Adobe in Action

Owner builder support group in Abiquiu, NM.

Sourcing local soil for an owner builder project.

Wheelbarrows on an owner builder support project.

Volunteers mixing an adobe brick mix for a community project.

An owner builder assembling a wooden bond beam with a nail gun.

Volunteer adobe bricks curing in the sun.

Adobe in Action owner builder site in Española, NM.

Volunteer filling a brick form.

Volunteers pulling an adobe brick form.

Sifting local soil for an owner builder project.

One Brick at a Time

Volunteer bricks in the field at an owner builder support project.

Volunteers celebrate after a day of brickmaking.

Our work:

PROMOTES ECONOMIC INDEPENDENCE - through affordable adobe home construction
BUILDS NETWORKS - through student-supported "barn raising" activities which directly benefit owner builders and their local communities
PROVIDES EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP - regarding the economic, cultural, and environmental benefits of adobe home building and ownership

EDUCATION - online & field classes + a biennial earthbuilding conference
OWNER BUILDER SUPPORT - design & building plan consultation + code & permit assistance
FIELD WORK COORDINATION - supporting owner builders with adobe brickmaking, wall construction and natural plastering