https://www.adobeinaction.org/enHow ToCopyright Adobe in Actionhttps://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/576fd6ae1657fa6d703084aace7eeae5.jpghttps://www.adobeinaction.org/Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:45:57 +0000Adobe in ActionAdobe in Actionfeeds@spreaker.comConversations with Adobe in Action board member Quentin Wilson (and other practitioners from the field) on building and maintaining your own earthen home.falseepisodichttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-38-more-passive-solar-adobe-with-architect-mark-chalom--70854373thirty-eighth Mud Talks podcast, we speak to passive solar adobe architect Mark Chalom on the topic of the recent National Ambient Energy for Buildings Research Symposium and his take on the current state (and future) of passive solar architecture.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/70854373Tue, 24 Mar 2026 16:45:57 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our thirty-eighth Mud Talks podcast, we speak to passive solar adobe architect Mark Chalom on the topic of the recent https://engineering.louisville.edu/naebrs/ and his take on the current state (and future) of passive solar architecture.thirty-eighth Mud Talks podcast, we speak to passive solar adobe architect Mark Chalom on the topic of the recent National Ambient Energy for Buildings Research Symposium and his take on the current state (and future) of passive solar architecture.]]>1722adobe,architecture,earthenarchitecture,earthenplaster,mudbrick,passivecooling,passiveheating,passivesolar,solar,sunspace,thermalmass,trombewallfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-37-integrating-earth-into-art-conservation-practice-with-lea-marta-andersson--69783394thirty-seventh Mud Talks podcast, we speak to artist and Adobe in Action certificate graduate Lea Marta Andersson about how she integrates earthen building materials into her art and conservation work practice in and around Santa Fe, New Mexico.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69783394Wed, 04 Feb 2026 12:00:29 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our thirty-seventh Mud Talks podcast, we speak to artist and Adobe in Action certificate graduate Lea Marta Andersson about how she integrates earthen building materials into her art and conservation work practice in and around Santa Fe, New Mexico.thirty-seventh Mud Talks podcast, we speak to artist and Adobe in Action certificate graduate Lea Marta Andersson about how she integrates earthen building materials into her art and conservation work practice in and around Santa Fe, New Mexico.]]>1808adobe,adobebrick,adobepreservation,art,artpractice,clay,claypaint,clayplaster,conservation,earthenplaster,mudbrick,plaster,preservationfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-36-revisiting-passive-solar-adobe-the-national-ambient-energy-for-buildings-research-symposium-with-quentin-wilson--69243276thirty-sixth Mud Talks podcast, we speak to passive solar adobe specialist and Adobe in Action board member Quentin Wilson on the topic of the recent National Ambient Energy for Buildings Research Symposium which took place at Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, NM - almost 50 years after construction began on the Sundwellings Project.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/69243276Mon, 29 Dec 2025 18:57:32 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our thirty-sixth Mud Talks podcast, we speak to passive solar adobe specialist and Adobe in Action board member Quentin Wilson on the topic of the recent https://engineering.louisville.edu/naebrs/ which took place at Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, NM -...thirty-sixth Mud Talks podcast, we speak to passive solar adobe specialist and Adobe in Action board member Quentin Wilson on the topic of the recent National Ambient Energy for Buildings Research Symposium which took place at Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, NM - almost 50 years after construction began on the Sundwellings Project.]]>2268adobe,adobebrick,designbuild,mudbrick,naturalbuilding,newmexico,ownerbuilder,passivecooling,passiveheating,passivesolar,solarfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-35-adobe-owner-builder-paul-mallory-on-the-volunteer-work-day-experience-at-adobe-in-action--68311187thirty-fifth Mud Talks podcast, we speak to adobe owner builder Paul Mallory on the topic of the “Volunteer Work Days" he has begun offering in support of ongoing Adobe in Action owner-builder projects.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/68311187Tue, 28 Oct 2025 12:33:02 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our thirty-fifth Mud Talks podcast, we speak to adobe owner builder Paul Mallory on the topic of the “Volunteer Work Days" he has begun offering in support of ongoing Adobe in Action owner-builder projects.thirty-fifth Mud Talks podcast, we speak to adobe owner builder Paul Mallory on the topic of the “Volunteer Work Days" he has begun offering in support of ongoing Adobe in Action owner-builder projects.]]>1849adobe,adobebrick,cob,designbuild,earthenmortar,lightstrawclay,mudbrick,naturalbuilding,ownerbuilderfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-34-instructor-issac-logsdon-on-the-horno-design-construction-field-workshop-experience-at-adobe-in-action--67594757thirty-fourth Mud Talks podcast, we speak to Adobe in Action field instructor Issac Logsdon on the topic of his recent “Horno Design & Construction” workshop which took place in Abiquiu, NM with a group of eight students.

In addition to his teaching at Adobe in Action, Issac is the Assistant Program Director for Cornerstones Community Partnerships. With deep family roots throughout Northern New Mexico, learning traditional building skills has been a way to reconnect with the land-based traditions that have skipped a generation in his family. Issac has worked on adobe and stone preservation projects at Pecos National Historical Park, Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Joshua Tree National Park, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Death Valley National Park, various projects on BLM land, and in communities throughout Northern New Mexico. He also teaches in the Adobe Construction Program at the Santa Fe Community College. 
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/67594757Tue, 02 Sep 2025 14:23:51 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our thirty-fourth Mud Talks podcast, we speak to Adobe in Action field instructor Issac Logsdon on the topic of his recent “Horno Design & Construction” workshop which took place in Abiquiu, NM with a group of eight students. In addition to...thirty-fourth Mud Talks podcast, we speak to Adobe in Action field instructor Issac Logsdon on the topic of his recent “Horno Design & Construction” workshop which took place in Abiquiu, NM with a group of eight students.

In addition to his teaching at Adobe in Action, Issac is the Assistant Program Director for Cornerstones Community Partnerships. With deep family roots throughout Northern New Mexico, learning traditional building skills has been a way to reconnect with the land-based traditions that have skipped a generation in his family. Issac has worked on adobe and stone preservation projects at Pecos National Historical Park, Fort Bowie National Historic Site, Casa Grande Ruins National Monument, Joshua Tree National Park, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Death Valley National Park, various projects on BLM land, and in communities throughout Northern New Mexico. He also teaches in the Adobe Construction Program at the Santa Fe Community College. 
]]>2153adobe,adobebrick,cob,earthenplaster,earthoven,horno,lightstrawclay,mudbrick,naturalbuilding,woodfiredovenfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-33-debora-barros-siena-leone-getten-on-their-intro-to-adobe-preservation-with-pat-taylor-field-workshop-experience--66648529thirty-third Mud Talks podcast, we speak to Debora Barros and Siena Leone-Getten from the Pratt Institute Historic Preservation MS Program on the topic of Adobe in Action’s recent “Intro to Adobe Preservation with Pat Taylor” workshop which they attended in Mesilla, NM with a group of eleven students. When asked why the preservation of adobe buildings is a special experience for Historic Preservation students, architect and Professor Debora Barros explained that there is more common ground between the two fields than one can expect. At Pratt Institute’s Masters in Historic Preservation, theory and hands on practice of adobe preservation have been harnessed as a rich pedagogical tool to promote a variety of learning outcomes:

• Adobe (and other earthen) buildings are among the oldest in the world, with many featured as highly significant heritage across the globe, potentially becoming the subject of work of our graduates focusing on architectural conservation.
• The hands-on experience of adobe conservation highlights the significance of traditional building crafts, fostering interest in this career path, potentially mitigating the incremental loss of knowledge transfer and subsequent loss of qualified workforce which has been a long-standing concern in the field.
• Adobe preservation fosters a deeper connection to the land, to local, regional and ancestral practices that are beneficial holistic experiences. Processes of making build student’s confidence and problem-solving abilities. This fits within the tradition of Pratt Institute as a School of Arts and Design.
• Both Historic Preservation and the preservation of earthen buildings are inherently sustainable. Historic Preservation is a field of advocacy for the retention and adaptation of the built environment for the benefit of society and future generations. The synergy between preservation and sustainability in light of the climate imperative can be leveraged as a powerful catalyst to mitigate the effects of climate change.
• And finally, both Historic Preservation and earthen buildings are fields underpinned by advocacy efforts. In our age, characterized by a material culture of planned obsolescence, preservation of the potential offered by existing buildings and the fight for a return to a healthier, regional building culture that can acknowledge the wisdom of earthen construction can be seen not only as advocacy, but as acts of resistance.

