue and higher profit compared with the same period of the previous fiscal year.」

「The ZEH policy continuing through cooperation among 3 ministries supported adoption of ARCHITREND ZERO Building-Envelope Performance Calculation and ARCHITREND ZERO Energy Navigator among builders with strong energy-efficiency awareness, and sales of these products continued to remain firm.」

「The government's policy of achieving ZEH in standard new homes by 2020 continued through cooperation among 3 ministries, the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and the Ministry of the Environment. Adoption of ARCHITREND ZERO Thermal Environment Calculation Simulation (building-envelope performance calculation) progressed steadily.」

「The Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry's policy of achieving ZEH in standard new homes by 2020 promoted the establishment of energy policy and the spread of energy-efficient housing, and greatly contributed to raising awareness among builders and contractors. This backdrop provided substantial support for energy-efficiency-related products, including the energy-efficiency presentation system ARCHITREND ZERO Ver.4 Energy Navigator.」

「ARCHITREND ZERO Ver4, the flagship product in the architectural CAD software lineup, saw user needs concentrate on energy-efficiency- and seismic-resistance-related products as builders responded to energy-efficient housing requirements associated with the mandatory 2020 energy-efficiency standards.」

「The 3D architectural CAD system ARCHITREND ZERO Ver4 strengthened design functions mainly for high-performance, highly durable housing, including energy efficiency and seismic resistance, and simplified the preparation of proposal materials and various application documents for explaining these features clearly to homeowners.」

「The Building Energy Efficiency Act came fully into effect on 1 April 2017, marking the first step toward mandatory energy efficiency for buildings. Although mandatory energy efficiency for general housing was to be introduced in stages through 2020 and had not yet had a major impact on the detached housing market, fundamental strengthening of energy-efficiency measures for buildings was under way. These energy-efficiency policies were being developed jointly by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism and the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry, and were steadily gaining wider adoption. As a result, building-envelope performance calculations became established as a requirement for zero-energy houses and the Regional Greenification Project. Against these factors, sales of ARCHITREND ZERO Thermal Environment Calculation Simulation (building-envelope performance calculation) reached the level of last year's demand peak, when the revised energy-efficiency standards took effect.」

「The ZEH (zero-energy house) policy promoted by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry does not directly affect new housing starts, but it promotes the establishment of energy policy and the spread of energy-efficient housing, and has greatly contributed to raising awareness among builders and contractors. Against this backdrop, energy-efficiency-related sales discussions, centered on the building-envelope calculation function of ARCHITREND ZERO Ver.3, remained firm.」

「Even under these market conditions, the energy-saving products of ARCHITREND ZERO have remained strong, and the rollout of ARCHITREND VR, launched in July, has begun.」

「The first half was a period in which both housing suppliers and homeowners showed sharply increased interest in housing performance. One area was the seismic performance of housing following the Kumamoto Earthquake in April, and the other was the energy-efficiency performance required under the ZEH Builder Registration System launched by the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry.」

「Against this market backdrop, the Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry launched the ZEH Builder Registration System in April and implemented policies to strongly promote zero-energy houses. This further accelerated demand for energy-efficiency calculations when submitting registration applications, and sales of ARCHITREND ZERO Thermal Environment Calculation Simulation reached the level of last year's demand peak, when the revised energy-efficiency standards took effect.」

「The Thermal Environment Calculation Simulation, which complies with the revised energy-efficiency standards that took effect on 1 April 2015, shipped 1,000 units annually, bringing cumulative shipments since its launch in 2000 to more than 10,000 units. This is considered to reflect the combination of builders' strong interest in energy-efficient housing and ZEH (net zero energy houses) and the technological capabilities of the Company's products.」