New Frameworks

We are a multi-racial, women-, queer- and trans-owned worker cooperative committed to a kinder sort of building.

MEET NEW FRAMEWORKS

About Our Team

We are a multi-racial, women-, queer- and trans-owned worker cooperative committed to a kinder sort of building.

Locally sourced natural materials like native hardwood, clay, and stone soften our impact on the planet. Our ecologically-minded building practices and comprehensive, full-service systems design make our buildings at home on earth while providing state-of-the-art comfort and efficiency for the people that rely on them.

New Frameworks practices high performance natural building towards the construction of climate justice and regeneration in our region.

OUR STORY

Building Better for Our Collective Future

In today's built environment, we see both an ecological crisis in regards to toxicity and climate impact, as well as a social justice crisis regarding health impact to workers and owners, affordability of operating and accessing safe shelter, and the emotional/psychological impacts of conventional designs using conventional materials.

To address these issues in the time frame laid out for us by the physical realities of our planet and cultural realities of our society, we need to leapfrog past current paradigms and radically reframe (new frameworks!) how we approach the problem in a systems-thinking structure. We have the current, proven, data-driven, value/cost-comparable proof of concept in using locally-sourced, non-toxic, natural materials that support local working landscapes and sustainable agricultural initiatives scaled to our region to create plant-based building solutions.

These approaches surpass the durability and performance of petroleum-based counterparts (i.e. foam and heavily-manufactured products), "bank" or store carbon for net positive atmospheric carbon reduction, and create healthy spaces that enliven and inspire the people that use it.

Our Values Are Our Foundation

POSITIVE RELATIONSHIPS

We foster positive relationships with our clients and contractors with active listening, respect-driven collaboration, thoughtful compassion, and curiosity.

HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS

We are dedicated to ecological and social responsibility, an enduring love of our planet, and to the health and safety of those who live in the buildings we work on.

TRUE SUSTAINABILITY

We go further than mere “energy efficiency” by bringing decades of experience and tools to support values and priorities for deep sustainability.

COOPERATIVE PRINCIPLES

Every member of our group is an owner; that fact is reflected in our commitment to one another, our work, and our clients.

Our Team

WE’RE HIRING!

Join Our Team

We are a busy, fun, egalitarian-yet-structured, creative, kind, and mission-driven group of people working together towards the goal of developing ecological and social climate justice and regeneration practices in the building and design trades.

If you've been looking for a way to use your architectural or building skills to advance climate change response through the built environment; design and construction with natural, local, and plant-based materials; and be an integral part of an equitable, intersectional feminist workplace with a strong team culture, we welcome you!

People of color, trans and gender-nonconforming people, people from poor and working-class backgrounds, queer people, and women are encouraged to apply.

Check out our current job postings and information on how to apply.