Earth USA 2026 - Preliminary Online Presentations

Last Updated August 7, 2026

Pre-Recorded Podium Presentations

Author: Jakobus Schwarz (Vienna, Austria)
Podium Presentation: FROM EXCAVATION TO STRUCTURE: FIELD-FACTORY PRODUCTION OF EARTHEN COMPONENTS FOR URBAN TIMBER-EARTH HYBRID BUILDINGS
Institutional Affiliation: Technische Universität Wien

Authors: Anna Salomone, Annaclara Milillo, Daniele Colapinto, Deborah Calvani, Grazia Gagliardi, Nicola Parisi (Bari, Italy)
Podium Presentation: AN EXCAVATION-BASED CONSTRUCTIVE METHOD FOR THE FORMAL EVOLUTION OF RAMMED EARTH ARCHITECTURE
Institutional Affiliation: Department of Architecture, Polytechnic University of Bari, Bari, Italy

Authors: M.S. Ortiz-Vuelvas, E.M. Alonso-Guzman, C.J. Esparza-Lopez, J.A. Ojeda-Sanchez, M. Villagomez-Bucio, R. Ruiz-Ruiz (Colima, Mexico)
Podium Presentation: TYPOLOGY AND CONSERVATION OF TRADITIONAL ADOBE HOUSING IN COMALA, MEXICO
Institutional Affiliation: Facultad de Arquitectura y Diseño, Universidad de Colima

Authors: M.G. Gomez-Valdovinos, W. Martinez-Molina, M.A. Mondragon-Ornelas, M.A. Navarrete-Seras, A. Zamudio-Perez, E.M. Alonso-Guzman (Morelia, Mexico)
Podium Presentation: THERMAL COMFORT IN ADOBE HOUSES WITH DIFFERENT COATINGS AND ROOFS
Institutional Affiliation: Laboratorio de Materiales, Facultad de Ingenieria Civil, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo

Author: Simonetta D'Ovidio (Fondi, Italy)
Podium Presentation: A CAPACITY-BUILDING FRAMEWORK FOR LIGHTWEIGHT EARTH–STRAW MODULES SUPPORTING RURAL MUSIC EDUCATION IN PERU
Institutional Affiliation: Polytechnic University of Turin

Pre-Recorded Poster Presentations

Authors: Daniele Colapinto, Nicola Parisi, Angelo Vito Graziano, Vincenzo Berardi, Annaclara Milillo, Grazia Gagliardi, Anna Salomone (Bari, Itay)
Poster Presentation: ADOBE AND RAMMED EARTH IN CONTEMPORARY SCHOOL DESIGN: FOUR PROPOSALS IN SENEGAL
Institutional Affiliation: Polytechnic University of Bari

Authors: J.M. Mares-Morales, E.M. Alonso-Guzman, R. Ruiz-Ruiz, W. Martinez-Molina, M.A. Navarrete-Seras, A.A. Martinez-Fabela (Morelia, Mexico)
Poster Presentation: BEHAVIOR OF ADOBES TO NON-DESTRUCTIVE TESTING
Institutional Affiliation: Laboratorio de Materiales, Facultad de Ingenieria Civil, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo

Authors: A.A. Martinez-Fabela, R. Ruiz-Ruiz, W. Martinez-Molina, E.M. Alonso-Guzman, H.L. Chavez-Garcia, J.M. Mares-Morales (Morelia, Mexico)
Poster Presentation: MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF BIOSTABILIZERS IN SOILS WITH EXPANSIVE CLAYS
Institutional Affiliation: Laboratorio de Materiales, Facultad de Ingenieria Civil, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo

Authors: P.C. Magana-Mendoza, C.J. Esparza-Lopez, A. Pablo-Arenas, L.F. Guerrero-Baca, R.P. Ruiz-Torres, E.M. Alonso-Guzman (Colima, Mexico)
Poster Presentation: COCONUT FIBERS AND LIME TO STRENGTH SOIL PIECES
Institutional Affiliation: Facultad de Arquitectura y Diseño, Universidad de Colima

