*HOUSE-HUNTING HINTS Building New HomesBetter And More Efficiently (NAPSA)—If you're like most of @ today’s new homebuyers, chances are E& your happiness depends on how well—and how fast— your new home is built. According to a Homessuch as the Bainbridge demonstrate the 2001 study by J D. capabilities of off-site construction. Powers and Associates, quality and prompt comple- nationwide producer of modular tion are at the top ofa list of fac- homes. It debuted its newest tors driving overall customer national model, the Bainbridge, at the 2002 International Builders’ satisfaction with their new homes. The study says that today’s Show in Atlanta. To illustrate homebuyers want high perfor- how much time could be saved, mance homes that simplify their Genesis’ ow house was built lives and they want them quickly inside the exhibit hall in less than six days. without sacrificing quality. Designed specifically for baby It is a tough order for traditional builders who can take as boomers looking to scale down or long as 12 to 18 months to com- trade up with their new home plete a home and who are con- purchase, the model’s design and stantly faced with challenges amenities are tailored to the related to the availability of group’s lifestyle needs. skilled labor, materials ortages The 2,595-square-foot home is available nationwide and features and weatherdelays. a flexible floor plan, a high tech These criteria are easier to realize for the off-site construction home theater and personal fitness industry. center, as well as fully integrated According to the President of home systems capable of expanding with rapid changes in technolGenesis Homes, Roger Lasater, the company’soff-site construction ogy. These and other amenities process can deliver a high-quality are designed to enhance the baby home that is completely indistin- boomer generation’s ever-changguiable from a site-built home— ing, energetic, health-conscious and high-techlifestyle. within 90 daysorless. The fact that the off-site con“The off-site construction process is faster because it takes struction process’ efficiencies can advantages of efficiencies that save homebuyers as much as 15 include the availability of bulk- percent on these homes and feapurchased materials, the steady tures is an added bonus. “The Bainbridgeis an excellent employment of skilled trades people and construction in a example of the industry’s speed, completely controlled environ- quality, design and construction ment,” said Lasater. “The process capabilities,” said Lasater. “It also also includes opportunities for represents a really smart choice quality control that are morereli- for homebuyers who want more home for their money, faster— able than site construction.” within 90 days, rather than nine Genesis Homes, based in Auburn Hills, Mich., is the only to 12 months.”