Debora Barros is an architect and Visiting Assistant Professor at Pratt Institute. She has been practicing Architecture and Preservation for over 18 years with experience in New York, United Kingdom and Brazil. After completing her Master of Science from the Historic Preservation Program at Columbia University, with focus on materials conservation, Ms. Barros has worked extensively on preservation and adaptive reuse projects such as the Guggenheim Museum, the Park Avenue Armory and the New-York Historical Society. Her passionate engagement in Historic Preservation straddles Architecture of the Modern Movement, such as leading educational tours in Brazil on behalf of the non-profit DOCOMOMO_US, and Conservation and Maintenance of Archaeological Sites, where her research focuses on the preservation of traditional construction techniques and building crafts, and their translation into contemporary construction practices.

Siena Leone-Getten is a recent graduate of the Historic Preservation M.S. Program at the Pratt Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment. She hopes to one day work on the preservation and interpretation of historic buildings within parklands.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/66648529Fri, 20 Jun 2025 10:03:08 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our thirty-third Mud Talks podcast, we speak to Debora Barros and Siena Leone-Getten from the https://www.pratt.edu/architecture/graduate-center-for-planning-and-the-environment/historic-preservation-ms/ on the topic of Adobe in Action’s recent...thirty-third Mud Talks podcast, we speak to Debora Barros and Siena Leone-Getten from the Pratt Institute Historic Preservation MS Program on the topic of Adobe in Action’s recent “Intro to Adobe Preservation with Pat Taylor” workshop which they attended in Mesilla, NM with a group of eleven students. When asked why the preservation of adobe buildings is a special experience for Historic Preservation students, architect and Professor Debora Barros explained that there is more common ground between the two fields than one can expect. At Pratt Institute’s Masters in Historic Preservation, theory and hands on practice of adobe preservation have been harnessed as a rich pedagogical tool to promote a variety of learning outcomes:

• Adobe (and other earthen) buildings are among the oldest in the world, with many featured as highly significant heritage across the globe, potentially becoming the subject of work of our graduates focusing on architectural conservation.
• The hands-on experience of adobe conservation highlights the significance of traditional building crafts, fostering interest in this career path, potentially mitigating the incremental loss of knowledge transfer and subsequent loss of qualified workforce which has been a long-standing concern in the field.
• Adobe preservation fosters a deeper connection to the land, to local, regional and ancestral practices that are beneficial holistic experiences. Processes of making build student’s confidence and problem-solving abilities. This fits within the tradition of Pratt Institute as a School of Arts and Design.
• Both Historic Preservation and the preservation of earthen buildings are inherently sustainable. Historic Preservation is a field of advocacy for the retention and adaptation of the built environment for the benefit of society and future generations. The synergy between preservation and sustainability in light of the climate imperative can be leveraged as a powerful catalyst to mitigate the effects of climate change.
• And finally, both Historic Preservation and earthen buildings are fields underpinned by advocacy efforts. In our age, characterized by a material culture of planned obsolescence, preservation of the potential offered by existing buildings and the fight for a return to a healthier, regional building culture that can acknowledge the wisdom of earthen construction can be seen not only as advocacy, but as acts of resistance.

Debora Barros is an architect and Visiting Assistant Professor at Pratt Institute. She has been practicing Architecture and Preservation for over 18 years with experience in New York, United Kingdom and Brazil. After completing her Master of Science from the Historic Preservation Program at Columbia University, with focus on materials conservation, Ms. Barros has worked extensively on preservation and adaptive reuse projects such as the Guggenheim Museum, the Park Avenue Armory and the New-York Historical Society. Her passionate engagement in Historic Preservation straddles Architecture of the Modern Movement, such as leading educational tours in Brazil on behalf of the non-profit DOCOMOMO_US, and Conservation and Maintenance of Archaeological Sites, where her research focuses on the preservation of traditional construction techniques and building crafts, and their translation into contemporary construction practices.

Siena Leone-Getten is a recent graduate of the Historic Preservation M.S. Program at the Pratt Graduate Center for Planning and the Environment. She hopes to one day work on the preservation and interpretation of historic buildings within parklands.]]>2268adobe,adobebrick,adobeinaction,clay,earthbuilding,historicpreservation,lime,mud,plaster,pratt,preservationfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-32-ben-loescher-on-the-la-fires-rebuilding-with-adobe--64836065thirty-second Mud Talks podcast, we speak to architect and Adobe in Action board member Ben Loescher on the topic of the recent Los Angeles fires and the role that adobe might play in the rebuilding process.

Ben Loescher is a founding Principal at Loescher Meachem Architects, where his work focuses on the reuse of existing buildings and the founder of Adobeisnotsoftware, an earthen education and advocacy initiative.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64836065Wed, 12 Mar 2025 12:19:09 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our thirty-second Mud Talks podcast, we speak to architect and Adobe in Action board member Ben Loescher on the topic of the recent Los Angeles fires and the role that adobe might play in the rebuilding process. Ben Loescher is a founding...thirty-second Mud Talks podcast, we speak to architect and Adobe in Action board member Ben Loescher on the topic of the recent Los Angeles fires and the role that adobe might play in the rebuilding process.

Ben Loescher is a founding Principal at Loescher Meachem Architects, where his work focuses on the reuse of existing buildings and the founder of Adobeisnotsoftware, an earthen education and advocacy initiative.]]>2436adobe,adobeisnotsoftware,california,cob,earthbuilding,earthenplaster,fireresistance,losangeles,wildfiresfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-31-earth-usa-2024-poured-clay-studio-in-tucson-getting-cob-through-the-inspection-process-in-north-carolina--64338536thirty-first Mud Talks podcast, we listen to Joe Silins and Stephen Hren deliver their podium presentations at the Earth USA 2024 Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Download the accompanying PDF research papers here:

• Joe Silins: Play, Toil and Ritual: Building an Experimental, Poured Clay Studio in the Covid19 Era
• Stephen Hren: Getting Cob through the Inspection Process: My Experience in North Carolina

Joe Silins is the Owner of Tierra Buena Home and Garden, LLC, which is an Arizona-based general contractor specializing in strawbale and earthen construction, and small-scale real estate development. Joe received an M.S. in Urban Planning and a B.A. in Studio Art from the University of Arizona.

Stephen Hren is a natural builder, inspector, writer, teacher, husband and father living in Durham,
North Carolina. He currently teaches cob classes at Mud Dauber School in Silk Hope, NC.

Earth USA 2024 was the 12th International Conference on Earthen Architecture & Construction hosted by Adobe in Action. More information about the conference can be found at www.earthusa.org.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/64338536Wed, 12 Feb 2025 15:20:10 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our thirty-first Mud Talks podcast, we listen to Joe Silins and Stephen Hren deliver their podium presentations at the Earth USA 2024 Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Download the accompanying PDF research papers here: -...thirty-first Mud Talks podcast, we listen to Joe Silins and Stephen Hren deliver their podium presentations at the Earth USA 2024 Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Download the accompanying PDF research papers here:

• Joe Silins: Play, Toil and Ritual: Building an Experimental, Poured Clay Studio in the Covid19 Era
• Stephen Hren: Getting Cob through the Inspection Process: My Experience in North Carolina

Joe Silins is the Owner of Tierra Buena Home and Garden, LLC, which is an Arizona-based general contractor specializing in strawbale and earthen construction, and small-scale real estate development. Joe received an M.S. in Urban Planning and a B.A. in Studio Art from the University of Arizona.

Stephen Hren is a natural builder, inspector, writer, teacher, husband and father living in Durham,
North Carolina. He currently teaches cob classes at Mud Dauber School in Silk Hope, NC.

