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The Fohlio PodcastProcurement 101: What it is and How to Manage It EffectivelyDiscover essential strategies for managing procurement like a pro and learn how the right tools can simplify your workflow. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just starting out, this session is packed with insights you won't want to miss!
2025-03-2023 min
Thrive In DesignS7, E11: How To Bridge Design and Procurement: Insights from Fohlio CEO Huibin YuYour creativity is the spark that transforms ideas into inspiring spaces, breathtaking visuals, and unforgettable experiences. But what happens when that spark meets the hurdles of procurement—delayed timelines, endless paperwork, and brand inconsistencies? Bridging the gap between design and procurement isn’t just about fixing processes; it’s about amplifying your brilliance. By aligning your artistic vision with efficient, technology-driven workflows, you can focus on what you do best: designing. In this episode with Huibin Yu, we discuss how design and procurement teams can collaborate more effectively, the importance of simplifying the specification process, and ensuring brand compliance in lar...
2025-03-2030 min
The Fohlio PodcastSimplify Budget, Specification, and Collaboration ManagementJoin Fohlio and special guest, Blima Ehrentreu, CEO and Founder of The Designers Group, as we discuss successful strategies to ensure easy specification of your project's FF&E, OS&E, and Finishes, analyze cost breakdowns, and manage the approval process.
2024-08-2627 min
The Fohlio PodcastHow Senior Living Facilities Can Improve Design Collaboration for Faster Time to MarketJoin us for an insightful episode as we explore the latest trends and challenges in senior living design, from balancing aesthetics with functionality to managing costs and integrating new technologies seamlessly.Our special guest, Nicole Bergquist, Senior Design Director at Sunrise Senior Living, shares how the company has leveraged Fohlio to overcome these challenges. Nicole provides an inside look at how Fohlio's platform has streamlined their design process, improved collaboration, and enhanced efficiency. She highlights the impact of centralized design information, detailed project documentation, and cost breakdowns in securing financial support and delivering projects on time and...
2024-07-1833 min
The Modern Hotelier#69: Increasing collaboration and efficiency for the product lifecycle | with Huibin YuEver walked into a Starbucks and immediately thought “this looks like every other Starbucks?” Probably not. But, the painstaking effort organizations go to to maintain brand standards is manual and phenomenal. Huibin Yu is the founder of Fohlio. Fohlio is building a better path to digitize the process of product data management, specification, procurement, brand standards, and inventory. Creating tech in an industry that is the last frontier for technology and defining the industry standard.In this episode, we talk about about some of the challenges that hotels face in product data management, specification, procurement, brand...
2024-05-2132 min
The Fohlio PodcastMastering the Art of Retail Design: Navigating Trends, Trials, and Triumphs with Tiffany & Co.'s Program Manager for Global Store Planning, Christina WangThe Fohlio team, along with Tiffany & Co.'s Christina Wang, discussed trends, trials, and triumphs in retail design, focusing on the shift from transactional to experiential brick and mortar stores, engagement-driven concepts, storytelling through designs, omnichannel upgrades, and digital integrations. Also discussed are the challenges faced in managing expectations of different stakeholders in a global company with regional business units and central executive leadership team, and strategies to overcome these challenges and communicate effectively throughout cross-functional teams. Fohlio introduced new features, including product blocks and cross-project reporting, which can optimize the process of assigning products to stores in retail...
2024-01-2237 min
Arquitetura ObjetivaPsicologia das Cores na Arquitetura ComercialComo as cores podem impactar o sucesso de um espaço comercial? Quais efeitos as cores provocam nos consumidores? O que levar em consideração durante a escolha das cores de interiores comerciais? Dê o play para ouvir sobre a psicologia por trás das cores na arquitetura comercial.
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Imagem da capa: Cuadernos Rubio | Valencia | Projeto de Masquespacio | https://masquespacio.com/projects/cuadernos-rubio
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BABIN, Barry, J.; HARDESTY, David M.; SUTER, Tracy A. Color and shopping intentions: The intervening effect of price fairness and p...
