San Diego Firm Introduces New Building Technology to the West Coast
With the construction industry still struggling to recover amid a slow growth economy, it’s the construction professionals who are willing to try new things and explore new technologies that are going to succeed. That’s because finding more efficient, more affordable, and quicker ways to build has never been more important to the industry. In some cases, developers and contractors are turning to modular building solutions as a way to tighten control over cost and quality, as well as a means to achieve significant time savings. However, many builders are still wary of building large or customized projects entirely with modular building solutions.
Enter NOVI Industries, Inc., a San Diego firm that is bringing a new modular building technology to the Western United States: prefabricated modular bathroom pods. Max Raja, NOVI’s Senior Project Manager, argues that InoviaPods, NOVI’s modular bathrooms, offer the best of both traditional and modular construction because they provide the advantages of modular construction, but can also be easily integrated within traditional construction projects. Since bathrooms are some of the most time-sensitive parts of a construction project, building with modular bathroom pods can reduce a construction schedule by 20-30%, a feat which by itself drastically increases project efficiency and decreases overhead, insurance, and labor costs. But NOVI’s factory controlled manufacturing processes also provides tighter control over costs and quality.
These clear advantages to modular bathroom construction have led Europe to lead the industry in the manufacturing and use of modular bathroom pods. In fact, Europe has been building with modular bathrooms for over 30 years and most commercial contractors in Europe refuse to build without them! “I’m frankly completely shocked that the U.S. has taken this long to adopt such a time-saving concept,” Max says.
“A common perception is that modular construction forces the use of generic fixtures and that control over design is lost, but that doesn’t reflect they way construction technology has advanced,” Max insists. All of NOVI’s modular bathrooms are built to the client’s exact specifications, including the size of the bathroom, the layout, and the fixtures and finishes in the bathroom as well. It would seem that completely customizable, fully-equipped, factory-made bathroom pods are the wave of the future and can help builders increase efficiency and decrease costs, the only question is whether construction professionals will take the plunge and try something new.
About NOVI Industries, Inc.
Headquartered in San Diego, CA, NOVI Industries, Inc. is an accomplished manufacturer of prefabricated modular bathroom pods, kitchen and bath cabinetry, outdoor BBQ islands, and steel studs, track, and corrugated sheet metal. NOVI Industries has decades of experience serving in the construction industry and has managed construction projects of over 8 million square-feet.