Cost Overruns Budget overruns are a pervasive issue in construction, and retail store projects are no exception. Changes, delays, and misestimates during construction all compound…
Building out physical retail stores is a high-stakes game—one where a single misstep can cost thousands (or even millions). Have you ever had a store…
McDonaldization describes how industries optimize for efficiency, predictability, uniformity, and control. This principle doesn’t just apply to burgers, it’s the secret sauce behind how companies like Walmart, Dollar General, and Wegmans scale their physical stores to thousands of locations worldwide.
Imagine your home is overflowing with clutter. You hire a professional organizer who tidies everything up—but without proper shelves and storage, the clean items just end up in a neat pile on the floor. That’s what happens when you rely solely on AI to clean up your asset data, especially when managing furniture, fixtures, and equipment (FF&E) for owner-furnished items in repeatable commercial spaces.
Let me tell you a little secret about working in BIM: the more data you cram into your model, the more of a nightmare it becomes to manage. Early in my career as a BIM Manager, I thought it was smart to add as much data as possible to Revit Families for owner-furnished items (OFI).
It’s 2025 and we’re still doing manual data entry? Check out this video demo of how Kit, our AI copilot in Ephany, is now able to solve this problem.
I believe BIM is experiencing some growing pains, as with any new technology would. I’m starting to see that there is too much data in…
Imagine navigating a world where identification numbers didn’t exist. Without bank account numbers, driver’s license numbers, and social security numbers, it would be nearly impossible to look up information about a specific person with 100% certainty that you’re not mixing up people with the same name. Shouldn’t every piece of furniture, fixture, and equipment (FF&E) in your commercial space require the same standard?
Managing furniture, fixtures, and equipment (FF&E) across a fleet of stores is a complex challenge for physical retail organizations. Surprisingly, some of the largest retail brands in the world are managing those assets in Excel spreadsheets (or other similar format). If that statement resonated with you, the below image probably looks all too familiar.
We’re on a mission to simplify how businesses roll out furniture, fixtures, and equipment, but we know one thing: the best solutions are built alongside the people who use them every day.