Buying the land or older home
Ownership settles in / no change on the land or at the house
Deciding to build or renovate stage
The design process begins
Cost of the project
Determined resolve to build
Signing the contract
Breaking ground
Construction realities (the unplanned events /costs)
The continued ups and downs of the building process
Bank draws
The initial subcontractor stage
Changes
Conclusion of the initial subcontractor
Trim phase
15a. Bank draw
Hectic phase
Final subcontractor phase
Construction ends
Closing
Packing - moving
20a. Moving - unpacking
Final punch list items are completed
House chores (landscaping/the neverending maintenance --- the joy of it all

22a. Experiencing your first ice storm/hurricane power outage in your new solar home

22 stages of the design & construction process

A semi-scientific psychological survey depicting stress and pleasure
during construction and beyond in your new green built home.