Earth USA 2026 - Call for Abstracts
Earth USA is now accepting abstracts for presentations at the 2026 conference (taking place in Santa Fe, NM from Friday, September 18 to Sunday, September 20, 2026). We cannot accept abstract submissions sent to us via normal e-mail or as an e-mail attachment. All abstracts should be submitted using the following online abstract submission form:
https://form.jotform.com/251964548887377
Abstracts will be accepted from Monday, September 8, 2025 until Sunday, February 8, 2026. All accepted presenters will be notified by Friday, April 10, 2026. Full papers are due by Sunday, June 7, 2026.
Please note: In 2024 we had approximately 35% international participation in the conference. We want to continue to grow as an international platform for the worldwide earthbuilding community. We have therefore decided to add an online component to the 2026 conference which will be taking place around the time of the in-person event in Santa Fe. We encourage and welcome authors from all corners of the world to submit an abstract regardless of your ability to travel to New Mexico. More info about the online component will be shared soon.
Paper Subject Categories
Historic buildings and cities including their stabilization, preservation, modernization and re-purposing.
New architecture, construction projects and construction methods, including owner-builder projects.
Education and information transfer including codes, norms and regulations.
Physical and thermal properties of materials and structures including seismic, flood and storm resistance and passive solar heating and cooling of earthen buildings.
Social and cultural elements fostered by earthen building practices and traditions.
Commercial presentations including architects, designers, contractors and product manufacturers.
Presenters will have 25 minutes for presentation including time to answer questions. Time limits will be carefully monitored.
About 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 18 to Sunday, September 20, 2026. 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 Reception 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.
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