New Frameworks

Introducing our newest Casita: the Toro 900!! 🎉One-floor living with 2 bedrooms and 2 baths, the Toro is both solid on the earth and opens to light and flow in the living spaces above. Helpful for those looking for aging in place, modern living, and inter-generational and/or community housing options, the Toro 900 is not just another pretty face. Always made with earth-friendly and healthy materials, such as our (organic) straw structural insulated panels (S-SIPs), regional wood-based insulation from @timberhp.insulatebetter , and suggested design finishes, our version of new construction makes the world a better place. We house our communities by drawing down more carbon with the building materials used than we emit - reversing climate heating with each build. Our team is excited to talk with you if you see yourself or a loved one or community member in one of these. Reach out to us - contact info in our bio. Talk soon and much 🌾❤️. #newframeworks #casitas #nontoxicliving #diyhome #adu

While extractive construction industries keep churning out emissions in the name of profit, we’re over here harvesting straw—a renewable byproduct of agriculture—and transforming it into carbon-storing straw-structural insulated panels (S-SIPs). 🌾 Each square foot of our wall panels locks away 6kg of carbon, taking it out of the atmosphere and putting it to work in high-performance, healthy homes. In 2024 alone, our co-op compressed tons of straw into panels, storing an astonishing 55,638 kg of carbon. This is what regenerative building looks like: building for the planet, not against it. We aren’t just building healthy, non-toxic homes, we are building a future where every structure has the power to repair and restore. One panel at a time. 🌱 Check out our blog via our website in bio to learn more about the carbon-storing properties of our panels! #newframeworks #ecofriendly #climateaction #ecofriendlyproducts #regenerativeagriculture #greenbuilding #energyefficient #carbonnuetral #passivehouse #sustainablebuilding #embodiedcarbon

Straw Structural Insulated Panels (S-SIPs) are revolutionizing how we build, and here’s why they should be part of your next project: 1️⃣ Healthier Homes, Healthier Lives: S-SIPs are crafted with natural, non-toxic materials—primarily straw, a renewable agricultural byproduct. This means no harmful off-gassing, better indoor air quality, and a healthier environment for you and your family. Breathe easier knowing your home promotes well-being from the inside out. 2️⃣ Eco-Friendly at Its Core: Building with S-SIPs helps combat climate change. Straw captures and stores carbon dioxide during its growth, making these panels carbon-negative—they remove more CO2 from the atmosphere than they emit. Plus, using this renewable resource reduces reliance on energy-intensive materials like fiberglass, foam, concrete and steel. 3️⃣ Superior Energy Efficiency: With their high insulating value, S-SIPs create a thermal envelope that keeps your home cozy in the winter and cool in the summer. Less energy required for heating and cooling = lower utility bills, comfortability year round, AND a reduced carbon footprint. 🌎 4️⃣ Durability Meets Sustainability: Straw might sound delicate, but S-SIPs are anything but. These panels are robust, offering superior structural performance while remaining gentle on the planet. Our panels come fully engineered with a structural stamp in most US states. 5️⃣ Building a Better Future: Choosing S-SIPs supports a regenerative building approach. By opting for materials that prioritize the planet, you’re helping shift the industry toward construction methods that protect our natural resources for future generations. 🌱 At New Frameworks, we believe that creating homes with S-SIPs isn’t just about sustainable building—it’s about fostering health, resilience, and connection with the Earth. Ready to make your home part of the solution? Let’s build something beautiful together. 🌾 Have questions about S-SIPs? Drop your questions in the comments or send us a message. #newframeworks #ecofriendly #climateaction #ecofriendlyproducts #regenerativeagriculture #greenbuilding #energyefficient #carbonnuetral #passivehouse #sustainablebuilding