Earth USA 2024 was the 12th International Conference on Earthen Architecture & Construction hosted by Adobe in Action. More information about the conference can be found at www.earthusa.org.]]>2383adobe,architecture,arizona,buildingcodes,buildingpermits,clay,cob,earthbuilding,earthenarchitecture,naturalbuilding,northcarolina,tucsonfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-30-earth-usa-2024-robotic-nubian-vault-construction--63787124thirtieth Mud Talks podcast, we listen to Ronald Rael deliver his podium presentation "Robotic Nubian Vault Construction" at the Earth USA 2024 Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Download the accompanying PDF research paper here.

Ronald Rael is a trained architect, activist, design technologist, multi-generational rancher, and traditional builder. His work blurs the borders between architecture, art, technology, land-based practices, and social justice. He writes books, forms startup companies, advocates for human rights at the U.S.–Mexico border, creates software, invents novel materials and new forms of construction, and designs buildings as an applied research enterprise. His work often combines indigenous and traditional materials and processes with contemporary technologies to speak to the contrasts, contradictions, and complexities of othered subjects, ranging from people to materials, and places, in modern society. His work can be found in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, The Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, The London Design Museum, LACMA, The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Renwick Smithsonian American Art Museum. He is the Chair of the Department of Art Practice and Eval Li Memorial Chair in Architecture at the University of California Berkeley

Earth USA 2024 was the 12th International Conference on Earthen Architecture & Construction hosted by Adobe in Action. More information about the conference can be found at www.earthusa.org.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63787124Tue, 21 Jan 2025 18:20:04 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our thirtieth Mud Talks podcast, we listen to Ronald Rael deliver his podium presentation "Robotic Nubian Vault Construction" at the Earth USA 2024 Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Download the accompanying PDF research paper...thirtieth Mud Talks podcast, we listen to Ronald Rael deliver his podium presentation "Robotic Nubian Vault Construction" at the Earth USA 2024 Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Download the accompanying PDF research paper here.

Ronald Rael is a trained architect, activist, design technologist, multi-generational rancher, and traditional builder. His work blurs the borders between architecture, art, technology, land-based practices, and social justice. He writes books, forms startup companies, advocates for human rights at the U.S.–Mexico border, creates software, invents novel materials and new forms of construction, and designs buildings as an applied research enterprise. His work often combines indigenous and traditional materials and processes with contemporary technologies to speak to the contrasts, contradictions, and complexities of othered subjects, ranging from people to materials, and places, in modern society. His work can be found in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, The Cooper Hewitt Smithsonian Design Museum, The London Design Museum, LACMA, The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, and the Renwick Smithsonian American Art Museum. He is the Chair of the Department of Art Practice and Eval Li Memorial Chair in Architecture at the University of California Berkeley

Earth USA 2024 was the 12th International Conference on Earthen Architecture & Construction hosted by Adobe in Action. More information about the conference can be found at www.earthusa.org.]]>13213dprinting,adobe,architecture,clay,earthenarchitecture,mudroof,naturalbuilding,nubiandome,nubianvault,sustainablebuildingfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-29-earth-usa-2024-building-momentum-creating-a-u-s-earthen-masonry-standard--63486738twenty-ninth Mud Talks podcast, we listen to Ben Loescher deliver his podium presentation "Building Momentum: Creating a U.S. Earthen Masonry Standard" at the Earth USA 2024 Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Download the accompanying PDF research paper here.

Ben Loescher is a founding Principal at Loescher Meachem Architects, where his work focuses on the reuse of existing buildings and the founder of Adobeisnotsoftware, an earthen education and advocacy initiative. He has acted as author of portions of the International Building Code sections on adobe masonry, and recently initiated the recent effort to create international design standards for earthen masonry through the Masonry Society.

Earth USA 2024 was the 12th International Conference on Earthen Architecture & Construction hosted by Adobe in Action. More information about the conference can be found at www.earthusa.org.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63486738Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:55:21 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our twenty-ninth Mud Talks podcast, we listen to Ben Loescher deliver his podium presentation "Building Momentum: Creating a U.S. Earthen Masonry Standard" at the Earth USA 2024 Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Download the accompanying PDF...twenty-ninth Mud Talks podcast, we listen to Ben Loescher deliver his podium presentation "Building Momentum: Creating a U.S. Earthen Masonry Standard" at the Earth USA 2024 Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Download the accompanying PDF research paper here.

Ben Loescher is a founding Principal at Loescher Meachem Architects, where his work focuses on the reuse of existing buildings and the founder of Adobeisnotsoftware, an earthen education and advocacy initiative. He has acted as author of portions of the International Building Code sections on adobe masonry, and recently initiated the recent effort to create international design standards for earthen masonry through the Masonry Society.

Earth USA 2024 was the 12th International Conference on Earthen Architecture & Construction hosted by Adobe in Action. More information about the conference can be found at www.earthusa.org.]]>1245adobe,architecture,buildingcodes,ceb,clay,earthenarchitecture,ibc,irc,mudbrick,naturalbuilding,rammedearthfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-28-earth-usa-2024-the-challenges-of-keeping-earthen-construction-low-carbon--63354580twenty-eighth Mud Talks podcast, we listen to Anthony Dente, Lisa Morey and Rachel Tove-White deliver their podium presentation "The Challenges of Keeping Earthen Construction Low Carbon" at the Earth USA 2024 Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Download the accompanying PDF research paper here.

Anthony Dente is a licensed engineer across the US and CEO at Verdant Structural Engineers and Verdant Building Products, which produces straw SIPs developed with EPA support. He’s the vice president of the Cob Research Institute and was the lead engineer for the Cob and Hemp-Lime IRC appendices. He leads the earthen masonry structural committee in TMS and authored Essential Cob Construction with New Society Publishers. Please visit www.verdantstructural.com for more information.

Lisa Morey, is owner and founder of Nova Terra Inc (formerly Colorado Earth LLC), a company that designs, manufactures, and builds with earthen masonry. Committed to the advancement of earth building, Nova Terra is exploring new additives to reduce the embodied carbon of compressed earth blocks while creating energy-efficient and durable walls. Please visit www.novaterrausa.com for more information.

Earth USA 2024 was the 12th International Conference on Earthen Architecture & Construction hosted by Adobe in Action. More information about the conference can be found at www.earthusa.org.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63354580Tue, 17 Dec 2024 16:10:14 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our twenty-eighth Mud Talks podcast, we listen to Anthony Dente, Lisa Morey and Rachel Tove-White deliver their podium presentation "The Challenges of Keeping Earthen Construction Low Carbon" at the Earth USA 2024 Conference in Santa Fe, New...twenty-eighth Mud Talks podcast, we listen to Anthony Dente, Lisa Morey and Rachel Tove-White deliver their podium presentation "The Challenges of Keeping Earthen Construction Low Carbon" at the Earth USA 2024 Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Download the accompanying PDF research paper here.

Anthony Dente is a licensed engineer across the US and CEO at Verdant Structural Engineers and Verdant Building Products, which produces straw SIPs developed with EPA support. He’s the vice president of the Cob Research Institute and was the lead engineer for the Cob and Hemp-Lime IRC appendices. He leads the earthen masonry structural committee in TMS and authored Essential Cob Construction with New Society Publishers. Please visit www.verdantstructural.com for more information.

Lisa Morey, is owner and founder of Nova Terra Inc (formerly Colorado Earth LLC), a company that designs, manufactures, and builds with earthen masonry. Committed to the advancement of earth building, Nova Terra is exploring new additives to reduce the embodied carbon of compressed earth blocks while creating energy-efficient and durable walls. Please visit www.novaterrausa.com for more information.

