The ReVISION House Scottsdale had a messy start—and that’s a good thing.

Editor’s note: Last September, Green Builder introduced The Forever House, when owners Steve Easley and Susan Raterman began chronicling their efforts toward remodeling a very underperforming home in Scottsdale, Ariz. That chapter unveiled the challenge ahead: a 1970s-era structure rife with bad insulation, leaky air vents, erratic floor plans, and worse.