We’re proud to have developed an interior plaster base coat system for straw insulated panels with @newframeworks , @rareforms.design , @seed.collaborative , @liz_earthen_endeavors , & @naturalbuildingsupplies . Three cheers for collaboration at the cutting edge of low carbon regenerative building technology 🎉🎉🎉 These panels will be delivered to a job site pre-plastered and will only require treatment of the joints followed by @earthaus.plaster or @goldhillclayplaster finish coats. #earthausbuild #earthausplaster #strawpanelconstruction #regenerativebuilding #carbonsequestration

One of our latest units, a customized Árbol 1200, looking beautiful in the afternoon sun as captured by @kinfolkphotographyvt . Some highlights of this unit: 1. This prefabricated Casita stored roughly -3,084 kg CO₂e, the carbon-storing equivalent to the environmental impact of planting 142 fully grown trees or removing 31 CO₂ - emitting vehicles from the road over the course of one year. 🌱🌎And even better, it was built with 0 cement (cement is the LARGEST source of carbon emissions in the construction industry - making up about 40% of their total emissions! ❌🙅‍♀️) 2. Built with natural, low carbon materials like New Frameworks (that’s us!) and now, the @seed.collaborative straw and @timberhp.insulatebetter structural insulated panels (SIPs), locally grown and milled hemlock structural elements and pine finishes, low-carbon and 0-VOC stains (@lifetimewoodtreatment ) , sealants (@vermontnaturalcoatings ), plasters (@earthaus.plaster ) and paints (@ecospaints ), this unit is as healthy for its inhabitants as it is the environment! 3. While this prefabricated Casita was customized from our standard version, this 1200SF 3BR, 2BA unit can be fabricated in about 6-weeks time and installed in under 2 months (often, faster!) 4. With our growing Seed Collaborative, this unit can be purchased and fabricated from not only our facility in Essex Junction, VT, but also any of our current and past Seed Program participants, currently @rareforms.design , @buildingintegrity , @living_craft , @pomstudiodc , @earthboundbuilding , @a1designbuild_ , and soon @earthlight.build , @soldesignbuild , @jacksloanreservoir , @structuredesignandbuild @casnaturalbuilds We currently have fabrication and delivery openings in SUMMER 2026 (yes, this summer!) from a majority of our manufacturers. 🗓️ Join our grassroots MOVEMENT where homeowners and homebuilders can play a part in reversing climate change, while reaping the benefits of healthy, non-toxic living. Visit our LINK IN BIO to request a quote for a prefabricated Casita!

• Trying to get back into posting after a long cold winter here in Vermont. It’s been fun to switch things up over the shoulder season with some interior home sessions. These are from one of New Frameworks latest builds. Clean design, bright spaces, and built with carbon-storing materials. The natural light did most of the work for me. ☀️• • • • • • • • • #interiorhome #newframeworks #vermonthomes #vermontinteriors #vermontrealestatephotographer

Feliz Día de Los Trabajadores! Happy May Day! (Español abajo) We join the working peoples of the world in saying: 1. Tax the rich 2. No ICE. No war. 3. Hands off our vote New Frameworks is celebrating May Day today by working together at our worker owned cooperative creating climate-healing homes for our communities - and then joining Migrant Justice in the rally and picket at Hannaford grocery, march to the ICE administrative building, and peoples’ festival. We are proud to stand in solidarity with these demands and the organizations leading this work in our communities. And with the cooperative sector who joins this mobilization today Friday May 1. #mayday #strike #climatejustice #powertothepeople #cooperatives @usfwc @migrantjusticevt Nos unimos a los trabajadores de todo el mundo para decir: 1. Gravar a los ricos. 2. No al ICE. No a la guerra. 3. No toquen nuestro voto. New Frameworks celebra hoy el Primero de Mayo trabajando juntos en nuestra cooperativa de propiedad de los trabajadores para crear viviendas respetuosas con el clima para nuestras comunidades, y luego uniéndonos a Migrant Justice en la concentración y el piquete frente al supermercado Hannaford, la marcha hacia el edificio administrativo del ICE y el festival comunitario. Estamos orgullosos de solidarizarnos con estas reivindicaciones y con las organizaciones que lideran esta labor en nuestras comunidades. Y con el sector cooperativo que se une a esta movilización hoy, viernes 1 de mayo.

