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Last thematic comment: It looks like you're doing 5.1 pre-wire for a TV over a fireplace. Don't put a TV over the fireplace. Especially don't if this is supposed to be the prime TV and Movie watching space! I'd eliminate the fireplace from the build altogether and put the money saved into...

You've got a living space over the garage. If it's not too late, talk with the builder about going above and beyond on the insulation between second floor and the garage. I've never known anyone happy with standard construction quality when you've got a garage under living space, especially...

Also on home wiring: wire for ceiling fans in every major room. That way you've got the three-way switch and the ceiling box already there for if and when you want overhead lighting. Make sure there's an outlet in little spaces like a garage mudroom. We almost missed that, but having an outlet...

Explicitly confirm they are running ethernet from the FIOS ONT box down to your wiring panel along with the coax. I'm FIOS in a new build. They only ran the coax from the ONT box in the garage to the homerun in the basement. They use a FIOS modem there to take coax in send out TV (coax) and...

If you will use Verizon FIOS in your new home, have Cat6 run from the fiber-optic entrance to your "home run" connection box.

I have neither whole-home audio nor wireless speakers, so I'm only speaking as an observer. But from what I've seen, that's not a practical issue. New home construction has lots of outlets along walls. If you toss the wireless speaker in a corner, under a coffee table, in a decorate shelf, it...

My opinion: Don't pay for whole-house speakers. Buy Sonos or HomePod or Alex speakers for room ambient audio. Put the money saved into upgrading your main living room or media room equipment. If you're putting in any HDMI runs, have them run conduit with a fishline, so you can later upgrade...