diff --git a/adapter/adapter.go b/adapter/adapter.go
index a01a175..e0b3fc9 100644
--- a/adapter/adapter.go
+++ b/adapter/adapter.go
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ package adapter
 
 import (
 	"errors"
+	"github.com/c3pm-labs/c3pm/adapter/cmake_adapter"
 	"github.com/c3pm-labs/c3pm/adapter/defaultadapter"
 	"github.com/c3pm-labs/c3pm/adapter/irrlichtadapter"
 	"github.com/c3pm-labs/c3pm/adapter_interface"
@@ -16,6 +17,8 @@ func (AdapterGetterImp) FromPC(adp *manifest.AdapterConfig) (adapter_interface.A
 		return defaultadapter.New(AdapterGetterImp{}), nil
 	case adp.Name == "irrlicht" && adp.Version.String() == "0.0.1":
 		return irrlichtadapter.New(), nil
+	case adp.Name == "cmake" && adp.Version.String() == "0.0.1":
+		return cmake_adapter.New(), nil
 	default:
 		return nil, errors.New("only default adapter is supported")
 	}
diff --git a/adapter/cmake_adapter/cmake_adapter.go b/adapter/cmake_adapter/cmake_adapter.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0e5ede9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/adapter/cmake_adapter/cmake_adapter.go
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+package cmake_adapter
+
+import (
+	"fmt"
+	"github.com/c3pm-labs/c3pm/adapter_interface"
+	"github.com/c3pm-labs/c3pm/cmake"
+	"github.com/c3pm-labs/c3pm/config"
+	"gopkg.in/yaml.v2"
+	"os"
+	"path/filepath"
+)
+
+type Adapter struct{}
+
+type Config struct {
+	Targets   []string          `yaml:"targets"`
+	Variables map[string]string `yaml:"variables"`
+}
+
+func (a Adapter) Build(pc *config.ProjectConfig) error {
+	cfg, err := parseConfig(pc.Manifest.Build.Config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	buildDir := filepath.Join(pc.LocalC3PMDirPath(), "build")
+
+	err = cmake.GenerateBuildFiles(".", buildDir, cfg.Variables)
+	if err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+
+	for _, target := range cfg.Targets {
+		err = cmake.Build(buildDir, target)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+
+		err := os.Rename(filepath.Join(buildDir, target), filepath.Join(pc.ProjectRoot, target))
+		if err != nil {
+			return fmt.Errorf("failed to move target %s to project directory: %v", target, err)
+		}
+	}
+
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (a Adapter) Targets(pc *config.ProjectConfig) ([]string, error) {
+	cfg, err := parseConfig(pc.Manifest.Build.Config)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	return cfg.Targets, nil
+}
+
+func (a Adapter) CmakeConfig(*config.ProjectConfig) (string, error) {
+	return "", nil
+}
+
+func New() *Adapter {
+	return &Adapter{}
+}
+
+var _ adapter_interface.Adapter = (*Adapter)(nil)
+
+func parseConfig(c interface{}) (*Config, error) {
+	out, err := yaml.Marshal(c)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+
+	cfg := &Config{}
+	err = yaml.Unmarshal(out, cfg)
+	if err != nil {
+		return nil, err
+	}
+	return cfg, nil
+}
diff --git a/adapter/defaultadapter/defaultadapter.go b/adapter/defaultadapter/defaultadapter.go
index 9000b80..1f572ff 100644
--- a/adapter/defaultadapter/defaultadapter.go
+++ b/adapter/defaultadapter/defaultadapter.go
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import (
 	"fmt"
 	"github.com/bmatcuk/doublestar"
 	"github.com/c3pm-labs/c3pm/adapter_interface"
+	"github.com/c3pm-labs/c3pm/cmake"
 	"github.com/c3pm-labs/c3pm/config"
 	"github.com/c3pm-labs/c3pm/config/manifest"
 	"path/filepath"
@@ -52,12 +53,12 @@ func (a *DefaultAdapter) Build(pc *config.ProjectConfig) error {
 		return fmt.Errorf("error generating config files: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	err = cmakeGenerateBuildFiles(cmakeDirFromPc(pc), buildDirFromPc(pc), cmakeVariables)
+	err = cmake.GenerateBuildFiles(cmakeDirFromPc(pc), buildDirFromPc(pc), cmakeVariables)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("cmake build failed: %w", err)
 	}
 
