2 – 4 October 2015 ~ Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Earth USA 2015 is the Eighth International Conference on Architecture and Construction with Earthen Materials initiated by Earth USA.

The conference organizer is Adobe in Action.

The formal conference will take place from Friday, October 2 to Sunday, October 4, 2015 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA. Sunday afternoon will be dedicated to tours of local earthbuilding sights of interest. The conference will be held at the New Mexico Museum of Art in the St. Francis Auditorium (107 West Palace Avenue, Santa Fe, NM 87501). Earth USA 2015 indicates a wider field of interest than previous conferences and will include adobe, rammed earth, compressed earth block (CEB) and monolithic adobe (cob). Any material or method that uses clay as a binder will be considered.

Earth USA 2015 Activities

• Three days of podium presentations and poster sessions on topics related to the current state of architecture and construction with earthen materials.
• Friday evening Speaker Meet & Greet for all conference attendees sponsored by The Earthbuilders’ Guild.
• Tours to local earthbuilding sites of interest in and around Santa Fe, New Mexico on Sunday afternoon (October 4) and Monday to Wednesday, October 5, 6 & 7, 2015.
• Pre and post-conference earthbuilding workshops are being planned by Adobe in Action for late September and early October.

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