ADU Training On Demand
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Continuing ADU-cation available on-demand for your convenience
View the listings below to see On-Demand Trainings available anytime, from anywhere. These courses are for professionals seeking to remain updated on current events in regard to ADUs and Middle Housing as well as the history of modern ADU advocacy and legislative changes made on the West Coast.
Browse the Live Training page to view scheduled classes available in your area.
Visit our Designation Training page to learn about the training and exam options that qualify professionals to earn the ADU Specialist Designation. The ADU Specialist Designation does not require renewal, these courses are offered to support ADU Specialists to be top in their market, none of the courses below satisfy the requirement to become an ADU Specialist.
Notes: Courses are listed by most recent first. Some courses qualify for CE credit with one or more licensing bodies. CE courses are offered via OnlineEd, not all OnlineEd courses are approved for CEs.
Decoding the ADU Revolution
On-Demand
National Audiences
Live Webinar Recording
The housing crisis has sparked a notable shift in how America approaches zoning reform. While local jurisdictions struggle with decades of single-family-exclusive policies, many states have bypassed municipal gridlock entirely, implementing preemptive statewide ADU reforms that are reshaping neighborhoods from California to Maine.
Presenter Kol Peterson of Accessory Dwelling Strategies and Emily Hamilton of the Mercatus Center. This is a recording from October 16, 2025.
Tiny Homes on Wheels
On Demand
Portland, OR and National Audiences
Live Webinar
This class will review the policy and regulations pertaining to utilizing a mobile dwelling on residential properties in Portland, Oregon.
Portland has created an incredibly simple and inexpensive pathway to housing development unparalleled anywhere in the United States. This class will review the history of this housing form in Portland. It will unveil how homeowners can leverage RVs and Tiny Houses on Wheels to create artisan, low-cost rental housing, or rapid housing solutions for family members. There will be examples, pictures, and explanations of how this housing type is used in Portland.
Presenter Kol Peterson of Accessory Dwelling Strategies. This is a recording from May 13, 2025.
New and Evolving ADU Rules in California
On-Demand
California and National Audiences
On-Demand via OnlineEd
Learn about new and evolving ADU rules in California and how they affect real estate and building industry professionals in every part of the state. Industry professionals who want to better serve their clients will develop a keen understanding of how to provide general information to their clients and when to direct them to local city staff, when to send them to state agencies, and when to consult with professionals in your network.
Presenter Ryan O’Connell of How to ADU. This is a recording from May 6, 2025.
Multifamily ADUs in California
On-Demand
California and National Audiences
Live Webinar
Discuss key zoning regulations, such as overlays, height limits, density restrictions, and setbacks, influence ADU feasibility, alongside due diligence on easements and infrastructure. Learn to evaluate crucial infrastructure such as utility hookups, power access, sewer and septic capacity, and water availability as each can present challenges. Determine how to weigh risks, ensure the highest and best use of the property, and navigate capital-raising strategies while avoiding common pitfalls.
Presenters Trisha Guido, ADU Center and Brian Koons. This is a recording from May 2, 2025.
Massachusetts’ New ADU Law
On-Demand
Massachusetts Audiences
Live Webinar Recording
Exciting changes are coming to Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) development in Massachusetts! This 2-hour webinar provides a comprehensive overview of the state’s new ADU laws, which went into effect on February 2, 2025.
With the passage of the Affordable Homes Act in 2024, all cities in Massachusetts are now required to update their ADU codes, including: Allowing ADUs statewide, dropping owner-occupancy requirements, eliminating off-street parking mandates, and allowing detached ADUs up to 900 sq. ft. by-right.
This session was led by Kol Peterson, ADU legislation consultant and advocate, and Chris Lee, Massachusetts ADU developer with Backyard ADUs. They covered the opportunities and barriers to ADU development under this new law and how these changes impact zoning and development entitlements across the state.
This is a recording from March 18, 2025.
ADUs and Accessibility: Creating Small Spaces that Work for Everyone
On-Demand
National Audiences
On-Demand via OnlineEd
Help your clients design ADUs that work for them in all phases of their lives. Join us and learn how to incorporate concepts of Universal Design in your next ADU project. Explore the challenges and solutions when working in a small footprint and see the latest trends and resources in accessible fixtures. Get inspired to reimagine accessibility in a small space without sacrificing style. This course will include talking points for introducing accessibility to your clients and ways to advocate for Universal Design standards in your community.
Presenter Jackie Haddon of LiveAble Homes. This course was recorded on April 17, 2025.
ADU Design and the Title 24 Energy Code
On-Demand
California and National Audiences
On-Demand via OnlineEd
This 1.5-hour training outlines the most common stumbling blocks for ADU projects in meeting California’s Title 24 energy code. Participants will gain an understanding of ‘house-as-a-system’, a fundamental concept for understanding energy performance and comfort, as well as how to navigate and interpret the code itself. We’ll dive into specific technical design challenges that commonly arise on ADU projects, with strategies on how to address them and comply with the code.
This webinar is highly relevant to designers and builders already involved in the ADU market in California, DIY-homeowners who plan to build an ADU themselves, and real estate professionals looking to become true experts in ADUs. It will provide the fundamental understanding needed to make better decisions with confidence and recommend solutions and resources to make your client’s ADU journey run smoothly.
Presenters Katy Hollbacher and Nate Russell, Beyond Efficiency. This is a recording from October 30, 2024.
ADU Condoization in Washington State
On-Demand
Washington and National Audiences
Live Recording from ADU Academy | Seattle
Explained by experienced surveyor and attorney, Terrance Wilson of Wilson Law Group.
