I suggest you design your new home with the principles of Universal Design, and sustainability (solar panels, wind turbines), and an excellent architectural site plan to take into account prevailing winds, micro ecosystems, and so forth. Putting a focus on this extra attention to detail at the beginning will save a lot of expense as you go along.

Best wishes.

Thank you so much for your input, I appreciate your suggestions and will be incorporating them into our house plans .
Thanks again. . .Kathy

Will you post updates from time to time?