Earth USA 2019

The Tenth Conference

Date: October 25 to 27, 2019
Location: Scottish Rite Center, Santa Fe, NM
Organizer: Adobe in Action

About Earth USA 2019

Earth USA 2019 - Final Conference Schedule

Friday, October 25, 2019

9:00 am
Registration and Check-in

9:00 - 9:45 am
Morning Coffee in Scottish Rite Ballroom & Courtyard

10:00 - 10:20 am
Podium Welcome by Quentin Wilson

10:20 - 10:40 am
Casa Modela
Lisa Morey, Enrico Bonilauri (Colorado Earth, USA)

10:40 - 11:00 am
Building Reciprocity: Participation in Native American Housing and the Perpetuation of Earthen Architectural Traditions
Tonia Sing Chi (Columbia University GSAPP, USA)

11:00 - 11:20 am
Modelling of Temporary Solutions to Increase the Air Temperatures of Unhealthy Mud-Brick Huts in the Peruvian Mountains
Enrique Mejia Solis (KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Sweden)

11:20 - 11:40 am
Fort Vazquez - A Foray Into Next Generation Adobe Preservation and Restoration
Andrew Phillips, Michael ‘Spydr’ Wren (History Colorado, USA)

11:40 - 12:00 noon
Earth Construction Projects Conducted in Egypt by “Hand Over”
Radwa Rostom (Hand Over, Egypt)

12:00 noon - 1:30 pm Lunch Break

1:40 - 2:00 pm
The Development of a Twin-Layer Insulating/Structural Cob Composite Wall to Meet Thermal Regulations
Jim Carfrae, François Strieff, Mohamed Boutouil, Matthew Fox, Kevin Owen, Steve Goodhew (University of Plymouth, UK)

2:00 - 2:20 pm
Integrating Earthen Building Materials and Methods into Mainstream Housing Projects Using Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA) and Building Policy Analysis
Lola Ben-Alon, V Loftness, K A Harries, E Cochran Hameen (Carnegie Mellon University, USA)

2:20 - 2:40 pm
Comparison of Japan Cob with Oregon Cob
Emily Reynolds (Kyoto Institute of Technology, Japan)

2:40 - 3:00 pm
Saving the Southwest Vernacular
Anne M. Galer (University of New Mexico, USA)

3:00 - 3:20 pm
Ten Years of Compressed Earth Blocks with Partners in Progress in Haiti
Jim Hallock (Partners in Progress & Earth Block International, USA)

3:20 - 4:20 pm Poster Presentation #1 + Coffee Break in Scottish Rite Ballroom & Courtyard

• Non-Burnt Earth Block Stabilized with Lime and Magnesium Oxide for Masonry Wall
  Wataru Nakamura (Nara Women’s University, Japan)

• A New Engineering Education at the University of San Francisco
  Hana Böttger (University of San Francisco, USA)

• Prehispanic Earthen Architecture in Southeastern Mesoamerica: Collaborative Research with Local Specialists
  Akira Ichikawa (Nagoya University, Japan)

• Micromorphology of the “Carazas Test” to Define Archaeological Construction Technique
  Salvador Piña-Guido, Gerardo Fernández-Jiménez, Hugo FernándezRamírez, Marta Mateu Sagues (Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia, Mexico)

• The Measurement Research of Warehouses Using Cob Construction Method in Nara Prefecture, Japan
  Midori Yamada, Wataru Nakamura, Makoto Muramoto, Kumiko Hatanaka (Kindai University, Japan)

4:20 - 4:40 pm
Construction Technologies of Chinese Hakka Tulou Rammed Earth Buildings
Yi Luo, Xingqian Peng, Lei Zhang (HuaQiao University, China)

4:40 - 5:00 pm
Defining the Owner Builder Experience
Ethan Novikoff (New Mexico, USA)

