Earth USA 2022 - Final Conference Schedule
Last Updated September 22, 2022.
Friday, September 23, 2022
9:00 - Conference Check-in
9:00 - 9:45am - Morning Coffee in Scottish Rite Ballroom & Courtyard
9:45 - 10:00am - Podium Welcome by Quentin Wilson
10:00 – 10:30am (Slot #1)
Podium Presentation: EXPERIMENTS IN MODERNIZING COB CONSTRUCTION
Author: Stephen Hren (North Carolina, USA)
Institutional Affiliation: Kthonik LLC
10:30 – 11:00am (Slot #2 - Via pre-recorded PowerPoint video)
Podium Presentation: TOWARDS EARTH ARCHITECTURE PEDAGOGY — PRACTICAL EXPERIENCES OF TEACHING CLAY PLASTER IN SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF ARTS
Authors: Aida Zare Mohazzabieh, Sobhan Zare Mohazabiye (Iran)
11:00 – 11:30am (Slot #3 – Via pre-recorded PowerPoint video)
Podium Presentation: EVALUATION OF SOIL STABILIZERS THROUGH BUILDING BIOLOGY
Author: Fikriye Pelin Kurtul Vacek (Austria)
Institutional Affiliation: Donau-Universität Krems, Center for Architectural Heritage and Infrastructure
11:30 – 12:00noon (Slot #4)
Podium Presentation: CHALLENGES AND ACTIONS TO REVIVE AN 18TH CENTURY RURAL ADOBE VILLAGE - PLAZA DEL CERRO, CHIMAYO, NEW MEXICO
Author: Jake Barrow (New Mexico, USA)
Institutional Affiliation: Cornerstones Community Partnerships
12:00 - 1:30pm - Lunch Break
1:30 – 2:00pm (Slot #5)
Podium Presentation: THE SOCIAL LIFE CYCLE OF EARTH- AND BIO-BASED MATERIALS COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL MATERIALS
Authors: Zina Berrada, Lola Ben Alon (New York, USA)
Institutional Affiliation: Columbia University
2:00 – 2:30pm (Slot #6)
Podium Presentation: LET’S TALK ABOUT CONSTRUCTION TRADITIONS IN LOUISIANA THAT TAP INTO EARTHEN ARCHITECTURE
Authors: Catalina Reyna, José M Gómez-Soberón, María Neftalí Rojas (Louisiana, USA)
Institutional Affiliation: Universidad Politecnica de Cataluña and Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico
2:30 – 3:00pm (Slot #7)
Podium Presentation: SCALES & CIRCLES OF RELATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE
Author: Sarah Sao Mai Habib (New Mexico, USA)
3:00 – 3:30pm (Slot #8)
Podium Presentation: EARTH ARCHITECTURE CONSTRUCTION AND PRESERVATION DISSEMINATION, SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING, UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
Author: Francisco Uviña Contreras (New Mexico, USA)
Institutional Affiliation: University of New Mexico
3:30 - 4:30 - Poster Presentation Access + Coffee Break in Scottish Rite Ballroom & Courtyard
4:30 – 5:00pm (Slot #9)
Podium Presentation: PEDAGOGICAL AND RESEARCH FRAMEWORKS FOR EARTH ARCHITECTURE
Authors: Lola Ben-Alon (New York, USA)
Institutional Affiliation: Columbia University, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
5:00 – 5:30pm (Slot #10)
Podium Presentation: INCREASING TESTING ACCESSIBILITY WITH LATERAL TILTING TABLE TEST MACHINES
Authors: Carlina Chung, Nathan Chanvimol, Ruishan Feng (California, USA)
Institutional Affiliation: University of San Francisco
5:30 – 6:00pm (Slot #11)
Award Presentations: Mel Medina Memorial + Karen Terry Award
6:00 - 8:00pm - Friday Evening Reception in Scottish Rite Ballroom & Courtyard for all registered attendees sponsored by The Earthbuilders' Guild
Saturday, September 24, 2022
9:00 - Conference Check-in
9:00 - 10:00am – Poster Presentation Access + Morning Coffee in Scottish Rite Ballroom & Courtyard
10:00 – 10:30am (Slot #12)
Podium Presentation: ADOBE BLOCK STRENGTH TESTING TO INFORM STANDARDS IN RWANDA
Authors: Athanase Nzayisenga, Gayatri Datar, James Kitchin, Rosie Goldrick
Institutional Affiliation: EarthEnable, MASS Design Group
10:30 – 11:00am (Slot #13)
