Your list is a 100% match with my requirements list for my build in the Chicago area in 2018. Sounds like you may have also spent a lot of time on Green Building Advisor articles and forums.
Our biggest challenge was finding contractors willing to execute to plan. My wife and I ended up doing a lot of work ourselves especially around insulation details and HVAC systems.
Our biggest challenge was finding contractors willing to execute to plan. My wife and I ended up doing a lot of work ourselves especially around insulation details and HVAC systems.