Authors: Isabel Silva-Leon, Elia Mercedes Alonso-Guzman, Mayra Dafne Manrique-Ortega, Javier Reyes-Trujeque, Wilfrido MartinezMolina, Miguel Villagomez-Bucio (Campeche, Mexico)
Poster Presentation: MATERIAL CHARACTERIZATION OF PAK´LU´UM, ANCESTRAL KNOWLEDGE AS AN ALTERNATIVE FOR SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION
Institutional Affiliation: Centro de Investigación en Corrosion, Universidad Autonoma de Campeche

Authors: Miguel Villagomez-Bucio; Adria Sanchez-Calvillo; Wilfrido Martinez-Molina; Elia Mercedes Alonso-Guzman, Myriam Soraya Ortiz-Vuelvas, Isabel del Socorro Silva-Leon (Morelia, Mexico)
Poster Presentation: COMPARATIVE THERMAL SURFACE BEHAVIOR OF ADOBE WALLS IN ABANDONED CONDITION AND REHABILITATED DWELLINGS
Institutional Affiliation: Laboratorio de Materiales, Facultad de Ingenieria Civil, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo

Authors: P. Garcia-Diaz, M. Arreola-Sanchez, W. Martinez-Molina, J.A. Velazquez-Perez, H.L. Chavez-Garcia, M.A. MondragonOrnelas (Morelia, Mexico)
Poster Presentation: TANNINS EXTRACTED FROM CASCALOTE LIBIDIBIA CORIARIA USED AS A STABILIZER FOR CLAY SOILS IN THE MORELIA REGION
Institutional Affiliation: Laboratorio de Materiales, Facultad de Ingenieria Civil, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo

Authors: J.A. Velazquez-Perez, W. Martinez-Molina, M. ArreolaSanchez, M.A. Navarrete-Seras, H.L. Chavez-Garcia, E.M. Alonso-Guzman (Morelia, Mexico)
Poster Presentation: USE OF PLANT-BASED RESINS AND TANNINS AS BIOSTABILIZERS FOR ALLUVIAL SOILS
Institutional Affiliation: Laboratorio de Materiales, Facultad de Ingenieria Civil, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo

Authors: Aldo Zamudio-Perez, Juan Alberto Bedolla-Arroyo, Elia Mercedes Alonso-Guzman, Ruben Alfonso Lopez-Doncel, M.G. Gomez-Valdovinos (Morelia, Mexico)
Poster Presentation: USE AND INTEGRATION OF EARTH AND OTHER MATERIALS IN CONSTRUCTION PROCESSES OF LIVING SPACES IN MICHOACÁN
Institutional Affiliation: Laboratorio de Materiales, Facultad de Ingenieria Civil, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo

Authors: V.G. Villa-Soria, W. Martinez-molina, J.A. Guzman-Torres, M.A. Mondragon-Ornelas, R. Ruiz-Ruiz, J.A. Velazquez-Perez (Morelia, Mexico)
Poster Presentation: VERNACULAR HOUSING IN ARIO, MICHOACAN, MEXICO; THEIR PROPERTIES
Institutional Affiliation: Laboratorio de Materiales, Facultad de Ingenieria Civil, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo

Author: Gustavo Assis (Almada, Portugal)
Poster Presentation: FROM CODE TO EARTH: HYBRID PROTOTYPING FOR EARTH-BASED CONSTRUCTION
Institutional Affiliation: Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Authors: T. Moreno Martinez, W. Martinez Molina, A. Galvan Chavez, M.A. Navarrete Seras, M. Arreola Sanchez, M.A. Mondragon Ornelas (Morelia, Mexico)
Poster Presentation: MAGICAL TOWN OF CUITZEO, MEXICO: ANALYSIS OF SOILS AND ADOBE BRICKS FOR TRADITIONAL CONSTRUCTION
Institutional Affiliation: Laboratorio de Materiales, Facultad de Ingenieria Civil, Universidad Michoacana de San Nicolas de Hidalgo