Washington State is making big moves in the legalization of middle housing. With the passage of bills that expand the types of housing that can be built statewide, and the ability to develop two detached ADUs and condoize them by right.
Seattle, WA, along with Austin, TX, is the nation's leading city for condoization of ADUs. The ADU Academy|Seattle provided a special focus on developing ADUs with condoization. This talk highlights the specialized zoning, surveying, and legal work associated with ADUs as condos.
This keynote talk about Washington’s ADU Condo Laws was held at ADU Academy |Seattle, on September 20, 2024. To learn more about the ADU Academy, click here.
Washington ADU Zoning Updates: HB1337
Online Training
Washington Audiences
On-Demand via OnlineEd
Washington House Bill 1337 was passed into law in 2023, thereby requiring Washington cities to update their ADU codes to allow two ADUs, drop owner occupancy, eliminate off-street parking requirements, allow condoization, and reduce impact fees by 50% for ADUs. This law will supersede all existing municipal standards.
This webinar recording provides an overview of the state law by the Department of Commerce, the authority that administers statewide housing laws in Washington. The presenters will cover how this law is being rolled out in practice by municipalities.
The intended audience for this session are ADU practitioners (designers, builders, lenders, appraisers, real estate professionals, entrepreneurs) and municipal planning staff that are seeking to understand how this law works statewide.
Presenters Kol Peterson, Accessory Dwelling Strategies; Anne Fritzel, Washington State Department of Commerce; Adam Weinstein, Department of Building & Planning, City of Kirkland. This is a recording from May 22, 2024.
Appraising ADUs
Online Training
National Audiences
On-Demand via OnlineEd
Appraisers, today more than ever, need a thorough understanding of the role ADUs play in the real estate market. Learn why appraising an ADU is challenging and fundamentally different from multi-unit appraisals. Denis DeSaix of MetroCal Appraisals will cover best practices, what is legal, highest and best use, approaches to value, and cost vs value.
Presenter Denis DeSaix of MetroCal Appraisal. This is a recording from April 25, 2023.
Manufactured Homes as ADUs
Online Training
California and West Coast Audiences
On-Demand via OnlineEd
Manufactured Homes have been around for decades, and have evolved with the times. They are banned in some jurisdictions from being an ADU due to legacy zoning codes. But, where they are allowed to be built and installed as ADUs, they offer an affordable and streamlined way to add one to a property. All of California allows for HUD manufactured homes as ADUs. You will learn about the financing, appraisals, construction, and delivery of manufactured ADUs as a cost-effective housing solution.
Presenters John Arendsen and Lenska Bracknell of Crest Backyard Homes. This is a recording from March 29, 2023.
Portland’s Residential Zoning Updates: RIP 2
Online Training
Portland, Oregon Audiences
On-Demand via OnlineEd
The city of Portland passed the Portland Residential Infill Project 2 in July, 2022. This completed the 2nd phase of a substantial overhaul of residential zoning regulations.
This class covers how these residential zoning regulations under the Portland Residential Infill Project & House Bill 2001 dramatically changes what can be done with most Portland properties, including subdividing lots using a middle housing land division, or building and condoizing a fourplex or a cottage cluster. There will be an emphasis on the Portland Residential Infill Project Phase II and its impact on the development of Middle Housing.
Presenters Tracy Morgan, City of Portland Planning Department; Eric Thompson, Oregon Homeworks; and Kol Peterson, Accessory Dwelling Strategies. This is a recording from October 12, 2022.
Middle Housing Zoning Updates for Bend and Beyond
Online Training
Oregon Audiences
On-Demand via OnlineEd
Learn about the impacts of HB2001 & SB458 in Bend, Oregon and all large cities in Oregon. Oregon House Bill 2001 was passed into law in 2019 thereby requiring Oregon cities with more than 2,500 people to update their ADU codes to eliminate occupancy requirements and off-street parking requirements as of January 2020. The city of Bend’s code was updated on November 5, 2021 to reflect this change, while HB2001 and went into effect statewide on July 1st, 2022. This class covers how these new residential zoning regulations under HB2001 dramatically changed what can be done on residential properties, including duplexes, triplexes, quadplexes, townhouses and cottage clusters.
Simultaneously, Oregon Senate Bill 458 went into effect statewide on July 1, 2022 which allows for fee simple land divisions of middle housing. This will allow a lot to be divided into multiple smaller lots, which will hopefully foster the creation of lower cost housing options in rapidly appreciating markets like Bend.
Presenters Pauline Hardie, Senior Planner at the City of Bend; Developer Jesse Russell of Hiatus Homes; and instructor Kol Peterson, Accessory Dwelling Strategies. This is a recording from June 29, 2022.
Oregon ADU Updates: HB2001 & Portland Residential Infill Project
Online Training
Portland, Oregon Audiences
On-Demand via OnlineEd
Oregon House Bill 2001 was passed into law in 2019 thereby requiring Oregon cities with more than 2,500 people to update their ADU codes to eliminate occupancy requirements and off-street parking requirements as of January 2020. Additionally, the City of Portland passed the Portland Residential Infill Project that resulted in a substantial overhaul of single family residential zoning regulations.
This class covers how these new residential zoning regulations under OR House Bill 2001 and the Portland Residential Infill Project dramatically changed what can be done with all properties, including building two ADUs. This training addresses both legislative topics and provides an opportunity for people to consider how these zoning changes impact their development entitlements.
Presenters Kol Peterson, Accessory Dwelling Strategies; Tracy Morgan, City of Portland Planning Department; and Ethan Stuckmayer, Senior Planner of Housing Programs at Oregon’s Department of Land Conservation and Development. This is a recording from October 14, 2020.