Winter and early spring are great times for planning and designing an adobe structure and learning the basics of adobe construction through small hands-on projects. Adobe in Action has divided the preliminary steps of  designing and constructing a typical adobe brick home into four online classes which will all be held this spring:

1. Passive Solar Adobe Design (Feb 13 to April 8, 2012)
2. NM Adobe Building Permit Process (Feb 13 to April 8, 2012)
3. History & Basics of Adobe Construction (April 9 to June 3, 2012)
4. Foundations for Adobe Structures (April 9 to June 3, 2012)

More details about these upcoming online classes can be found here:

http://www.adobeinaction.org/current-schedule/

A complete overview of the entire Adobe in Action Certificate in Adobe Construction curriculum can be found here:

http://www.adobeinaction.org/education/

Registration is open right now and can be completed using Adobe in Action's online registration system:

http://adobeinaction.bigcartel.com/

This first wave of online classes is a great way to prepare yourself for Adobe in Actions's early-summer workshops which will cover more advanced topics such as adobe wall construction and roofs for adobe structures in a live-instruction setting in Northern New Mexico. Check back at the Adobe in Action website for details on those upcoming classes.