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# The Build Process

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How a home actually goes from a blighted building to a community-owned asset — the unit of work that the cost-reduction engine, the EQTBLT loop, and the platform all coordinate around.
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## The flow — blight to ownership

```mermaid
flowchart TD
    S["1 · Source<br/>incentive-gated acquisition<br/>land bank · TIF · corridor"]
    D["2 · Deconstruct<br/>recover 50%+ of materials<br/>Reclamation Screen → Yard"]
    P["3 · Process<br/>sort · grade · remill · fabricate<br/>Depot → Workshop → Forge"]
    B["4 · Build / Rehab<br/>member crews · trained labor<br/>recovered materials"]
    Q["5 · QC<br/>tracked on the platform<br/>safety certs"]
    PL["6 · Place<br/>~60% held rent-to-equity<br/>~40% member ownership pathway"]
    A["7 · Accrue<br/>contribution logged → EQTBLT minted<br/>community ownership"]
    S --> D --> P --> B --> Q --> PL --> A
```

## Where the cost comes out

At each step, cost moves off the cash ledger:

| Step                  | Cost lever                                                                |
| --------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Source                | Incentive-gated acquisition → near-free land-bank conveyance              |
| Deconstruct / process | Recovered materials replace 50%+ of purchased materials                   |
| Build / rehab         | Trainable labor settled in EQTBLT (cash only for licensed trades)         |
| Place                 | Held units become collateral; sold units recycle cash into the build fund |

## Where the homes go — 60 / 40

* **\~60% held** as rent-to-equity — the DAO keeps the appreciating asset and earns the operating share of rent. These build the community's balance sheet.
* **\~40% on a member ownership pathway** — sold to members (affordable mortgage), recycling cash into the next builds.

## Quality control — the answer to "can sweat equity build real housing?"

QC is not informal. The construction-management platform tracks every project, task, and subtask; the **Hall → Workshop → site** pipeline gates members into work they're certified for; licensed trades (electrical, plumbing, structural) are cash-paid and licensed; and safety certification is gated at the Foundry. Cost-reduction never means corner-cutting — it means a different *cost composition*, not a lower *standard*.

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[Workforce & Training](/execution/workforce-training.md)
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[The Circular Supply Chain](/how-it-works/circular-supply-chain.md)
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