Mud Talks 29: Earth USA 2024 "Building Momentum: Creating a U.S. Earthen Masonry Standard"

About this episode

Ben Loescher discusses the creation of a U.S. earthen masonry standard at the Earth USA 2024 Conference.

In our twenty-ninth Mud Talks podcast, we listen to Ben Loescher deliver his podium presentation "Building Momentum: Creating a U.S. Earthen Masonry Standard" at the Earth USA 2024 Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Download the accompanying PDF research paper here . Ben Loescher is a founding Principal at Loescher Meachem Architects , where his work focuses on the reuse of existing buildings and the founder of Adobeisnotsoftware , an earthen education and advocacy initiative. He has acted as author of portions of the International Building Code sections on adobe masonry, and recently initiated the recent effort to create international design standards for earthen masonry through the Masonry Society. Earth USA 2024 was the 12th International Conference on Earthen Architecture & Construction hosted by Adobe in Action. More information about the conference can be found at www.earthusa.org .

People in this episode

Host: Adobe in Action

Guest: Ben Loescher

Topics covered

• earthen masonry
• building standards
• architecture
• sustainability
• construction

Keywords

• earthen masonry
• building code
• sustainability
• architecture
• construction standards

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Loescher Meachem Architects, Adobeisnotsoftware, Masonry Society

Places: Santa Fe, New Mexico

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