ADU Training On Demand
ADU PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AVAILABLE ANYTIME
Continuing ADU-cation available on-demand at 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 various 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.
Note: Courses are listed by most recent first.
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.
ADU Design and the Title 24 Energy Code
On-Demand
California and National Audiences
On-Demand via OnlineEd
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 will provide 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 going to be 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 will work statewide.
Presenters Kol Peterson, Accessory Dwelling Strategies; Anne Fritzel, Washington State Department of Commercw; 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 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.