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Friday, May 23rd - Sunday, May 25, 9AM-5PM Daily

Horno Building – 3-Day Intensive

Earthen ovens are affordable to build, fun to use, and provide a baking environment impossible to recreate in the kitchen. Attendees will leave this 3-day workshop with the knowledge necessary to build an oven of your own, with materials that you may already have in your yard. The class will be held at a unique historic homestead ranch outside of Pioneertown, California.

$375.00

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Intro to Earth as a Building Material (100B)

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

$95.00

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Soil Selection and Testing (120B)

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

$95.00

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Making Adobe Blocks (122B)

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

$95.00

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Water Resistance Admixtures for Earthen Building Materials (124B)

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

$95.00

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Intro to Earthen Building Codes and California (180B)

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

$95.00

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Large Scale Earthen Block Production (222B)

This two-hour online class is a condensed introduction to producing large quantities of earthen blocks taught via a series of video modules. This course gives an overview of the production approach used by New Mexico Earth Adobes in Albuquerque, NM.

$199.00

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Adobe Construction Basics – 2025 Online 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.

$375.00

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Natural Plaster Basics – 2025 Online Bootcamp

This 6-module online bootcamp is an intensive introduction 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.

$375.00

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