5:00 - 5:20 pm
Providing Building Skills While Respecting Culture, Community, and Tradition Overview of TERRA Collaborative, Inc. and The Pueblo Project’s Mission and Activities
Lola Ben-Alon, Liz Johndrow, April Magill (Carnegie Mellon University, USA)

5:20 - 5:40 pm
Escuela Sarañani y Mesilla Taller
Pat Taylor, Cristian Heinsen Presenter: Diego Pino Trincado (New Mexico, USA)

5:40 - 6:00 pm
Award Presentation: Fred Webster Prize

6:00 - 8:00 pm
Friday Evening Reception in Scottish Rite Ballroom & Courtyard for all registered attendees sponsored by The Earthbuilders’ Guild

Saturday, October 26, 2019

9:00 am
Registration and Check-in

9:00 - 9:45 am
Poster Presentation #2 + Morning Coffee in Scottish Rite Ballroom & Courtyard

• Properties of Compressed and Stabilized Earth Blocks Produced with Recycled Soil Mixes
  Nitin Kumar, Michele Barbato (University of California Davis, USA)

• An Investigation into the Change in Thermal Properties of Cob Samples Using Waste-Paper Sludge and Shredded Sheet Additives
  Jim Carfrae, Matthew Fox, Kevin Owen, Karen Hood-Cree, Steve Goodhew (University of Plymouth, UK)

• Use of Hemp Hurd and Recycled Material in Stabilized Compressed Earth Blocks
  Kris J. Dick, Timothy J. Krahn (University of Manitoba, Canada)

• Micromorphological Comparison between Adobes, Fills and Paleosols to Understand Production Techniques in an Archaeological Site on the Gulf Coast of Mexico
  A. Thania García-Zeferino, Marta Mateu-Sagués, J. Salvador Piña-Guido (Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico)

• Institutional Risk. Case of study: The temple of Curahuara de Carangas, Bolivia
  Cindy Calbimonte, Fabiana Navia (California, USA)

10:00 - 10:20 am
Kente House: A Sustainable, Rammed Earth Prototype Designed to Improve Work and Housing Standards in Ghana
Angeles Hevia (Chile)

10:20 - 10:40 am
The Road to Code - The San Antonio Experience
Stephen Colley, AIA, LEED AP (Earthen Construction Initiative, USA)

10:40 - 11:00 am
Experimental Characterization and Numerical Simulation of Compressive Behavior of Compressed and Stabilized Earth Specimens
Erika L. Rengifo-López, Nitin Kumar, Fabio Matta, Michele Barbato (University of South Carolina, USA)

11:00 - 11:20 am
Mix Design and Compressive Strength Testing of Stabilized Rammed Earth in Canada
Timothy J. Krahn, Kristopher J. Dick (Building Alternatives Inc., Canada)

11:20 - 11:40 am
Large-Scale Adoption of Earth Construction: Learnings from EarthEnable
Gayatri Datar (EarthEnable, Rwanda)

11:40 - 12:00 noon
Localization Research and Practice in Earth Architecture in China
Jun Mu, Tiegang Zhou, Wei Jiang (Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, China)

12:00 - 1:30 pm
Lunch Break

1:40 - 2:00 pm
Back to Earth
Aparna, Sanal Thathapuzha (Sanal Aparna Associates, Ahmedabad, India)

2:00 - 2:20 pm
With a Grain of Salt: Crystallization and Dissolution in Salt Attack
Eric Liefeld, Dr. David Rockstraw, Pat Taylor (Mesilla Valley Preservation, Inc., USA)

2:20 - 2:40 pm
Incidencia Regenerativa -Re building Mexico
Juan Manuel Casillas Pintor (Universidad Iberoamericana CDMX, Mexico)

2:40 - 3:00 pm
Rural Dwellings of Bangladesh: A Manifestation of Culture and Climate
Fatiha Polin ( Bengal Institute for Architecture, Landscapes and Settlements, Bangladesh)

