AUGUST 27, 2014 BY
Last night’s Talking Green was on the Sustainability of Historic Preservation, hosted by YVSC, Historic Routt County and Bud Werner Memorial Library with Patrick Eidman of History Colorado and Paul Bonnifield, local historian.
If you missed this in-depth look at historic buildings and the numerous benefits of restoring them, you can view the videos here now on our You Tube channel.
Patrick’s extensive knowledge of buildings was enlightening – from LEED vs. restoration, a deep comparison of old vs. new windows, and many great examples of restoration projects in Denver, it’s clear that scrapping old buildings for the landfill to replace them with high tech buildings of the future is simply not the way to go. A marriage of the two practices is what our culture needs to adopt for the greenest practice. If a roof is rotting, sure it should be replaced; and modern technology of energy efficiency should certainly be used, but we must be conscious of our waste – and the building industry produces over 200 billion tons of waste per year. Learn more:
As all locals know, Paul Bonnifield is the fountain of knowledge on Routt County History. Author, writer, and regular contributor to the Valley Voice, any half hour with Paul is enlightening. Each town’s history is unique, and preserving that is imperative; Paul spoke to Routt County’s uniqueness, and the strengths behind reduce-reuse-recycle.
Patrick Eidman is the Preservation Planner for History Colorado
Raised on a sheep ranch in Eastern Kansas, Patrick Eidman learned early the importance of caring for the land and the necessity of reuse and recycling (baling wire really does have 1001 uses!). This appreciation for working cultural landscapes informed an ethic that would eventually lead him to the Environmental Studies and City and Regional Planning degree program at Sonoma State University in California and a summer internship with Colorado Preservation, Inc. Colorado quickly became home and Patrick’s commitment to preservation of the historic built environment was fueled by experiences that demonstrated time and again that historic preservation was a critical tool for the economic, social and environmental sustainability of local communities. Now Director of Historic Preservation Technical Outreach for History Colorado, Patrick leads implementation efforts for the statewide preservation plan, regularly speaks at statewide and national conferences on historic preservation, and works daily to support grassroots efforts that protect Colorado’s unique cultural and architectural heritage.
Paul Bonnifield has been a professional rodeo cowboy, college professor, underground coal miner, railroad conductor, contract cowboy, and professional historian and author. He earned his Ph.D. in twentieth century American history from Oklahoma State University. His book, Dust Bowl: Men, Dirt, and Depression,is regarded as a standard on that period of American history. His writings include other books and numerous articles as well as newspaper columns about regional history. Paul contributes to a variety of publications and frequently serves as historical advisor for projects, locally and nationally. He presents scholarly papers to the Western History Association and speaks at local gatherings. He and his wife, Ellen, co-author a fortnightly history column for The Valley Voice, and they recently completed and submitted a manuscript about the Meeker Massacre and the Ute Indians in northwestern Colorado.
"Mwezi wa 8 ""Mwaka wa Maonyesho ya Kijani"" ulianzishwa na YVSC, Historic Routt County na Bud Werner Memorial Library na Patrick Eidman wa Historia Colorado na Paul Bonnifield, mwanahistoria wa eneo hilo." Ikiwa umekosa kuangalia kwa kina majengo ya kihistoria na faida nyingi za kuwarudisha, unaweza kutazama video hapa sasa kwenye kituo chetu cha You Tube. "Kutokana na LEED vs. Urekebishaji, ""Ulinganisho wa kina wa madirisha ya zamani dhidi ya mapya, na mifano mingi ya miradi ya ukarabati huko Denver, ni wazi kwamba kuharibu majengo ya zamani kwa ajili ya kutupwa kwa majengo ya teknolojia ya baadaye sio njia ya kwenda." Ndoa ya mazoea mawili ni nini utamaduni wetu anahitaji kupitisha kwa ajili ya mazoea ya kijani. Ikiwa paa lina kuoza, hakika inapaswa kubadilishwa; na teknolojia ya kisasa ya ufanisi wa nishati inapaswa kwa hakika kutumiwa, lakini lazima tuwe na ufahamu wa taka zetu - na tasnia ya ujenzi inazalisha zaidi ya tani bilioni 200 za taka kwa mwaka. Jifunze zaidi: Kama watu wote wa eneo hilo wanavyojua, Paul Bonnifield ni chemchemi ya maarifa juu ya Historia ya Kaunti ya Routt. Mwandishi, mwandishi, na mchangiaji wa kawaida wa Valley Voice, nusu saa yoyote na Paul ni ya kuelimisha. Kila mji historia ni ya kipekee, na kuhifadhi kwamba ni muhimu; Paul alizungumza na Routt County 'upekee, na nguvu nyuma ya kupunguza-kutumia tena-kurudisha. Patrick Eidman, Mkurugenzi wa Uhifadhi wa Historia Colorado, alilelewa katika shamba la kondoo katika Mashariki mwa Kansas, Patrick Eidman alijifunza mapema umuhimu wa kutunza ardhi na umuhimu wa matumizi ya mara kwa mara na kuchakata (kufunga waya kweli ina matumizi 1001). "Kutambua kwa mazingira ya kitamaduni ya kazi ilitoa maadili ambayo hatimaye yangemwongoza kwenye programu ya digrii ya Mafunzo ya Mazingira na Mji na Mipango ya Mkoa katika Chuo Kikuu cha Jimbo la Sonoma huko California na mafunzo ya majira ya joto na Colorado Preservation, Inc. Colorado haraka ikawa nyumbani na kujitolea kwa Patrick kwa uhifadhi wa mazingira ya kihistoria ya kujengwa iliongezwa na uzoefu ambao ulionyesha mara kwa mara kwamba uhifadhi wa kihistoria ulikuwa chombo muhimu kwa uendelevu wa kijamii na mazingira.""" Sasa Mkurugenzi wa Uhifadhi wa Kihistoria wa Ufikiaji wa Ufundi wa Historia ya Colorado, Patrick anaongoza juhudi za utekelezaji wa mpango wa uhifadhi wa jimbo, huzungumza mara kwa mara katika mikutano ya jimbo na kitaifa juu ya uhifadhi wa kihistoria, na hufanya kazi kila siku kusaidia juhudi za msingi zinazolinda urithi wa kipekee wa kitamaduni na usanifu wa Colorado. Paul Bonnifield alikuwa rodeo cowboy mtaalamu, profesa wa chuo kikuu, chini ya ardhi mgodi wa makaa ya mawe, mkurugenzi wa reli, mkataba cowboy, na mtaalamu wa kihistoria na mwandishi. Alipata Ph.D. yake katika karne ya ishirini historia ya Marekani kutoka Chuo Kikuu cha Jimbo la Oklahoma. Kitabu chake, Dust Bowl: Men, Dirt, and Depression, kinachukuliwa kuwa kiwango cha kipindi hicho cha historia ya Marekani. Maandishi yake ni pamoja na vitabu vingine na makala nyingi pamoja na safu za magazeti kuhusu historia ya mkoa. Paul inachangia kwa aina mbalimbali za machapisho na mara nyingi hutumika kama mshauri wa kihistoria kwa miradi, ndani na kitaifa. Yeye hutoa karatasi za kitaaluma kwa Chama cha Historia ya Magharibi na huzungumza katika makusanyiko ya ndani. Yeye na mkewe, Ellen, ni waandishi wa safu ya historia ya kila wiki kwa The Valley Voice, na hivi karibuni walimaliza na kuwasilisha hati kuhusu Mauaji ya Meeker na Wahindi wa Ute kaskazini magharibi mwa Colorado.