Earth USA 2024 was the 12th International Conference on Earthen Architecture & Construction hosted by Adobe in Action. More information about the conference can be found at www.earthusa.org.]]>2004adobe,architecture,clay,cob,earth,earthbuilding,earthusaconference,naturalbuilding,rammedearthfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-27-earth-usa-2024-keynote-address-by-lola-ben-alon--63188363twenty-seventh Mud Talks podcast, we listen to Lola Ben-Alon deliver her keynote address "EARTH MATERIALS "RECIPES": EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH AND PEDAGOGIES" at the Earth USA 2024 Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Lola is an Assistant Professor at Columbia GSAPP, where she directs the Natural Materials Lab and the Building Science and Technology curriculum. She specializes in earth- and bio-based building materials, their life cycle, supply chains, fabrication techniques, and policy. Ben-Alon received her Ph.D. from the School of Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University and holds a B.S. in Structural Engineering and an M.S. in Construction Management from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology. At the Technion, Ben-Alon co-founded the Experimental Art and Architecture Lab. Her work has been exhibited at the London Craft Week, Indian Ceramics Triennial, Tallinn Architecture Biennale, Tel-Aviv Museum of Art, and published in Building and Environment, Journal of Green Building, and Automation in Construction. Ben-Alon serves on the board of ACSA’s Technology | Architecture + Design, and Elsevier’s Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

Earth USA 2024 was the 12th International Conference on Earthen Architecture & Construction hosted by Adobe in Action. More information about the conference can be found at www.earthusa.org.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/63188363Fri, 06 Dec 2024 14:18:23 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our twenty-seventh Mud Talks podcast, we listen to https://www.arch.columbia.edu/faculty/3396-lola-ben-alon deliver her keynote address "EARTH MATERIALS "RECIPES": EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH AND PEDAGOGIES" at the Earth USA 2024 Conference in Santa Fe,...twenty-seventh Mud Talks podcast, we listen to Lola Ben-Alon deliver her keynote address "EARTH MATERIALS "RECIPES": EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH AND PEDAGOGIES" at the Earth USA 2024 Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Lola is an Assistant Professor at Columbia GSAPP, where she directs the Natural Materials Lab and the Building Science and Technology curriculum. She specializes in earth- and bio-based building materials, their life cycle, supply chains, fabrication techniques, and policy. Ben-Alon received her Ph.D. from the School of Architecture at Carnegie Mellon University and holds a B.S. in Structural Engineering and an M.S. in Construction Management from the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology. At the Technion, Ben-Alon co-founded the Experimental Art and Architecture Lab. Her work has been exhibited at the London Craft Week, Indian Ceramics Triennial, Tallinn Architecture Biennale, Tel-Aviv Museum of Art, and published in Building and Environment, Journal of Green Building, and Automation in Construction. Ben-Alon serves on the board of ACSA’s Technology | Architecture + Design, and Elsevier’s Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews.

Earth USA 2024 was the 12th International Conference on Earthen Architecture & Construction hosted by Adobe in Action. More information about the conference can be found at www.earthusa.org.]]>2657adobe,adobebrick,architecture,clay,clayplaster,earthbuilding,earthusa,naturalbuilding,sustainabilityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-26-the-owner-builder-adobe-experience-with-paul-mallory-in-santa-fe-nm--62310630twenty-sixth Mud Talks podcast, we speak to Paul Mallory about his owner builder adobe experience in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Paul has gone through all phases of owner builder support at Adobe in Action - he has taken all 8 of our online courses, participated in our remote owner builder support program and also served as a repeat volunteer for our biennial earthbuilding conference Earth USA. Listen as Paul walks you through his personal owner builder adobe journey.
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/62310630Fri, 11 Oct 2024 13:01:45 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our twenty-sixth Mud Talks podcast, we speak to Paul Mallory about his owner builder adobe experience in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Paul has gone through all phases of owner builder support at Adobe in Action - he has taken all 8 of our online courses,...twenty-sixth Mud Talks podcast, we speak to Paul Mallory about his owner builder adobe experience in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Paul has gone through all phases of owner builder support at Adobe in Action - he has taken all 8 of our online courses, participated in our remote owner builder support program and also served as a repeat volunteer for our biennial earthbuilding conference Earth USA. Listen as Paul walks you through his personal owner builder adobe journey.
]]>3720adobe,architecture,clay,designbuild,earthbuilding,earthenplaster,mud,mudbrick,naturalbuilding,ownerbuilderfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-25-celebrating-25-episodes-with-adobe-inspiration-by-quentin-wilson--60306137twenty-fifth Mud Talks podcast, we celebrate the milestone of 25 episodes by returning to our roots with a new round of adobe inspiration by Quentin Wilson - recorded in Quentin's adobe home in La Madera, New Mexico.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/60306137Fri, 07 Jun 2024 00:43:36 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our twenty-fifth Mud Talks podcast, we celebrate the milestone of 25 episodes by returning to our roots with a new round of adobe inspiration by Quentin Wilson - recorded in Quentin's adobe home in La Madera, New Mexico.twenty-fifth Mud Talks podcast, we celebrate the milestone of 25 episodes by returning to our roots with a new round of adobe inspiration by Quentin Wilson - recorded in Quentin's adobe home in La Madera, New Mexico.]]>2132adobe,architecture,buildingcodes,earthbuilding,naturalbuilding,newmexicofalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-24-owner-builder-adobe-off-grid-site-prep-in-eastern-arizona-with-jaimus-kim--59208619twenty-fourth Mud Talks podcast, we speak to future adobe owner builders Jaimus & Kim about the steps they have taken to get their property ready for an upcoming off-grid adobe home build in Eastern Arizona.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/59208619Tue, 02 Apr 2024 08:47:39 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our twenty-fourth Mud Talks podcast, we speak to future adobe owner builders Jaimus & Kim about the steps they have taken to get their property ready for an upcoming off-grid adobe home build in Eastern Arizona.twenty-fourth Mud Talks podcast, we speak to future adobe owner builders Jaimus & Kim about the steps they have taken to get their property ready for an upcoming off-grid adobe home build in Eastern Arizona.]]>3712adobe,architecture,arizona,earthbuilding,off-grid,pv,solarfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-23-owner-builder-rex-edhlund-making-adobes-in-pioneertown-ca--57846001twenty-third Mud Talks podcast, we speak to owner builder Rex Edhlund about his adobe blockmaking operation and plans to build his own adobe home in Pioneertown, CA.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/57846001Wed, 29 Nov 2023 13:52:25 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our twenty-third Mud Talks podcast, we speak to owner builder Rex Edhlund about his adobe blockmaking operation and plans to build his own adobe home in Pioneertown, CA.twenty-third Mud Talks podcast, we speak to owner builder Rex Edhlund about his adobe blockmaking operation and plans to build his own adobe home in Pioneertown, CA.]]>2425adobe,architecture,california,clay,earthbuilding,mud,mudbrick,naturalbuilding,pioneertownfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-22-the-owner-builder-adobe-experience-with-dan-krause-in-taos-nm--56140016twenty-second Mud Talks podcast, we speak to Dan Krause about his owner builder adobe experience in the Taos, New Mexico area. Dan has participated in all 8 of our online courses at Adobe in Action and also gave a podium presentation about his project at Earth USA 2022. You can download his full paper about the project here. Dan recently became a board member at Adobe in Action. Listen as he walks you through his personal owner builder adobe journey.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/56140016Tue, 18 Jul 2023 18:17:12 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our twenty-second Mud Talks podcast, we speak to Dan Krause about his owner builder adobe experience in the Taos, New Mexico area. Dan has participated in all 8 of our online courses at Adobe in Action and also gave a podium presentation about his...twenty-second Mud Talks podcast, we speak to Dan Krause about his owner builder adobe experience in the Taos, New Mexico area. Dan has participated in all 8 of our online courses at Adobe in Action and also gave a podium presentation about his project at Earth USA 2022. You can download his full paper about the project here. Dan recently became a board member at Adobe in Action. Listen as he walks you through his personal owner builder adobe journey.]]>3201adobe,architecture,clay,earthbuilding,lime,mud,mudbrick,naturalbuilding,plasterfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-21-earth-usa-2022-experiments-in-modernizing-cob-construction--53941210twenty-first Mud Talks podcast, we listen to Stephen Hren deliver his podium presentation "Experiments in Modernizing Cob Construction" at the Earth USA 2022 Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Download his accompanying PDF research paper here.

Stephen Hren is a general contractor, writer, and home inspector living in Durham, North Carolina. He has been building with cob for over two decades.