Podium Presentation: EFFECTS OF HIGH TEMPERATURES ON MECHANICAL STRENGTH OF COMPRESSED AND STABILIZED EARTH BLOCKS
Authors: Nitin Kumar, Michele Barbato (California, USA)
Institutional Affiliation: University of California, Davis
11:00 – 12:30pm (Slot #14)
Panel Discussion: ADOBE AND FIRE
Moderator: Mark A. Zaineddin (with panel participants Quentin Wilson, Michele Barbato, Carole Crews, Lisa Morey and Jake Barrow)
12:30 - 2:00pm - Lunch Break
2:00pm – 2:30pm (Slot #15)
Podium Presentation: DESIGNING EARTHEN BUILDINGS FOR SEISMIC FORCES PER NEW MEXICO EARTHEN BUILDING MATERIALS CODE AND NEW ZEALAND STANDARDS
Author: William Druc (New Mexico, USA)
Institutional Affiliation: Druc Engineering LLC
2:30 – 3:00pm (Slot #16)
Podium Presentation: FINITE ELEMENT MICRO-MODELING OF EARTH BLOCK MASONRY SYSTEMS
Authors: Nitin Kumar, Erika Lorena Rengifo-López, Michele Barbato, Fabio Matta (California/South Carolina, USA)
Institutional Affiliation: University of California, Davis and University of South Carolina, Columbia
3:00 – 3:30pm (Slot #17)
Podium Presentation: WHAT WE LEARNED AS OWNER-BUILDERS DURING OUR ADOBE BUILD IN THE MIDST OF THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC
Author: Daniel Krause (New Mexico, USA)
3:30 – 4:00pm (Slot #18)
Podium Presentation: CRAFT BEER AND MUD BRICKS. CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR REAL SUSTAINABILITY IN EARTH BUILDING
Author: Paul Jaquin (New Zealand)
Institutional Affiliation: eZED
4:00 - 5:00pm - Poster Presentation Access + Coffee Break in Scottish Rite Ballroom & Courtyard
5:00 – 5:45pm (Slot #19)
Keynote Presentation: BUILDING WITH EARTH - PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE FROM MY STREET CORNER
Keynote Speaker: Mark Chalom (New Mexico, USA)
Institutional Affiliation: Architect, Solar Design and Analysis
Sunday, September 25, 2022
9:00 - Conference Check-in
9:00 – 10:00am – Poster Presentation Access + Morning Coffee in Scottish Rite Ballroom & Courtyard
10:00 – 10:30pm (Slot #20)
Podium Presentation: LEGAL ADOBE IN CALIFORNIA: A PATHWAY FOR BUILDING PERMITS
Authors: K. Ben Loescher, AIA; Anthony Dente, PE (California, USA)
Institutional Affiliation: Loescher Meachem Architects
10:30 – 11:00am (Slot #21)
Podium Presentation: WHAT STANDARDS RUSH EARTHEN INTO THE MODERN WORLD?
Authors: James C. Moore, M. John Jordan (New Mexico/Texas, USA)
Institutional Affiliation: Paverde LLC
11:00 – 11:30am (Slot #22)
Podium Presentation: PRELIMINARY STUDY ON 3D PRINTING OF LOCALLY AVAILABLE EARTHEN MATERIALS IN NEW MEXICO
Authors: Shiva Bhusal, Maryam Hojati, Francisco Uvina (New Mexico, USA)
Institutional Affiliation: University of New Mexico
11:30 – 12:00noon (Slot #23)
Podium Presentation: FLOOD-RESILIENT EARTHEN CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY: WHEN EARTH MEETS FABRIC
Author: Scarlett Lee (United Kingdom)
Institutional Affiliation: The University of Edinburgh
12:00 – 12:30pm (Slot #24)
Podium Presentation: CREATION OF A COMPRESSED EARTH BLOCK PRODUCTION FACILITY
Authors: Jim Hallock, Antonio Madrid (Texas, USA)
Institutional Affiliation: Native Earth Block
12:30 – 1:00pm (Slot #25)
Podium Presentation: REGENERATIVE SOLUTIONS FOR BUILDING HABITAT — CONTEMPORARY EARTHEN ARCHITECTURE PROJECTS
Author: Juan M Casillas Pintor (Mexico)
Institutional Affiliation: Universidad Iberoamericana
1:00 - 1:30pm (Slot #26)
Award Presentation: Fred Webster Prize
Conference Closing and Final Wrap: Quentin Wilson
1:30 - 3:00pm - Lunch Break
3:00 - 4:30pm - Sunday Afternoon Walking Tour of Santa Fe with Jake Barrow
Monday, September 26, 2022
8:00am - 8:00pm - Full Day Self-Drive Earthbuilding Tour