Our grantee @smokeyhousecenter based in Danby Vermont has partnered with @healthymaterialslab a non-profit at @parsonsschoolofdesign on a project exploring how nature-based building systems can address housing challenges in rural and small-town communities. Students at Parsons along with HML have designed a building which will be constructed at Smokey House Center with local timber and Straw Structural Insulated Panels (S-SIPs) created by @newframeworks . At the heart of this collaboration is a shared commitment to centering human health and local ecologies in every design decision. By prioritizing locally sourced timber and non-fossil fuel-based materials, the project aims to reduce embodied carbon in construction while creating models that are affordable, resilient, and replicable in communities across the region. See the link in our bio for more info.

Building Integrity co-founder Virgil was proud to co-present at NESEA’s Building Energy Boston conference last month alongside Ace @acegonzmc from New Frameworks and Greg from Rare Forms! We spoke about scaling resilient, socially responsible, and climate-restorative construction practices through cooperation and mutual aid rather than competition. We highlighted our emergent Seed Collaborative as a vehicle through which we are modeling this: A Straw Panel Producer’s Cooperative dedicated to sharing services, improvements, and consulting amongst one another, and lifting each other up as vetted straw panel producers! We couldn’t be more excited to be a part of this, and are steadfast in our commitment to making healthy, high-performing and carbon-storing walls an option for your next project!

Excited to be heading to BuildingEnergy Boston 2026 next week to share some of the work we’ve been building through the Seed Collaborative 🌱 Greg will be joining Ace from @newframeworks and Virgil from @buildingintegrity to talk about “Scaling Resilience Through Community & Collaboration” — and how we move beyond competitive models toward something more regenerative in the building industry. This work is rooted in a simple idea: 👉 The challenges we’re facing—climate, housing, workforce skill gaps—are too big to solve in silos. The Seed Collaborative is an experiment in doing things differently: -Sharing knowledge instead of guarding it -Building networks instead of isolated projects -Creating systems that restore rather than extract We're really looking forward to connecting with others who are thinking about how we build with community, not just for it. We'll also be representing on the tradeshow floor with the Bio-Based Materials Collective material petting zoo. Come say hi and touch a straw panel! 🌾 📍 Monday at 10:30am in Harbor 1 #BuildingEnergyBoston #nesea #SustainableBuilding #ResilientDesign #Collaboration #ClimateAction

Join us May 7-8 in the Hudson Valley for the Bio-based Materials Summit 2026 ⬇️ Discover the region’s rich bio-based ecosystem and convene with leaders driving the future of healthier, regenerative building materials. Here's what to expect: Day 1 | Field, Forest, and Factory Experience the full journey of bio-based materials - from regenerative farms and regional forests to applied projects and innovative fabrication. Explore hands-on how materials are grown, processed, and scaled for the built environment. Day 2 | The Future of Bio-Based Materials At @scenichudson ’s Northside Hub in Poughkeepsie, cross-sector leaders in policy, finance, design, manufacturing, and education gather to share research, insights, and strategies. Together, we’ll envision the next frontier and map actionable steps to advance the bio-based materials movement. 🔗 Reserve your spot via the link in bio

Wellness begins in the foundation of your home. Straw-based Structurally Insulated Panels (S-SIPs) are prefabricated, self-supporting wall sections filled with chopped, densely compressed straw inside a wood frame. Instead of foam, they use an agricultural byproduct with far lower embodied carbon. The density of the straw helps resist fire spread and, because it is too densely packed, it does not attract pests. Panels are installed quickly, which is a major advantage in regions with short building seasons and limited labor. It is a smart evolution of straw-bale building, pairing natural materials with contemporary fabrication. Our friends at @newframeworks are the experts at S-SIPs, and we’re grateful to have collaborated with them on a recent project. Learn more about how we work with natural building materials at the link in our bio.