Earth USA 2022 was the 11th International Conference on Earthen Architecture & Construction hosted by Adobe in Action. More information about the conference can be found at www.earthusa.org.
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53941210Sat, 20 May 2023 08:13:44 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our twenty-first Mud Talks podcast, we listen to Stephen Hren deliver his podium presentation "Experiments in Modernizing Cob Construction" at the Earth USA 2022 Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Download his accompanying PDF research paper...twenty-first Mud Talks podcast, we listen to Stephen Hren deliver his podium presentation "Experiments in Modernizing Cob Construction" at the Earth USA 2022 Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Download his accompanying PDF research paper here.

Stephen Hren is a general contractor, writer, and home inspector living in Durham, North Carolina. He has been building with cob for over two decades.

Earth USA 2022 was the 11th International Conference on Earthen Architecture & Construction hosted by Adobe in Action. More information about the conference can be found at www.earthusa.org.
]]>1219adobe,architecture,clay,cob,earth,earthbuilding,naturalbuilding,rammedearth,strawfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-20-earth-usa-2022-pedagogical-and-research-frameworks-for-earth-architecture--53453439twentieth Mud Talks podcast, we listen to Lola Ben-Alon deliver her podium presentation "Pedagogical and Research Frameworks for Earth Architecture" at the Earth USA 2022 Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Download her accompanying PDF research paper here.

Lola Ben-Alon is an Assistant Professor at Columbia GSAPP, where she directs the Natural Materials Lab and the Building Tech curriculum. She specializes in socially and environmentally sustainable building materials, construction practices, and engineering-architecture collaborations. Her current work focuses on natural earth- and bio-based building materials, their manual and digital fabrication, life cycle, supply chains, and policy. She uses quantitative and qualitative methods to evaluate the embodied and operational impacts of low-carbon assemblies such as cob, rammed earth, and light straw clay.

Earth USA 2022 was the 11th International Conference on Earthen Architecture & Construction hosted by Adobe in Action. More information about the conference can be found at www.earthusa.org.
]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/53453439Wed, 05 Apr 2023 16:14:30 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our twentieth Mud Talks podcast, we listen to Lola Ben-Alon deliver her podium presentation "Pedagogical and Research Frameworks for Earth Architecture" at the Earth USA 2022 Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Download her accompanying PDF...twentieth Mud Talks podcast, we listen to Lola Ben-Alon deliver her podium presentation "Pedagogical and Research Frameworks for Earth Architecture" at the Earth USA 2022 Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Download her accompanying PDF research paper here.

Lola Ben-Alon is an Assistant Professor at Columbia GSAPP, where she directs the Natural Materials Lab and the Building Tech curriculum. She specializes in socially and environmentally sustainable building materials, construction practices, and engineering-architecture collaborations. Her current work focuses on natural earth- and bio-based building materials, their manual and digital fabrication, life cycle, supply chains, and policy. She uses quantitative and qualitative methods to evaluate the embodied and operational impacts of low-carbon assemblies such as cob, rammed earth, and light straw clay.

Earth USA 2022 was the 11th International Conference on Earthen Architecture & Construction hosted by Adobe in Action. More information about the conference can be found at www.earthusa.org.
]]>1043adobe,architecture,clay,cob,earth,earthbuilding,lightstrawclay,naturalbuilding,rammedearth,strawfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-19-earth-usa-2022-flood-resilient-earthen-construction-technology-when-earth-meets-fabric--52898691nineteenth Mud Talks podcast, we listen to Scarlett Lee deliver her podium presentation "Flood-Resilient Earthen Construction Technology: When Earth Meets Fabric" at the Earth USA 2022 Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Download her accompanying PDF research paper here.

Scarlett Lee is a PhD Candidate & Tutor of Architectural History at the University of Edinburgh, UK. She was the winner of the 2022 Fred Webster Earthbuilding Engineering Prize at Earth USA 2022.

Earth USA 2022 was the 11th International Conference on Earthen Architecture & Construction hosted by Adobe in Action. More information about the conference can be found at www.earthusa.org.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52898691Wed, 01 Mar 2023 14:26:40 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our nineteenth Mud Talks podcast, we listen to Scarlett Lee deliver her podium presentation "Flood-Resilient Earthen Construction Technology: When Earth Meets Fabric" at the Earth USA 2022 Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Download her...nineteenth Mud Talks podcast, we listen to Scarlett Lee deliver her podium presentation "Flood-Resilient Earthen Construction Technology: When Earth Meets Fabric" at the Earth USA 2022 Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Download her accompanying PDF research paper here.

Scarlett Lee is a PhD Candidate & Tutor of Architectural History at the University of Edinburgh, UK. She was the winner of the 2022 Fred Webster Earthbuilding Engineering Prize at Earth USA 2022.

Earth USA 2022 was the 11th International Conference on Earthen Architecture & Construction hosted by Adobe in Action. More information about the conference can be found at www.earthusa.org.]]>1445falsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-18-earth-usa-2022-legal-adobe-in-california-a-pathway-for-building-permits--52617133eighteenth Mud Talks podcast, we listen to architect Ben Loescher and professional engineer Anthony Dente deliver their podium presentation "Legal Adobe in California - A Pathway for Building Permits" at the Earth USA 2022 Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Download their accompanying PDF research paper here.

Earth USA 2022 was the 11th International Conference on Earthen Architecture & Construction hosted by Adobe in Action. More information about the conference can be found at www.earthusa.org.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52617133Thu, 02 Feb 2023 18:00:19 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our eighteenth Mud Talks podcast, we listen to architect https://www.lmarchitectsinc.com/ and professional engineer https://verdantstructural.com/index.html deliver their podium presentation "Legal Adobe in California - A Pathway for Building...eighteenth Mud Talks podcast, we listen to architect Ben Loescher and professional engineer Anthony Dente deliver their podium presentation "Legal Adobe in California - A Pathway for Building Permits" at the Earth USA 2022 Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Download their accompanying PDF research paper here.

Earth USA 2022 was the 11th International Conference on Earthen Architecture & Construction hosted by Adobe in Action. More information about the conference can be found at www.earthusa.org.]]>1844adobe,adobebrick,alternativematerials,architecture,buildingcodes,cob,earthbuilding,earthusa,naturalbuilding,seismic,sustainabilityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-17-earth-usa-2022-keynote-address-by-mark-chalom--52234663seventeenth Mud Talks podcast, we listen to architect Mark Chalom deliver his keynote address "Building with Earth - Past, Present and Future from my Street Corner" at the Earth USA 2022 Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Mark specializes in blending handcrafted Traditional and Contemporary styles with sustainable technologies. Mark’s experience spans both design and construction of environmentally appropriate buildings. Since 1975, Mark has taken his architecture beyond Passive Solar and looks at the total structure, site, materials, systems, water, landscaping and their interaction with each other and the environment. His sensitivity to the historic cultures has blended these new technologies with the traditional forms and materials that have evolved in Northern New Mexico out of common sense and appropriateness. Mark is known for his expertise in the development of the “Solar Adobe” based on the past but adaptive and relevant to the future.

Earth USA 2022 was the 11th International Conference on Earthen Architecture & Construction hosted by Adobe in Action. More information about the conference can be found at www.earthusa.org.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/52234663Tue, 20 Dec 2022 09:07:59 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our seventeenth Mud Talks podcast, we listen to architect https://www.markchalom.com/ deliver his keynote address "Building with Earth - Past, Present and Future from my Street Corner" at the Earth USA 2022 Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Mark...seventeenth Mud Talks podcast, we listen to architect Mark Chalom deliver his keynote address "Building with Earth - Past, Present and Future from my Street Corner" at the Earth USA 2022 Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Mark specializes in blending handcrafted Traditional and Contemporary styles with sustainable technologies. Mark’s experience spans both design and construction of environmentally appropriate buildings. Since 1975, Mark has taken his architecture beyond Passive Solar and looks at the total structure, site, materials, systems, water, landscaping and their interaction with each other and the environment. His sensitivity to the historic cultures has blended these new technologies with the traditional forms and materials that have evolved in Northern New Mexico out of common sense and appropriateness. Mark is known for his expertise in the development of the “Solar Adobe” based on the past but adaptive and relevant to the future.

