Franklin
Franklin is a building data workspace that helps real estate professionals compare drawing revisions, track project issues, and organize documents in one connected platform. The tool uses AI to answer plain-language questions about building files, with sources linked for verification. It supports DWG and IFC formats, enabling users to control 3D models and measure elements directly in the browser.
- Artificial Intelligence
- AI Agents
- Construction Technology
- Property Technology
- Software Only
Funding
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Problem
Building projects generate vast numbers of drawings, models, and documents across multiple revisions, making it difficult to know which version is current, what changed between versions, and which decisions were made by whom. This fragmented information leads to conflicts between disciplines, missed issues, and costly surprises during construction and handover.
Solution
Franklin provides a building data workspace that structures, connects, and makes building information searchable across the entire project lifecycle. The platform automatically reads and labels uploaded files by category, discipline, and stage, then links related documents, drawings, models, and issues into a knowledge graph. Users can compare two revisions of DWG or IFC files side-by-side to see exactly what changed, track and manage issues with statuses and linked documents, and control 3D models by filtering floors or cutting section boxes. A built-in AI assistant answers plain-language questions about the project, citing the exact source document for every answer.
Target Audience
Primary users are heads of development, technical project managers, owner-developers, and cost managers responsible for real estate projects who need to track changes, manage issues, and make informed decisions across complex building documentation.
Features
- Revision comparison for DWG and IFC files showing added/removed lines, element counts, and material changes with traceable source references
- Issue tracking with Kanban and list views, statuses, disciplines, assignees, due dates, and linked documents
- Automatic document classification by category, discipline, and stage with timeline and folder views
- 3D model viewer with floor filtering, section box cutting, element inspection, and direct issue creation
- Measurement tool for calculating distances between selected drawing lines
- AI chat interface that answers questions from project documents with source citations
- Knowledge graph connecting drawings, documents, decisions, and people for full traceability