3:00 - 3:20 pm
A Road to a Code
C Michael Donoghue, PE (Maritech Engineering, Inc., USA)

3:20 - 3:40 pm
Caliche vs. Adobe--Shelter or Food, A Choice We Can’t Afford
Pliny Fisk, Brittany M. Faulkner (Center for Maximum Potential Building Systems, USA)

3:40 - 4:20 pm
Poster Presentation #3 + Coffee Break in Scottish Rite Ballroom & Courtyard

• REHABITAR, Earth Heritage as an Economic Source Development in Tierra de Campos
  Izaskun Villena Marcos, Rosa Bellido Pla ( FOUNDATION REHABITAR, Spain)

• Characterization and Modeling of Cob Strength Using Varying Ingredient Ratios
  David J. Wright, John M. Henshaw (The University of Tulsa, USA)

• Life Cycle Assessment of the Mujeres Artes Clay Arts Studio
  James Woods (University of Texas at San Antonio, USA)

• Verification of Rammed Earth Construction Techniques as Executed by NonExperts: A Case Study of the Fire Mesa Project Completed by DesignBuildBLUFF
  Hiroko Yamamoto, Atsushi Yamamoto, Jose Galarza (The University of Utah : DesignBuildBLUFF, USA)

• Parameters for Large-Scale Adobe Production: Arrangements between Capital and Labor
  Thiago Lopes Ferreira, João Marcos de Almenida Lopes (University of São Paulo, Brazil)

4:20 - 5:00 pm
Keynote Presentation
Mud Frontiers: Notes from the Borderlands.
Ronald Rael (Acting Chair of Architecture; Professor of Architecture, Eva Li Memorial Chair in Architecture - UC Berkeley, USA)

Sunday, October 27, 2019

9:00 am
Registration and Check-in

9:00 - 9:45 am
Poster Presentation #4 + Morning Coffee in Scottish Rite Ballroom & Courtyard

• La tradición constructiva de los muros de adobe en el sitio prehispánico La Joya, Veracruz.
  Esteban Ávalos, Salvador Piña (ENAH, UNAM, Mexico)

• Impacto en la arquitectura patrimonial de tierra por intervenciones con cemento. El caso de los recubrimientos en muros de adobe en el bajío y occidente de México
  Minerva Rodriguez Licea, Luis Fernando Guerrero Baca (Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana, Xochimilco, Mexico)

• Development of a Cob Building Code in North America
  John Fordice, Martin Hammer (Cob Research Institute, USA)

• Review of the Current State of Cob Structural Testing, Structural Design, the Drafting of Code Language, and Material Based Testing Challenges
  Anthony Dente, PE, Kevin Donahue, SE (Verdant Structural Engineers, USA)

• Innovating Traditional Building Practices in New Architecture
  Aparna, Sanal Thathapuzha (India)

10:00 - 10:20 pm
Solum et Sano: A brief on Health and the Earthworker
C Michael Donoghue, PE (Maritech Engineering, Inc., USA)

10:20 - 10:40 am
New Indigenous Architecture in Rammed Earth: The Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate Cultural Center
Phoebe Crisman (University of Virginia, USA)

10:40 - 11:00 am
Current Projects at Cornerstones Community Partnerships
Jake Barrow, Georgina Solano Presenter: Angela Francis (Cornerstones Community Partnerships, USA)

11:00 - 11:20 am
The “Micro-Meteorology” of Buildings - A Simple Health Check for Your House
Hauke Haupts (Trøndelag State Administration, Norway)

11:20 - 11:40 am
Documentary on Adobe Mason of Ojinaga, Chihuahua
Makena Buchanan, Sandro Canovas (Texas, USA)

11:40 - 12:00 noon
Conference Closing and Final Wrap
Quentin Wilson

12:00 - 1:30 pm
Lunch Break

2:00 - 4:30 pm
Sunday Afternoon Walking Tour of Santa Fe