Earth USA 2022 was the 11th International Conference on Earthen Architecture & Construction hosted by Adobe in Action. More information about the conference can be found at www.earthusa.org.]]>4736adobe,adobebrick,architecture,earthbuilding,earthusa,lime,limeplaster,markchalom,naturalbuilding,passivecooling,passivesolar,solar,sustainabilityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-16-ceb-home-construction-finishing-with-jim-hallock--50938708https://api.spreaker.com/episode/50938708Wed, 17 Aug 2022 12:22:42 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our sixteenth Mud Talks podcast, we speak to Jim Hallock of Earth Block International / Native Earth Block. Jim left traditional construction methods nearly 30 years ago for a life devoted to building with a healthy, sustainable, and superior...2492adobebrick,architecture,ceb,compressedearthblock,earthbuilding,lime,limeplaster,naturalbuilding,sceb,sustainabilityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-15-8-preserving-earthen-architecture-wood-elements-in-earthen-structures-their-preservation-maintenance-plans-cycles--49561248
Resources & Further Reading:

Adobe Conservation - A Preservation Handbook pp. 117 to 126, 159 to 174, 191 to 208
by Cornerstones Community Partnerships (Author), Francisco Uviña Contreras (Illustrator)
Publisher: Sunstone Press (August 15, 2006)
ISBN-13: 978-0865345270
https://www.cstones.org/books

The Mud Talks Preserving Earthen Architecture series is brought to you in collaboration with Cornerstones Community Partnerships and is made possible by the support of the US Department of the Interior, National Park Service and a National Center for Preservation Technology & Training grant.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49561248Tue, 26 Apr 2022 18:15:33 +0000Adobe in ActionWith Mud Talks 15-8 we wrap up a special eight-part miniseries dedicated to the topic of preserving earthen architecture. In this final episode of the series we speak to Jake Barrow, Cornerstones Community Partnerships Program Director. We speak about...
Resources & Further Reading:

Adobe Conservation - A Preservation Handbook pp. 117 to 126, 159 to 174, 191 to 208
by Cornerstones Community Partnerships (Author), Francisco Uviña Contreras (Illustrator)
Publisher: Sunstone Press (August 15, 2006)
ISBN-13: 978-0865345270
https://www.cstones.org/books

The Mud Talks Preserving Earthen Architecture series is brought to you in collaboration with Cornerstones Community Partnerships and is made possible by the support of the US Department of the Interior, National Park Service and a National Center for Preservation Technology & Training grant.]]>2569adobe,adobebrick,architecture,bondbeams,conservation,doors,dryrot,earthbuilding,historicpreservation,lintels,maintenance,maintenanceplan,preservation,vigas,windows,woodfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-15-7-preserving-earthen-architecture-traditional-plasters-plaster-surface-conservation--49409124
Resources & Further Reading:

Adobe Conservation - A Preservation Handbook pp. 127 to 148, 155 to 158
by Cornerstones Community Partnerships (Author), Francisco Uviña Contreras (Illustrator)
Publisher: Sunstone Press (August 15, 2006)
ISBN-13: 978-0865345270
https://www.cstones.org/books

Clay Culture: Plasters, Paints & Preservation
by Carole Crews
Publisher: Gourmet Adobe Press (8 Sept. 2010)
ISBN-13: 978-0984222902
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8421842-clay-culture

The Mud Talks Preserving Earthen Architecture series is brought to you in collaboration with Cornerstones Community Partnerships and is made possible by the support of the US Department of the Interior, National Park Service and a National Center for Preservation Technology & Training grant.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49409124Tue, 12 Apr 2022 10:59:15 +0000Adobe in ActionWith Mud Talks 15-7 we continue a special eight-part miniseries dedicated to the topic of preserving earthen architecture. In this seventh episode of the series we speak to Angela Francis, Cornerstones Community Partnerships Project Manager. We speak...
Resources & Further Reading:

Adobe Conservation - A Preservation Handbook pp. 127 to 148, 155 to 158
by Cornerstones Community Partnerships (Author), Francisco Uviña Contreras (Illustrator)
Publisher: Sunstone Press (August 15, 2006)
ISBN-13: 978-0865345270
https://www.cstones.org/books

Clay Culture: Plasters, Paints & Preservation
by Carole Crews
Publisher: Gourmet Adobe Press (8 Sept. 2010)
ISBN-13: 978-0984222902
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8421842-clay-culture

The Mud Talks Preserving Earthen Architecture series is brought to you in collaboration with Cornerstones Community Partnerships and is made possible by the support of the US Department of the Interior, National Park Service and a National Center for Preservation Technology & Training grant.]]>4092adobe,adobebrick,aliz,architecture,claypaint,conservation,earthbuilding,earthenplaster,lime,limepaint,limeplaster,limeputty,limewash,mudplaster,naturalpaints,naturalplaster,plaster,preservationfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-15-6-preserving-earthen-architecture-basal-wall-stabilization-stitching-techniques-repairing-structural-cracks--49263841
Resources & Further Reading:

Adobe Conservation - A Preservation Handbook
pp. 99 to 115, 117 to 126, 149 to 154, 159 to 174 and 191 to 208
by Cornerstones Community Partnerships (Author), Francisco Uviña Contreras (Illustrator)
Publisher: Sunstone Press (August 15, 2006)
ISBN-13: 978-0865345270
https://www.cstones.org/books

Titan Construction Products, LLC
http://www.titanecp.com/

New Mexico Earth Adobes
https://www.newmexicoearth.com/

The Mud Talks Preserving Earthen Architecture series is brought to you in collaboration with Cornerstones Community Partnerships and is made possible by the support of the US Department of the Interior, National Park Service and a National Center for Preservation Technology & Training grant.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49263841Thu, 31 Mar 2022 09:32:28 +0000Adobe in ActionWith Mud Talks 15-6 we continue a special eight-part miniseries dedicated to the topic of preserving earthen architecture. In this sixth episode of the series we speak to Pat Taylor, Historic Preservation Specialist & General Contractor. We speak...
Resources & Further Reading:

Adobe Conservation - A Preservation Handbook
pp. 99 to 115, 117 to 126, 149 to 154, 159 to 174 and 191 to 208
by Cornerstones Community Partnerships (Author), Francisco Uviña Contreras (Illustrator)
Publisher: Sunstone Press (August 15, 2006)
ISBN-13: 978-0865345270
https://www.cstones.org/books

Titan Construction Products, LLC
http://www.titanecp.com/

New Mexico Earth Adobes
https://www.newmexicoearth.com/

The Mud Talks Preserving Earthen Architecture series is brought to you in collaboration with Cornerstones Community Partnerships and is made possible by the support of the US Department of the Interior, National Park Service and a National Center for Preservation Technology & Training grant.]]>2485adobe,adobebrick,architecture,basalerosion,clay,conservation,crackrepair,earthbuilding,earthenmortar,historicpreservation,masonryrepair,preservation,structuralcracks,wallrepair,wallstabilizationfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-15-5-preserving-earthen-architecture-raw-material-identification-testing-making-adobe-bricks-working-with-earth-stone--49069712
Resources & Further Reading:

Adobe Conservation - A Preservation Handbook pp. 71 to 94
by Cornerstones Community Partnerships (Author), Francisco Uviña Contreras (Illustrator)
Publisher: Sunstone Press (August 15, 2006)
ISBN-13: 978-0865345270
https://www.cstones.org/books

US National Park Service
Repointing Mortar Joints in Historic Masonry Buildings
https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs/2-repoint-mortar-joints.htm

University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design
Center for Architectural Conservation
https://www.design.upenn.edu/cac

US National Park Service
Vanishing Treasures Program
https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1022/services.htm

CROCKER LTD Architectural Conservation Website
http://www.crockerltd.net/

US National Park Service
El Morro National Monument New Mexico
https://www.nps.gov/elmo/index.htm

The Mud Talks Preserving Earthen Architecture series is brought to you in collaboration with Cornerstones Community Partnerships and is made possible by the support of the US Department of the Interior, National Park Service and a National Center for Preservation Technology & Training grant.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/49069712Tue, 15 Mar 2022 16:13:39 +0000Adobe in ActionWith Mud Talks 15-5 we continue a special eight-part miniseries dedicated to the topic of preserving earthen architecture. In this fifth episode of the series we speak to Pat Taylor, Historic Preservation Specialist & General Contractor followed by...
Resources & Further Reading:

