IN-PERSON IN PIONEERTOWN, CA
SUNDAY, September 27, 2026 - 9AM - 1PM
Zero Net Carbon Design (ZNCD) Credit Eligible

This field workshop is a condensed introduction to adobe block and construction taught in a single pleasant morning in Pioneertown, California.

IN-PERSON IN PIONEERTOWN, CA
SUNDAY, October 18, 2026 - 12PM - 4PM
Zero Net Carbon Design (ZNCD) Credit Eligible

This field workshop is a condensed introduction to adobe block and construction taught in a single pleasant morning in Pioneertown, California.

ON-DEMAND BOOTCAMP

This 6-module online bootcamp will teach you the fundamentals of adobe block and construction that can be completed at your own pace. The comprehensive curriculum teaches you everything you need to know to build your own landscape garden wall from adobe bricks. As an AIA-accredited class, architectural professionals will also have the opportunity to earn 10 HSW Learning Units.

ON-DEMAND BOOTCAMP

This 6-module online bootcamp teaches the fundamentals to finishing interior and exterior walls with natural plasters, and can be completed at your own pace. We focus on mixing and applying clay plasters and paints on a variety of substrates (masonry as well non-masonry/frame/drywall constructions). As an AIA-accredited class, architectural professionals will also have the opportunity to earn 10 HSW Learning Units.

ON-DEMAND 100-LEVEL
Zero Net Carbon Design (ZNCD) Credit Eligible

This course gives an overview of the different earthen construction types and why adobe makes sense. This one-hour online class is a condensed introduction to using earth as a building material taught via a series of video modules. As an AIA-accredited class, architectural professionals will also have the opportunity to earn 1 HSW Learning Unit.

ON-DEMAND 100-LEVEL

This course gives an overview of what adobe is made of and how to test soils for suitability in earthen construction. This one-hour online class is a condensed introduction to using earth as a building material taught via a series of video modules. As an AIA-accredited class, architectural professionals will also have the opportunity to earn 1 HSW Learning Unit.

ON-DEMAND 100-LEVEL

This course gives an overview of how to make adobe blocks and test them for strength for use in earthen construction. This one-hour online class is a condensed introduction to using earth as a building material taught via a series of video modules. As an AIA-accredited class, architectural professionals will also have the opportunity to earn 1 HSW Learning Unit.

ON-DEMAND 100-LEVEL

This course gives an overview of common water resistance admixtures (stabilizers) used in earthen construction. This one-hour online class is a condensed introduction to using earth as a building material taught via a series of video modules. As an AIA-accredited class, architectural professionals will also have the opportunity to earn 1 HSW Learning Unit.

ON-DEMAND 100-LEVEL
Zero Net Carbon Design (ZNCD) Credit Eligible

This course gives an overview of building codes which pertain to earthen construction in the USA. This one-hour online class is a condensed introduction to using earth as a building material taught via a series of video modules. As an AIA-accredited class, architectural professionals will also have the opportunity to earn 1 HSW Learning Unit.

ON-DEMAND 200-LEVEL

This two-hour online class gives a compehensive overview of producing large quantities of earthen blocks taught via a series of video modules. Referencing the production approach used by New Mexico Earth Adobes in Albuquerque, NM, this AIA-accredited class allows architectural professionals the opportunity to earn 2 HSW Learning Units.

ON-DEMAND 200-LEVEL

This two-hour online class is a condensed introduction to common foundation types for adobe structures taught via a series of video modules. This course gives an overview of the design and materials used in foundations that meet code. As an AIA-accredited class, architectural professionals will also have the opportunity to earn 2 HSW Learning Units.

ON-DEMAND 200-LEVEL

This two-hour online class is a condensed introduction to building earthen walls with adobe blocks taught via a series of video modules. This course gives an overview of the design, materials and construction techniques used by the company Albuquerque Joinery to meet code in New Mexico. As an AIA-accredited class, architectural professionals will also have the opportunity to earn 2 HSW Learning Units.

ON-DEMAND 200-LEVEL

This two-hour online class is a condensed introduction to plasters for earthen buildings taught via a series of video modules. This course gives an overview of the materials, tools and plaster techniques used by the company Lehm Bau Kunst to carry out large-scale earthen plaster work in and around Erfurt, Germany. As an AIA-accredited class, architectural professionals will also have the opportunity to earn 2 HSW Learning Units.

ON-DEMAND 200-LEVEL
Zero Net Carbon Design (ZNCD) Credit Eligible

This two-hour online class is a condensed introduction to passive solar for earthen buildings taught via a series of video modules. This course gives an overview of the passive solar design, materials and construction techniques used by Loescher Meachem Architects in their adobe projects. As an AIA-accredited class, architectural professionals will also have the opportunity to earn 2 HSW Learning Units.