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The Best Book About Building ADUs - Meet the Author

Meet the author of the definitive guide to ADU Construction, "Backdoor Revolution". Kol Peterson is wildly knowledgable about ADUs and has lead the charge in Portland, Oregon. ADU adoption is higher in Portland than any other city in America, largely thanks to Kol's work!

  • Kol is the editor of accessorydwellings.org a free resource about ADUs

  • the author of Backdoor Revolution

  • a graduate of the Harvard School of Design

  • the organizer of Portland's amazing ADU Open House events

  • AND he's built his own backyard ADU so he practices what he preaches!

He's a wealth of knowledge and we'll break down some of the useful information in his book.

We'll also talk about which parts of the book apply to California and which parts you can apply with some clever tricks like applying cap rates or modifiers for construction.

You can order an e-copy or a physical copy of the book if you like. While a lot of it is specific to Portland, I promise it’s got lots of valuable information in it!

And I'll be giving away one physical copy of the book for FREE at the event!

Lastly everybody who RSVPs will get a digital copy of one my favorite charts from the book built with data from the National Association of Home Builders.