-	err = cmakeBuild(buildDirFromPc(pc))
+	err = cmake.Build(buildDirFromPc(pc), pc.Manifest.Name)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("build failed: %w", err)
 	}
diff --git a/adapter/defaultadapter/cmake.go b/cmake/cmake.go
similarity index 90%
rename from adapter/defaultadapter/cmake.go
rename to cmake/cmake.go
index 2b62cf1..8900710 100644
--- a/adapter/defaultadapter/cmake.go
+++ b/cmake/cmake.go
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // CMake is used internally by C3PM to manage the build and installation phases of using a C3PM project.
 //
 // More information about what the CMake CLI does can be found on CMake's website: https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/manual/cmake.1.html
-package defaultadapter
+package cmake
 
 import (
 	"fmt"
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func executeCMakeCLI(args ...string) error {
 //C3PM uses CMake's -S option for setting the source directory, the -B option for the build directory, and the -D option for setting build variables.
 //
 //See CMake's documentation for more information: https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/manual/cmake.1.html#generate-a-project-buildsystem
-func cmakeGenerateBuildFiles(sourceDir, buildDir string, variables map[string]string) error {
+func GenerateBuildFiles(sourceDir, buildDir string, variables map[string]string) error {
 	args := []string{
 		"-S", sourceDir,
 		"-B", buildDir,
@@ -42,6 +42,6 @@ func cmakeGenerateBuildFiles(sourceDir, buildDir string, variables map[string]st
 //cmakeBuild runs the CMake CLI to build a C3PM project
 //
 //See CMake's documentation for more information: https://cmake.org/cmake/help/latest/manual/cmake.1.html#build-a-project
-func cmakeBuild(buildDir string) error {
+func Build(buildDir string, target string) error {
 	return executeCMakeCLI("--build", buildDir, "--config", "Release")
 }
diff --git a/adapter/defaultadapter/cmake_test.go b/cmake/cmake_test.go
similarity index 80%
rename from adapter/defaultadapter/cmake_test.go
rename to cmake/cmake_test.go
index a050117..f2b3b95 100644
--- a/adapter/defaultadapter/cmake_test.go
+++ b/cmake/cmake_test.go
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-package defaultadapter
+package cmake
 
 import (
 	"bufio"
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ var _ = Describe("CMake interaction", func() {
 			_ = os.RemoveAll(BUILD_DIR)
 		})
 		It("does generate the build directory", func() {
-			err := cmakeGenerateBuildFiles("../../test_helpers/projects/cmakeProject", BUILD_DIR, map[string]string{})
+			err := GenerateBuildFiles("../../test_helpers/projects/cmakeProject", BUILD_DIR, map[string]string{})
 			Ω(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
 			_, err = os.Stat(BUILD_DIR)
 			Ω(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
 		})
 		It("uses the variables added", func() {
-			err := cmakeGenerateBuildFiles("../../test_helpers/projects/cmakeProject", BUILD_DIR, map[string]string{"CMAKE_AR:FILEPATH": "/bin/ls"})
+			err := GenerateBuildFiles("../../test_helpers/projects/cmakeProject", BUILD_DIR, map[string]string{"CMAKE_AR:FILEPATH": "/bin/ls"})
 			Ω(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
 			_, err = os.Stat(BUILD_DIR)
 			Ω(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
@@ -55,13 +55,13 @@ var _ = Describe("CMake interaction", func() {
 		})
 		It("builds the project", func() {
 			// Generate files
-			err := cmakeGenerateBuildFiles("../../test_helpers/projects/cmakeProject", BUILD_DIR, map[string]string{})
+			err := GenerateBuildFiles("../../test_helpers/projects/cmakeProject", BUILD_DIR, map[string]string{})
 			Ω(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
 			_, err = os.Stat(BUILD_DIR)
 			Ω(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
 
 			// Build the project
-			err = cmakeBuild(BUILD_DIR)
+			err = Build(BUILD_DIR, "test1")
 			Ω(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
 			_, err = os.Stat(filepath.Join(BUILD_DIR, "test1"))
 			Ω(err).ShouldNot(HaveOccurred())
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 3fb000f..cfb5e83 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -79,6 +79,7 @@ github.com/google/go-cmp v0.3.0/go.mod h1:8QqcDgzrUqlUb/G2PQTWiueGozuR1884gddMyw
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.3.1/go.mod h1:8QqcDgzrUqlUb/G2PQTWiueGozuR1884gddMywk6iLU=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.4.0 h1:xsAVV57WRhGj6kEIi8ReJzQlHHqcBYCElAvkovg3B/4=
 github.com/google/go-cmp v0.4.0/go.mod h1:v8dTdLbMG2kIc/vJvl+f65V22dbkXbowE6jgT/gNBxE=
+github.com/google/martian v2.1.0+incompatible h1:/CP5g8u/VJHijgedC/Legn3BAbAaWPgecwXBIDzw5no=
 github.com/google/martian v2.1.0+incompatible/go.mod h1:9I4somxYTbIHy5NJKHRl3wXiIaQGbYVAs8BPL6v8lEs=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20181206194817-3ea8567a2e57/go.mod h1:zfwlbNMJ+OItoe0UupaVj+oy1omPYYDuagoSzA8v9mc=
 github.com/google/pprof v0.0.0-20190515194954-54271f7e092f/go.mod h1:zfwlbNMJ+OItoe0UupaVj+oy1omPYYDuagoSzA8v9mc=