Conversations with Adobe in Action board member Quentin Wilson (and other practitioners from the field) on building and maintaining your own earthen home.
Mud Talks 40: Four Years of Living in an Owner-Built Adobe Home with Ethan Novikoff
In our fortieth Mud Talks podcast, we speak to Ethan Novikoff on the four-year anniversary of living in his owner-built adobe home.
Ethan Novikoff built an adobe house for his family on a mountaintop in southwestern New Mexico. He earned a Certificate in Adobe Construction from Adobe in Action in 2014 and started his adobe career with Mule Creek Adobe in 2015. Ethan is the author of www.visioncreationadobe.com (https://visioncreationadobe.com/), and has been the Board Treasurer for Adobe in Action since 2020.
10 Aug 2026
Mud Talks 39 - Albuquerque Joinery - From Owner Builders to Adobe Contractors
In our thirty-ninth Mud Talks podcast, we speak to Esther Fredrickson and Kenny DeLapp from Albuquerque Joinery about their journey from owner builders to adobe contractors.
Albuquerque Joinery (https://abqjoinery.com/) is a small design-build company that specializes in new home construction using traditional adobe building techniques. They also produce one-of-a-kind doors, custom cabinetry, and fine woodworking in general, all built in an adobe / timber frame workshop. They design and build in an aesthetic that is simple, distinctly New Mexican, and carefully executed. Their preference is to use local and natural materials whenever feasible. Kenny DeLapp and Esther Fredrickson established Albuquerque Joinery in 2020 after building their own adobe home in the South Valley. Previously, Kenny worked fabricating museum exhibits and other pieces of fine carpentry, and worked with his uncle, long-time adobe builder Win DeLapp.
24 Mar 2026
Mud Talks 38: More Passive Solar Adobe with Architect Mark Chalom
In our thirty-eighth Mud Talks podcast, we speak to passive solar adobe architect Mark Chalom on the topic of the recent National Ambient Energy for Buildings Research Symposium (https://engineering.louisville.edu/naebrs/) and his take on the current state (and future) of passive solar architecture.
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