2023-05-0311 min
🤔 Sapessatelo! Curiosita' in Pillole 💊E se mangio fuori? 🔟 consigli e occhio ai colori! 🍭Vuoi "hackerare" la tua uscita al ristorante con gli amici? Vuoi ricevere dei consigli per non "sgarrare"? Sai che i colori influenzano l'appetito? Questo e molto altro nella puntata di oggi di Sapessatelo. Seguiteci sui canali Audio 🎧 e Video 📺:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/alchimista.me/Youtube: https://bit.ly/youtubealchimistaInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/sapessatelo/Spreaker: https://www.spreaker.com/show/sapessateloBuy me a Coffee: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/alchimista Avete un Sapessatelo da proporre? Scrivete a: sapessatelo@alchimista.me aggiungendo una vostra dedica o messaggio personale (opzionale). I migl...
2022-08-2207 min
The Fohlio Podcast[Crash Course] What You Need to Know About Lifecycle Data and How It Increases Your Building’s ValueDavid Fouché gives us a high-level guide to the different phases involved in constructing a building. He also answers the following questions: Which bits of data are involved in each phase? What's the difference between lifecycle and phase-specific data? Why does this matter to designers? Why does it matter to project owners? How does data increase a building's value? This episode is best suited for professionals who are new to the industry, and firms that want to expand their services to other phases of the construction cycle.David Fouché is one of Fohlio's product and mar...
2022-02-0228 minThe Fohlio Podcast[Recorded Webinar] Procurement During COVID: How to Manage Delays, Pricing Changes, and MoreTravis Reese and Heather Parker will discuss how to:1. Forecast lead times despite constantly changing circumstances.2. Stay on top of order tracking.3. Keep change orders and budget changes at a minimum.4. Improve coordination with suppliers.5. Maintain transparency with clients.We’re honored to be joined by:Travis Reese Procurement, Manager @Goebel Design Group. Travis’s expertise is in managing the purchase, delivery, and installation of Goebel selections to ensure efficient, on-time and on-budget projects for their clients. Goebel Design Group is a full service interior design firm which opened its door...
2022-01-2658 minThe Fohlio PodcastThriving in a Red-Hot Housing Market: How Trust and Communication are Driving Profits for New Atlantic BuildersThe current housing market is one for the books: With the median price of a single-family home in the U.S. sitting at $335,000, we’re seeing record highs. Even then, homes are getting snapped up like hotcakes, as houses stay on the market for an average of only 18 days — another record.On the outside looking in, that may seem like a good thing — but it’s not that simple. “We’ve never had a market this hot on the selling side, which is putting huge pressures on the commodities,” according to Jim Watson, Vice President and co-owner of...
2022-01-2124 minThe Fohlio PodcastRebounding From COVID: How Designing for Wellness Could Give Your Hotel an EdgeAfter a year and a half of quarantine, hotel reservations are climbing back up. Pure Wellness is helping hotels not just book rooms, but increase premium occupancy as well. How are they doing it? As it turns out, their hypoallergenic protocol (which already has a strong following in the business travel sector) is also incredibly effective at removing COVID particles.Fohlio is a product specification, procurement, and data management software for the AEC industry. With Fohlio, you can manage your budgeting, specification, purchasing, inventory, and product data processes from end to end. Go to https://w...
2021-06-1443 minThe Fohlio Podcast[Recorded Webinar] Specifying Sustainable and Healthy Materials: Best PracticesFor Earth Day 2021, our panelists discuss best practices for specifying sustainable and healthy materials.In 2020, carbon in the atmosphere had reached 415 parts per million, up from 280 PPM in 1937. During the same period, the remaining wilderness has gone down to 35%, from 66%.As designers, architects, and builders who help shape the world for future generations, specifying sustainable materials is one way we can do our part. Governments are also offering financial incentives for sustainable buildings -- a benefit owners are increasingly requiring.You will learn:- How to build a healthier and more...
2021-06-081h 03The Fohlio PodcastFireside Chat with Calvin Tsao: Mentorship Under I.M. Pei, Rebuilding an Ancient Palace in the Forbidden City, and Partying in Hong KongAncient waterproofing technologies (pig's blood mixed with lime powder, anyone?) and not taking every project that comes along: Award-winning architect Calvin Tsao talks about life and career lessons learned.Fohlio is a product specification, procurement, and data management software for the AEC industry. With Fohlio, you can manage your budgeting, specification, purchasing, inventory, and product data processes from end to end. Go to https://www.fohlio.com and schedule your demo today.