Adobe Conservation - A Preservation Handbook pp. 71 to 94
by Cornerstones Community Partnerships (Author), Francisco Uviña Contreras (Illustrator)
Publisher: Sunstone Press (August 15, 2006)
ISBN-13: 978-0865345270
https://www.cstones.org/books

US National Park Service
Repointing Mortar Joints in Historic Masonry Buildings
https://www.nps.gov/tps/how-to-preserve/briefs/2-repoint-mortar-joints.htm

University of Pennsylvania Stuart Weitzman School of Design
Center for Architectural Conservation
https://www.design.upenn.edu/cac

US National Park Service
Vanishing Treasures Program
https://www.nps.gov/orgs/1022/services.htm

CROCKER LTD Architectural Conservation Website
http://www.crockerltd.net/

US National Park Service
El Morro National Monument New Mexico
https://www.nps.gov/elmo/index.htm

The Mud Talks Preserving Earthen Architecture series is brought to you in collaboration with Cornerstones Community Partnerships and is made possible by the support of the US Department of the Interior, National Park Service and a National Center for Preservation Technology & Training grant.]]>3346adobe,adobebrick,aggregate,architecture,clay,conservation,earthbuilding,earthenmortar,earthenplaster,historicpreservation,lime,limeplaster,mudbrick,preservation,sand,stone,strawfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-15-4-preserving-earthen-architecture-building-assessments-identifying-damage-structural-issues-seismic-concerns--48920685
Resources & Further Reading:

Adobe Conservation - A Preservation Handbook pp. 54 to 70 and 85 to 98
by Cornerstones Community Partnerships (Author), Francisco Uviña Contreras (Illustrator)
Publisher: Sunstone Press (August 15, 2006)
ISBN-13: 978-0865345270
https://www.cstones.org/books

Earthen Architecture and Seismic Codes; Lessons From the Field
by Edward Crocker, Crocker Ltd. Architectural Conservation, Trustee, US/ICOMOS
https://crockerltd.net/earthen_architecture_lessons.pdf

Earthen Architecture Initiative Seismic Retrofitting Project by The Getty Conservation Institute
https://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications_resources/pdf_publications/pdf/earthen_arch_seismic_bib.pdf]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48920685Wed, 02 Mar 2022 11:33:52 +0000Adobe in ActionWith Mud Talks 15-4 we continue a special eight-part miniseries dedicated to the topic of preserving earthen architecture. In this fourth episode of the series we speak to Jake Barrow, Program Director at Cornerstones Community Partnerships. We speak...
Resources & Further Reading:

Adobe Conservation - A Preservation Handbook pp. 54 to 70 and 85 to 98
by Cornerstones Community Partnerships (Author), Francisco Uviña Contreras (Illustrator)
Publisher: Sunstone Press (August 15, 2006)
ISBN-13: 978-0865345270
https://www.cstones.org/books

Earthen Architecture and Seismic Codes; Lessons From the Field
by Edward Crocker, Crocker Ltd. Architectural Conservation, Trustee, US/ICOMOS
https://crockerltd.net/earthen_architecture_lessons.pdf

Earthen Architecture Initiative Seismic Retrofitting Project by The Getty Conservation Institute
https://www.getty.edu/conservation/publications_resources/pdf_publications/pdf/earthen_arch_seismic_bib.pdf]]>3266adobe,architecture,buildingassessments,conservation,earthbuilding,historicpreservation,lime,plaster,preservation,seismic,seismicretrofit,stone,structuraldamagefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-15-3-preserving-earthen-architecture-capillary-action-permeability-salt-attack--48754042
Resources & Further Reading:

Adobe Conservation - A Preservation Handbook pp. 51 to 56
by Cornerstones Community Partnerships (Author), Francisco Uviña Contreras (Illustrator)
Publisher: Sunstone Press (August 15, 2006)
ISBN-13: 978-0865345270
https://www.cstones.org/books

Pozzolans for Lime Mortars
by Pat Gibbons
https://www.buildingconservation.com/articles/pozzo/lime-pozzolans.htm

Hot Mixed Lime & Traditional Mortars: A Practical Guide to Their Use in Conservation and Repair
by Nigel Copsey (Autor)
Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd (July 1, 2019)
ISBN-13: 978-1785005558

Mesilla Valley Preservation, Inc. Website
http://mvpres.org

Salts of the Earth: When Salts Attack!
https://youtu.be/ntPbiZOnpGg

The Mud Talks Preserving Earthen Architecture series is brought to you in collaboration with Cornerstones Community Partnerships and is made possible by the support of the US Department of the Interior, National Park Service and a National Center for Preservation Technology & Training grant.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48754042Wed, 16 Feb 2022 11:23:44 +0000Adobe in ActionWith Mud Talks 15-3 we continue a special eight-part miniseries dedicated to the topic of preserving earthen architecture. In this third episode of the series we speak to Pat Taylor, Historic Preservation Specialist & General Contractor followed by...
Resources & Further Reading:

Adobe Conservation - A Preservation Handbook pp. 51 to 56
by Cornerstones Community Partnerships (Author), Francisco Uviña Contreras (Illustrator)
Publisher: Sunstone Press (August 15, 2006)
ISBN-13: 978-0865345270
https://www.cstones.org/books

Pozzolans for Lime Mortars
by Pat Gibbons
https://www.buildingconservation.com/articles/pozzo/lime-pozzolans.htm

Hot Mixed Lime & Traditional Mortars: A Practical Guide to Their Use in Conservation and Repair
by Nigel Copsey (Autor)
Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd (July 1, 2019)
ISBN-13: 978-1785005558

Mesilla Valley Preservation, Inc. Website
http://mvpres.org

Salts of the Earth: When Salts Attack!
https://youtu.be/ntPbiZOnpGg

The Mud Talks Preserving Earthen Architecture series is brought to you in collaboration with Cornerstones Community Partnerships and is made possible by the support of the US Department of the Interior, National Park Service and a National Center for Preservation Technology & Training grant.]]>3314adobe,architecture,capillaryaction,conservation,earthbuilding,earthenplaster,historicpreservation,lime,limeplaster,permeability,plaster,preservation,saltattack,stonefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-15-2-preserving-earthen-architecture-typical-architectural-styles-features-materials-found-in-earthen-structures--48570858
Resources & Further Reading:

Adobe Conservation - A Preservation Handbook pp. 19 to 37
by Cornerstones Community Partnerships (Author), Francisco Uviña Contreras (Illustrator)
Publisher: Sunstone Press (August 15, 2006)
ISBN-13: 978-0865345270
https://www.cstones.org/books

Early Architecture in New Mexico
by Bainbridge Bunting
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press; First Edition (June 1, 1976)
ISBN-13: 978-0826304353

The Mud Talks Preserving Earthen Architecture series is brought to you in collaboration with Cornerstones Community Partnerships and is made possible by the support of the US Department of the Interior, National Park Service and a National Center for Preservation Technology & Training grant.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48570858Thu, 03 Feb 2022 12:49:44 +0000Adobe in ActionWith Mud Talks 15-2 we continue a special eight-part miniseries dedicated to the topic of preserving earthen architecture. In this second episode of the series we speak to Francisco Uviña, Project Consultant and Director of the Historic Preservation...
Resources & Further Reading:

Adobe Conservation - A Preservation Handbook pp. 19 to 37
by Cornerstones Community Partnerships (Author), Francisco Uviña Contreras (Illustrator)
Publisher: Sunstone Press (August 15, 2006)
ISBN-13: 978-0865345270
https://www.cstones.org/books

Early Architecture in New Mexico
by Bainbridge Bunting
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press; First Edition (June 1, 1976)
ISBN-13: 978-0826304353

The Mud Talks Preserving Earthen Architecture series is brought to you in collaboration with Cornerstones Community Partnerships and is made possible by the support of the US Department of the Interior, National Park Service and a National Center for Preservation Technology & Training grant.]]>3950adobe,architecture,conservation,earthbuilding,historicpreservation,lime,limeplaster,mudplaster,preservation,stonefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-15-1-preserving-earthen-architecture-the-secretary-of-the-interior-s-standards-for-the-treatment-of-historic-properties--48377958
Resources & Further Reading:

