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New Frameworks

Plus we celebrate the drummers! in The Jazz Room

Ace McArleton Housing Innovation

by SMG's 'Are We Here Yet?' Podcast | Season X

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Ace McArleton , Co-CEO of New Frameworks

Meet Our Guest

We joined Ace McArleton of Vermont-based New Frameworks to talk about their panelized building innovations for the housing marketplace.  New Frameworks practices high performance natural building towards the construction of climate justice and regeneration.  Innovation is expressed in their home construction products and processes, their sourcing of materials, for sure.  But it’s also in their employee-ownership model, their steadfast dedication to inclusion and more.  

Learn in two episodes their origin story, Ace’s thoughts on housing innovation, employee ownership and how to grow a company that consistently leads through example.

Explore New Frameworks

New Frameworks Beam Embodied Carbon Calculator tool 

Link to panels page

Link to the Casitas models 

Innova802 Team 04.17.24 while recording at VCET, Burlington, VT
Jazz Drumming legend Jack DeJohnette behind the skins

... In The Jazz Room

On today’s The Jazz Room we celebrate the Drummers!  Host Joan Watson-Jones dedication to drummers. Though she did not have the pleasure of interviewing the great Roy Haynes who passed away last week, we have many of his friends to celebrate in this episode.  


Episode starts appro. 34:30

The Drummers!

by The Jazz Room | Originally aired Broadcast Radio 2006