2021-02-081h 06The Fohlio PodcastMachine Learning Could Be The Future of Construction Project Management -- Here's WhyAshwani Jha is building "the ultimate database" for the AEC industry. His plan involves teaching a database to recognize different types of information, learn to validate them, and ultimately make it easier for any architecture firm or related trades to work together.Fohlio is a product specification, procurement, and data management software for the AEC industry. With Fohlio, you can manage your budgeting, specification, purchasing, inventory, and product data processes from end to end. Go to https://www.fohlio.com and schedule your demo today.
2021-02-0416 minThe Fohlio Podcast[Recorded Webinar] Managing Design Standards and Material Libraries: Best PracticesSorry about the audio! This is a recorded webinar.Learn how leading firms:Categorize products according to different project types.Group variable components for faster specification and more efficient value engineering.Remove product duplicates.Get buy-in from stakeholders like suppliers.And much, much more!Moderated by Esteban Reichberg, Senior Project Manager and Fohlio Board Adviser. Esteban earned his Bachelor of Science from Cornell University and his Master of Architecture from Columbia University. He is the recipient of the Latino Leaders of Tomorrow award from the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute, the EPFL ThinkSwiss Scholars...
2020-12-281h 04The Fohlio PodcastProtect Your Bottomline: Differing Site Conditions and Change Orders (Crash Course: Contract Law with Wally Zimolong)Differing site conditions is what happens when you’re working on a project and you encounter conditions in the field that differ from the drawings that you were provided, what was represented to you, and what you could have reasonably anticipated.Unfortunately, no matter how well any project is thought out and arranged, it’s rarely the case that everything goes exactly according to plan. This is why you’re going to need agreements for how to deal with those unexpected situations and the changes that follow.Of course, both parties have a lot at stake...
2019-07-081h 10The Fohlio PodcastProtect Your Bottomline: Scope, Price, Time, and Payment (Crash Course: Contract Law with Wally Zimolong)Construction and real estate attorney Wally Zimolong has one piece of advice to anybody in the business: "An overwhelming amount of these disputes could have been avoided if the contractor, designer, or architect had reached out to me first and had me review the contract, terms, and conditions that they were agreeing to."In 18 years of practice in construction contract law, Zimolong represented contractors, developers, and professional designers. Disputed amounts range from $2,000 all the way up to several million dollars, but one common thread unifying all these cases is this: It really all comes down to a...
2019-07-0145 minThe Fohlio PodcastActivity-Based Work is the Future of the Office (Noam Hazan)After more than a decade of the open office, critics are convinced that it's the worst thing to ever have happened to management. Is the closed office making a comeback?Actually, according to Noam Hazan, you're asking the wrong question. "It's all about offering a variety of spaces within the workplace where people have the flexibility to work." Areas for privacy, collaborative work, rest, and more, are doing a better job keeping employees happy, which means fewer sick days and more productivity.Noam is a UK-trained Architect who has worked for critically acclaimed architecture practices...
2019-06-2148 minThe Fohlio Podcast4 Keys to Creating Good Contractor-Designer Relationships (Capella Kincheloe)Friction in a project is inevitable and to be expected. With so many personalities working together, there’s bound to be some disagreements.However, it becomes a problem when delays occur, pushing back your schedule and forcing you to spend more money and time than you had planned. This happens most commonly in situations where teams and individuals have to work together when they haven’t before.Imagine how great it would feel if your business created and maintained great working relationships with professionals that make your projects go smoother. Smoother projects, of course, make for...
2019-06-1345 minThe Fohlio Podcast4 Tips for Writing Design and Architecture Proposals (Enoch Sears AIA)Worrying over the fees you're charging a client is often the very thing that makes them obsess over it. Enoch Sears explains how to effectively sell your services by focusing on value instead of cost. You will learn how to ask questions like, what really matters to this client? How can you present your proposal in order to reflect its value as a premium service? Would pricing your offerings at the higher end of the spectrum actually bring in more high-end clients? (Spoiler: Yes.)In this episode, you will learn:1. Understand 4 critical mistakes architects make...
2019-05-3140 min