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In August 2026 a Reddit commenter wrote that New Frameworks makes an eco-friendly, accessible ADU called the Casita, that there is one on their street, and that it looks really nice and seems to be working well for the family so far. New Frameworks is an Essex Junction company that says it has been in business 20 years and describes its work as straw panels, ADU housing and home performance upgrades. In January 2024 a Reddit commenter wrote that they were building a double-wall straw bale passive house with New Frameworks, and that the company can scale how much of a project it takes on, from design work to turnkey. In March 2024 another commenter working with the company on their buildings wrote that it can tailor its level of involvement to the client's experience. A March 2024 commenter wrote that New Frameworks makes straw bale prefab panels using leftover straw from the Nitty Gritty Grain Co. and builds houses suited to northern Vermont weather. In November 2024 a Reddit commenter described the company as prefabricating custom and pre-designed homes using straw structural insulated panels.
“New Frameworks makes an eco-friendly and accessible ADU - the Casita. There's one on our street and it looks really nice and seems to be working well for the family so far”
“New Frameworks makes some very cool, very green tiny(ish) homes”
“New Frameworks in Essex Junction is also a prefabricated housing provider, but with natural, locally sourced materials that result in net negative carbon emissions.”
“I'm working with them for my buildings and they're an amazing group of people that can tailor their level of involvement to your experience.”
“New Frameworks creates straw bale prefab panels (using leftover straw from the Nitty Gritty Grain Co!) and builds northern-VT-weather-appropriate houses with them.”
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Typical your area range for this kind of work, from regional averages — not a quote from New Frameworks. Use it to sanity-check bids, then get the real number in writing.
Estimated range
$23,000 – $35,000
Typical remodeling project around $29,000