In our <b>thirty-first </b>Mud Talks podcast, we listen to <b>Joe Silins</b> and <b>Stephen Hren </b>deliver their podium presentations<i> </i>at the Earth USA 2024 Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Download the accompanying <b>PDF research papers</b> here:<br /><ul><li><a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6afcc3b078693423db26ad/t/66e2f4cc87abd260ea9baf3b/1726149840820/Slot1_006_Joe+Silins_2024.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><b>Joe Silins</b><i>: Play, Toil and Ritual: Building an Experimental, Poured Clay Studio in the Covid19 Era</i></a></li><li><a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6afcc3b078693423db26ad/t/66e2f60ecd767209cb63c47d/1726150159622/Slot6_011_Stephen+Hren_2024.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i><b>Stephen Hren</b>: Getting Cob through the Inspection Process: My Experience in North Carolina</i></a></li></ul><b>Joe Silins</b> is the Owner of <a href="http://tierrabuenahome.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tierra Buena Home and Garden, LLC</a>, which is an Arizona-based general contractor specializing in strawbale and earthen construction, and small-scale real estate development. Joe received an M.S. in Urban Planning and a B.A. in Studio Art from the University of Arizona.<br /><b></b><br /><b>Stephen Hren</b> is a natural builder, inspector, writer, teacher, husband and father living in Durham,<br />North Carolina. He currently teaches cob classes at <a href="https://www.muddauberbuilding.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mud Dauber School</a> in Silk Hope, NC.<br /><br /><b>Earth USA 2024</b> was the 12th International Conference on Earthen Architecture &amp; Construction hosted by Adobe in Action. More information about the conference can be found at <a href="https://www.earthusa.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.earthusa.org</a>.

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Mud Talks 31: Earth USA 2024 "Poured Clay Studio in Tucson" & "Getting Cob through the Inspection Process in North Carolina"

FEB 12, 202539 MIN
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Mud Talks 31: Earth USA 2024 "Poured Clay Studio in Tucson" & "Getting Cob through the Inspection Process in North Carolina"

FEB 12, 202539 MIN

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In our <b>thirty-first </b>Mud Talks podcast, we listen to <b>Joe Silins</b> and <b>Stephen Hren </b>deliver their podium presentations<i> </i>at the Earth USA 2024 Conference in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Download the accompanying <b>PDF research papers</b> here:<br /><ul><li><a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6afcc3b078693423db26ad/t/66e2f4cc87abd260ea9baf3b/1726149840820/Slot1_006_Joe+Silins_2024.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><b>Joe Silins</b><i>: Play, Toil and Ritual: Building an Experimental, Poured Clay Studio in the Covid19 Era</i></a></li><li><a href="https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a6afcc3b078693423db26ad/t/66e2f60ecd767209cb63c47d/1726150159622/Slot6_011_Stephen+Hren_2024.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><i><b>Stephen Hren</b>: Getting Cob through the Inspection Process: My Experience in North Carolina</i></a></li></ul><b>Joe Silins</b> is the Owner of <a href="http://tierrabuenahome.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tierra Buena Home and Garden, LLC</a>, which is an Arizona-based general contractor specializing in strawbale and earthen construction, and small-scale real estate development. Joe received an M.S. in Urban Planning and a B.A. in Studio Art from the University of Arizona.<br /><b></b><br /><b>Stephen Hren</b> is a natural builder, inspector, writer, teacher, husband and father living in Durham,<br />North Carolina. He currently teaches cob classes at <a href="https://www.muddauberbuilding.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Mud Dauber School</a> in Silk Hope, NC.<br /><br /><b>Earth USA 2024</b> was the 12th International Conference on Earthen Architecture &amp; Construction hosted by Adobe in Action. More information about the conference can be found at <a href="https://www.earthusa.org/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">www.earthusa.org</a>.