18 – 20 September 2026 ~ Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA

Earth USA 2026 is Adobe in Action’s 13th International Conference on Architecture & Construction with Earthen Materials. The formal conference will take place from Friday, September 18 to Sunday, September 20, 2026 in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Earth USA 2026 indicates a wider field of interest than previous conferences and includes adobe, rammed earth, compressed earth block (CEB) and monolithic adobe (cob). Any material or method that uses clay as a binder is considered. Activities included:

Three days of Podium Presentations and Poster Sessions on topics related to the current state of architecture and construction with earthen materials.

Friday Evening Reception sponsored by The Earthbuilders’ Guild.

Tours to local earthbuilding sites of interest in and around Santa Fe, New Mexico.

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