Detailed Professional Rebuilding Timeline

This article is written by Mark Attard, construction expert with Hammerwell Inc, and Passive House certified tradesperson. If you have questions, please feel free to reach out to Mark at the contact at the end.

This document assumes that you have already picked your team of collaborators. It is vitally important that to be successful in building a new home that you have selected your architect, builder and energy or passive house consultant before starting on any design work. 

Concept

Schematic Design 

Budget and Financial scope 

Preliminary Services Contract with Builder 

Contract with energy or passive house consultant 

Initial Planning

Design Development 

Floor plan development 

Elevation development 

Roofing studies  

Building envelope details developed 

Initial Energy Modeling or PHPP (passive house planning package) 

Assemblies’ discussions 

Floor, walls, roofs, windows 

Define WRB location (weather resistant barrier) 

Define airtight layer location 

Mechanical systems discussions 

Preliminary tracking budget 

+/- 30% budget with many allowances (track to “all-in” budget, determine if design changes need to be made) 

Surveying- hired directly by homeowner, coordinated with builder 

Geotechnical report- hired directly by homeowner, coordinated with builder 

Civil plans- hired directly by homeowner, coordinated with builder 

Landscape Architect- hired directly by homeowner, coordinated with builder 

Intermediate Planning

Refined architectural drawing 

Exterior specifications and finishes 

Some interior finish selections defined 

Structural drawings 

Further developed energy model or PHPP 

Building envelope defined 

Floor assemblies finalized 

Walls assemblies finalized 

Windows finalized 

Roof assemblies finalized 

Mechanical systems defined 

Heating and cooling systems 

Coordinated plans submitted to architect 

Mechanical fresh air systems 

Coordinated plans submitted to architect 

DHW (domestic hot water) system 

Coordinated plans submitted to architect 

Budgeting 

+/- 20% budget, more defined, fewer allowances, finish selections narrowed. 

Final Planning

Architectural and Structural  

Coordinated sets ready for submittal 

Most selections defined and chosen 

Mechanical Systems 

Coordinated with architectural and structural 

Energy modeling or PHPP 

Final model or PHPP coordinated with architectural and structural 

Landscaping 

Coordinated with architectural and structural 

Permitting 

Submit to municipality for review 

Scheduling 

Construction schedule developed per previous discussions and expectations  

Refined Budget 

+/- 10% budget for construction, few allowances 

Well defined scopes of work 

Construction Contract 

Construction Budget 

Permit or Construction architectural documents 

Permit or Construction structural documents 

Break Ground

Refined Schedule 

Construction drawings 

Final material selections 

Final details 

Project Management 

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