The ADU Hour

Ethan Stuckmayer is the Senior Planner of Housing Programs at Oregon’s Department of Land Conservation and Development. In his role, Ethan leads the statewide implementation of two landmark housing bills passed in the 2019 Oregon Legislature – House Bill 2001 and House Bill 2003. Ethan’s background working as both a current and long range land use planner in Oregon allows him

Michael Andersen writes about housing and transportation policy as a senior researcher for Sightline Institute, the Pacific Northwest's sustainability think tank. He lives with his family in Portland, Oregon, where he’s also active as a volunteer and co-founder of the grassroots advocacy group Portland: Neighbors Welcome. From 2016 to 2020 his family lived in an 800-square-foot A

Morgan, a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners, has been actively involved in Oregon land use planning in both long range planning projects and development review for the past 25 years. He has worked for the cities of West Linn, Lake Oswego, Tigard, and has been with the City of Portland for the past 15 years in both the Bureau of Development Services and the Bure

Alexis Stephens is the cofounder of Tiny House Expedition, a DIY tiny house dweller and advocate. Along with her partner, Christian Parsons, they inspire others to rethink housing through thought-provoking storytelling, educational events, and resource sharing. Their work includes the acclaimed educational documentary-series, Living Tiny Legally. Featured on Washington Post, NPR, B

Kol Peterson is an ADU expert based in Portland, Oregon, who has helped catalyze the exponential growth of ADUs in Portland over the last decade through ADU advocacy, education, consulting, policy work, and entrepreneurship. He is the author of Backdoor Revolution-The Definitive Guide to ADU Development.

Timothy is CEO of RESCON Builders the largest dedicated Granny Flat building company in Australia, and founder of Canibuild, a sales app changing how the world’s builders sell construction.

Willie Dean founded Ground Up Design Works in 2013. He focuses on residential projects with creative and sustainable designs. Willie specializes in ADU design with extensive experience in new construction, as well as garage and basement conversion. With 38 (and counting) built ADUs Willie has experience with a diverse array of people’s housing journeys and is excited to share wha

Ashley is the founder and president of YEGarden Suites and Calgary Backyard Suites - Alberta’s only education and advocacy-based non-profits dedicated to informing citizens on the benefits, challenges, and regulations surrounding backyard housing. She is also the CEO of Municipaction Inc., a consulting firm that supports Edmontonians in their city-building endeavours. She has exp

Susan Brown is the senior vice president, Residential Construction and Renovation Loan Production Director with Umpqua Bank, is a seasoned financial services industry professional with 15 years executive leadership experience. Her role in construction loan production allows her to focus on two important initiatives: ADUs and manufactured homes. Susan is a Certified Mortgage Banker

Joe Robertson owns Shelter Solutions, a small efficiently run building company with over 40 years of Homebuilding experience with a massive variety of projects. They started building ADUs in 1998 when the Portland Zoning code was modified to allow for ADUs. Since that time, we have built more high quality ADUs in the Portland Metro area than any other builder.