Adobe is a sustainable, biodegradable,
non-toxic, locally available, basically free building material that you can learn to use at CASA.
Based in Taos, New Mexico, our workshops draw from centuries of local tradition and decades of professional experience to deliver training on adobe building techniques proven in the field by Master Enjarradora
Anita Rodriguez and her trusted team.
Learn from the experts
The CASA team is comprised of seasoned, dedicated experts, hand picked by Anita Rodriguez to deliver the highest quality training and proven techniques.
Based on the authentic tradition
CASA is based in Taos, New Mexico, an epicenter for earth building technologies for over one thousand years. The blending of Indigenous and Hispanic building traditions has created the unique architecture of Northern New Mexico.
Learn to Innovate
CASA teaches participants traditional methods, developing methods and how to innovate.
A very special thank you to our founding funder, the LOR Foundation.
Through their mission of "Listening first, LOR works with rural communities in the Mountain West to enhance livability and prosperity while preserving the character that makes each community unique," the LOR Foundation has helped countless community members. LOR has funded the creation of the instructional videos that will be available later this year.
Additional support from:
Did you know?
"...the construction sector – the most polluting and toughest to decarbonise"
The cement industry alone generates 8% of global carbon emissions.
Adobe has a supply chain of Zero.
Adobe is the cheapest material available for the owner builder.
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If you provide the labor, there is no building material less expensive that dirt. Then, heating, cooling and maintaining an adobe home is less expensive as well.