US National Park Service Website
The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties
https://www.nps.gov/tps/standards.htm

The Mud Talks Preserving Earthen Architecture series is brought to you in collaboration with Cornerstones Community Partnerships and is made possible by the support of the US Department of the Interior, National Park Service and a National Center for Preservation Technology & Training grant.]]>https://api.spreaker.com/episode/48377958Thu, 20 Jan 2022 18:30:31 +0000Adobe in ActionWith Mud Talks 15-1 we begin a special eight-part miniseries dedicated to the topic of preserving earthen architecture. In this first episode of the series we speak to historical architect Randy Skeirik and Jake Barrow from Cornerstones Community...
Resources & Further Reading:

US National Park Service Website
The Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for the Treatment of Historic Properties
https://www.nps.gov/tps/standards.htm

The Mud Talks Preserving Earthen Architecture series is brought to you in collaboration with Cornerstones Community Partnerships and is made possible by the support of the US Department of the Interior, National Park Service and a National Center for Preservation Technology & Training grant.]]>3086adobe,architecture,conservation,earthbuilding,historicpreservation,lime,limeplaster,mudplaster,preservation,stonefalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-14-colorado-earth-s-ceb-wall-system-with-lisa-morey--47330628https://api.spreaker.com/episode/47330628Fri, 05 Nov 2021 12:34:32 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our fourteenth Mud Talks podcast, we speak to Lisa Morey of Colorado Earth - Colorado's own Compressed Earth Block Maker. Lisa is a professional engineer and architectural designer who has been working in the construction industry since 2000. Join...2001adobebrick,architecture,ceb,compressedearthblock,earthbuilding,lime,limeplaster,naturalbuilding,naturalinsualtion,sustainabilityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-13-manual-press-cebs-with-mike-lopach-from-brick-by-brick--45693076https://api.spreaker.com/episode/45693076Wed, 14 Jul 2021 13:42:43 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our thirteenth Mud Talks podcast, we speak to Mike Lopach, the original founder of Adobe in Action. Mike has moved on to a new project in Scottsdale, Arizona called Brick by Brick. He and his team are using a manual block press to make CEBs...2545adobebrick,architecture,ceb,compressedearthblock,earthbuilding,naturalbuilding,sustainabilityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-12-plumbing-electric-part-i-planning-logistics--43649521https://api.spreaker.com/episode/43649521Fri, 26 Feb 2021 12:37:24 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our twelfth Mud Talks podcast, we tackle one of the more challenging topics for the adobe owner builder - plumbing & electric. Quentin Wilson gets this topic started for us in Part I by focusing on essential planning and logistics questions. In an...2420adobebrick,architecture,earthbuilding,electric,mudbrick,naturalbuilding,plumbing,sustainabilityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-11-the-owner-builder-adobe-experience-with-ethan-novikoff--40512091https://api.spreaker.com/episode/40512091Thu, 27 Aug 2020 12:28:03 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our eleventh Mud Talks podcast, we speak to Ethan Novikoff about his owner builder adobe experience. Ethan has gone through all phases of owner builder support at Adobe in Action - he has taken all 8 of our online courses, participated in our...4398adobebrick,architecture,earthbuilding,mudbrick,naturalbuilding,sustainabilityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-10-floors-for-adobe-structures--4015109356f94722b09f95c715718abe:5a8fed8a08522995fe040019:5ed7a06b1a40f3795416ba06Thu, 11 Jun 2020 09:28:48 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our tenth Mud Talks podcast, Adobe in Action Board President Quentin Wilson takes us through the basics of installing different floor types in adobe structures.2647adobebrick,architecture,earthbuilding,mudbrick,naturalbuilding,sustainabilityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-9-interior-and-exterior-plastering--4015110156f94722b09f95c715718abe:5a8fed8a08522995fe040019:5e83227622523955957645d4Tue, 31 Mar 2020 14:33:42 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our ninth Mud Talks podcast, Adobe in Action Board President Quentin Wilson takes us through the basics of finishing adobe structures with interior and exterior plasters.2480adobebrick,architecture,earthbuilding,mudbrick,naturalbuilding,sustainabilityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-8-roofs-for-adobe-structures--4015109656f94722b09f95c715718abe:5a8fed8a08522995fe040019:5cd16b04fe39290001b412e9Tue, 07 May 2019 11:52:01 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our eighth Mud Talks podcast, Adobe in Action Board President Quentin Wilson takes us through the basic design and materials of typical roofs used on adobe structures in New Mexico.1616adobebrick,architecture,earthbuilding,mudbrick,naturalbuilding,sustainabilityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-7-adobe-wall-construction-part-ii-lintels-bond-beams--4015110456f94722b09f95c715718abe:5a8fed8a08522995fe040019:5c82ab32b208fc184d807e2bFri, 08 Mar 2019 17:58:52 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our seventh Mud Talks podcast, Adobe in Action Board President Quentin Wilson continues our discussion on the planning and construction of adobe walls with a special focus on lintels & bond beams.977adobebrick,architecture,earthbuilding,mudbrick,naturalbuilding,sustainabilityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-6-adobe-wall-construction-part-i-from-planning-to-laying-bricks-mortar--4015109456f94722b09f95c715718abe:5a8fed8a08522995fe040019:5c52f17fcd83669b42f7bb3dThu, 31 Jan 2019 13:21:42 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our sixth Mud Talks podcast, Adobe in Action Board President Quentin Wilson takes us through the first steps of planning and constructing adobe walls.1570adobebrick,architecture,earthbuilding,mudbrick,naturalbuilding,sustainabilityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-5-guest-interview-with-richard-levine-in-memoriam--4015110256f94722b09f95c715718abe:5a8fed8a08522995fe040019:5bf89d3c562fa7c95dd6babaSat, 24 Nov 2018 01:07:40 +0000Adobe in ActionOur fifth Mud Talks podcast is dedicated to Richard Levine - the founder of New Mexico Earth Adobes - who passed away on September 30, 2018. This guest interview with Richard was recorded in the spring of 2012 during a work session at Swan House in...915adobebrick,architecture,earthbuilding,mudbrick,naturalbuilding,sustainabilityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-4-foundations-for-adobe-structures--4015109556f94722b09f95c715718abe:5a8fed8a08522995fe040019:5b8a94ccf950b79a4fd1f423Sat, 01 Sep 2018 14:14:08 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our fourth Mud Talks podcast, Adobe in Action Board President Quentin Wilson talks all things foundations for adobe structures.2289adobebrick,architecture,earthbuilding,mudbrick,naturalbuilding,sustainabilityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-3-raw-materials-making-adobe-bricks--4015110056f94722b09f95c715718abe:5a8fed8a08522995fe040019:5b37e1c12b6a280422f0cc83Sat, 30 Jun 2018 20:16:07 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our third Mud Talks podcast, Adobe in Action Board President Quentin Wilson introduces us to the raw materials used in adobe construction as well as the basic adobe brickmaking process.1521adobebrick,architecture,earthbuilding,mudbrick,naturalbuilding,sustainabilityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-2-passive-solar-adobe--4015109956f94722b09f95c715718abe:5a8fed8a08522995fe040019:5ae771d4aa4a994ec9db0971Mon, 30 Apr 2018 20:03:19 +0000Adobe in ActionIn our second Mud Talks podcast, Adobe in Action Board President Quentin Wilson takes us deep into the topic of passive solar design - the first step in any successful adobe home build.1961adobebrick,architecture,earthbuilding,mudbrick,naturalbuilding,sustainabilityfalsefullhttps://www.spreaker.com/episode/mud-talks-1-introductions-why-adobe-why-passive-solar-why-owner-builder--4015110556f94722b09f95c715718abe:5a8fed8a08522995fe040019:5a905b720d9297895c1e8b75Fri, 23 Feb 2018 18:35:00 +0000Adobe in ActionIn this first episode, Adobe in Action Board President Quentin Wilson introduces himself and the basics of adobe as a building material.959adobebrick,architecture,earthbuilding,mudbrick,naturalbuilding,sustainabilityfalsefull