Announcing Earth USA 2026
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 13 to Sunday, September 15, 2024. The location of the conference venue will be shared soon. 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 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.
Earth USA 2026 Timeline
Call for paper announcement: Monday, March 10, 2025
Online abstract submission form opens: Monday, September 8, 2025
Call for abstracts ends and online abstract submission form closes: Sunday, February 8, 2026
Notification of speaker acceptance: by Friday, April 10, 2026
Full papers due: by Sunday, June 7, 2026
Online conference registration opens: Monday, June 8, 2026
Online conference registration closes: Friday, September 4, 2026
Conference: Friday, September 18 to Sunday, September 20, 2026
Conference Tour: Monday, September 21, 2026
Looking Back at Earth USA 2024
Earth USA 2024 was Adobe in Action’s 12th International Conference on Architecture & Construction with Earthen Materials. The formal conference took place from Friday, September 13 to Sunday, September 15, 2024 at the Scottish Rite Center's Alhambra Theater in Santa Fe, New Mexico. 16 AIA/CES credits (LU|HSW) were available for the Earth USA 2024.
Earth USA 2024 Sponsors
