The Weekly Real Estate Management reports on the expanding use of AI. It provides details on the appointment of the new president of 日建設計 and the company's AI initiatives, the launch of new services including YDB Agent and RakuTena, and the expansion of efforts to use IT talent from India.
The use of AI is advancing across the real estate and construction industries, supporting greater operational efficiency and improved quality, while also creating risks such as unauthorized access aimed at exploiting AI. Looking ahead, redesigning the respective roles of AI and people is cited as one of the challenges.
日建設計 has changed its president from the current officeholder to Katsuyama Taro (勝山太郎), who is a senior executive officer and has become representative director, president and president executive officer, while current chairman Omatsu Atsushi (大松敦) has become chairman. Katsuyama positioned AI as a key theme for future business development and indicated that the company would also use AI to help address decarbonization and spatial-management challenges.
JAPAN AI, established by Yano Research Institute and Geniee, developed the new YDB Agent service, which can access Yano Research data across databases. It provides source-cited answers and document-creation functions, with the aim of improving efficiency in research and planning work.
Nowcast and Finatext developed RakuTena, which automates progress management and document preparation associated with tenant openings at commercial facilities. Its features include intuitive operation, AI-powered automatic updates, risk alerts and suggestions for the next steps.
Zenken launched ZenNext Labs, which introduces highly skilled IT talent in India to Japanese companies. It forms teams locally and dispatches them, supporting Japanese companies in establishing development bases. Against the backdrop of forecasts of an IT talent shortage in 2030, these initiatives are expanding options for securing personnel overseas.