The Hyperadobe Safety & Design 101 Class will be held in our hometown from Feb 28th - Mar 1st, 2026. This weekend event will include a detailed session on earthbag building concepts, a trip to our Homestead to view the Hyperadobe Roundhouse in person, and a full day of design and consulting for your specific project.
Why Earthbag Safety is Important
While we think hyperadobe is a fantastic, sustainable, and cost effective way to build - the truth is you're building walls that are 10x heavier than a normal house.
If those walls fail, the results could be catastrophic - taking down much of the structure or causing injury or death.
For reference we weighed a 6' long by 5" high section of our wall, and it was 700lbs! Our roundhouse has 1 million pounds of earth in it.
Learn Important Core Concepts
The morning of Day 1 ($49) will focus on teaching core concepts that many Superadobe builders know, but hyperadobe builders may not be aware of:
Groundwork + Foundations
Shapes, Sizing, & Safe Heights
Openings & Buttresses
Interlocking Layers
Lintels/Headers
Seams
Doors, Windows & Cleats
Self-supporting Arches
Roofing
Flooring
Plastering
and more...
See the Hyperadobe Roundhouse In Person
Pictures are great, but hands-on is better. The afternoon of Day 1 will include a field trip to our homestead to see our earthbag buildings, including the exposed bags on our huge hyperadobe roundhouse.
This will give you a much better perspective and feel for how these concepts work in the real world.
One-on-One Design & Consulting
For an additional cost ($159), you can choose to attend a second day of individualized consulting for your specific project. Bring your sketches or draw up ideas on the day, and we'll look at them as a group and offer suggestions to increase safety and functionality before you start building.
This will give you a huge leg up to save as much time and money as possible before breaking ground.
Important Details
Please read the following information carefully.
DATE & TIME
Feb 28 - Mar 1, 2026
9:00am - 4:00pm
LOCATION & LODGING
This will be held near our property at a Community Center in Cochise County, AZ. In our best efforts to keep our exact homestead location off the internets, we will be providing recommendations for overnight accommodations only to those signing up. For reference, the closest major towns are Benson & Willcox.
MEALS
Adali's hand-made lattes available in the morning for purchase
Lunch available for purchase each day (details TBD)
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
Limited space - there will be a max of 30 people.
You can choose to pay for and attend Day 1 for the class, Day 2 for consulting, or come both days.
You don't need to buy individual tickets for your partner or family members, just sign up once.
No dogs, please.
More info will be provided after signing up.
LEGAL
Please note: Jonathan & Ashley are not licensed engineers - all information, suggestions and consulting are simply their opinions. It is not considered legal, engineered, or code compliant structural advice.
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