#historicpreservation — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #historicpreservation, aggregated by home.social.
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New Italian Village Development Approved
The Italian Village Commission approved plans earlier this week to build a 428-unit apartment complex on the eastern…
#Italy #Europe #Europa #EU #BrentWarren #demolition #historicpreservation #Housing #Merus #StateLibraryofOhio
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https://www.europesays.com/ch/129676/ Two regional properties nominated for historic places registry #BankOfGeneva #CliftonSprings #Geneva #HistoricPreservation #RegisterOfHistoricPlaces #StJohn'sEpiscopalChurch
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Maryland House & Garden Pilgrimage Celebrates Historic 2026 Tour Season https://www.allforgardening.com/1932794/maryland-house-garden-pilgrimage-celebrates-historic-2026-tour-season/ #America250 #CharlesCounty #GardeningMaryland #HistoricHomes #HistoricPreservation #HistoricRichHill #HistoricSites #HistoricalSocietyOfCharlesCounty #maryland #Maryland250 #MarylandHistory #MarylandHouse&GardenPilgrimage
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Press Release from @CenterForBioDiv
#BorderWall Construction Triggers Tree Sit to Save Ancient #Arizona #Cottonwood
For Immediate Release, July 29, 2026
Contact: Russ McSpadden,LOCHIEL, Ariz.— "Protesters today climbed into an ancient cottonwood tree in Arizona’s #SanRafaelValley to stop the Trump administration from cutting it down for construction of two parallel 30-foot-tall border walls.
"The action comes after Department of Homeland Security contractors cut down three neighboring Fremont cottonwoods estimated to be 200 to 250 years old.
" 'Destroying these ancient cottonwoods is a death sentence for an entire ecosystem,' said Russ McSpadden, Southwest conservation advocate at the Center for Biological Diversity. 'These magnificent cottonwoods survived centuries, nourishing wildlife through floods and drought, only to be bulldozed for the Trump administration’s disastrous border wall. The San Rafael Valley is one of the most biologically rich landscapes in North America. It’s both a refuge and crucial corridor for #jaguars, #ocelots, #BlackBears, #pronghorn and hundreds of bird species.'
Today’s action is believed to be the first tree sit aimed at stopping U.S. border wall construction.
"The three cottonwoods cut down earlier this week stood along a rare stretch of the U.S.-Mexico border where mature trees once formed a #transboundary canopy. The trees provided nesting habitat, shade and shelter within an increasingly scarce riparian #ecosystem that supports hundreds of animal species. One #protester was arrested Monday while trying to protect those trees and nesting #MigratoryBirds .
"Federal officials said preconstruction surveys would be conducted during Arizona’s active #nesting season, but observers at the site reported that no surveys for nesting migratory birds were completed before the trees were destroyed.
"The area also contains prehistoric #ArchaeologicalSites that preserve evidence of thousands of years of #Indigenous presence in the borderlands. Ongoing construction threatens cultural resources that would be permanently lost if disturbed.
"The Department of Homeland Security is constructing the #BorderWall under authorities that waive dozens of the nation’s cornerstone environmental and cultural resource protection laws, allowing construction to proceed without reviews normally required under laws including the National Environmental Policy Act, the #EndangeredSpecies Act and the National #HistoricPreservation Act.
"In a letter sent today to the Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, the Center called for an immediate halt to construction in the #Lochiel area. The letter urged the agencies to conduct comprehensive biological and cultural resource surveys, consult with Tribes with ancestral and cultural connections to the San Rafael Valley, protect the remaining ancient cottonwoods, and assess the ecological and cultural resources at risk."
Source [includes link to materials]:
https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/border-wall-construction-triggers-tree-sit-to-save-ancient-arizona-cottonwood-2026-07-29/#OldGrowth #NestingBirds #USPo #TrumpsBorderWall #RespectTheTreaties #LandBack #IndigenousCulture #ProtectTheSacred
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Jenny Waters Named Museum Director at Lee-Fendall House Museum and Garden https://www.allforgardening.com/1911950/jenny-waters-named-museum-director-at-lee-fendall-house-museum-and-garden/ #AlexandriaMuseums #AlexandriaVA #AtHomeWithHenryLightHorseHarryLee #CorksAndCorridors #DavidHeiby #Eventbrite #garden #Governor'sCupGoldMedal #HenryLightHorseHarryLee #HistoricHouseMuseum #HistoricPreservation #JennyWaters #LeeFendallHouseMuseumAndGarden #MuseumDirector #MuseumLeadership #OldTownAlexandria #PrinceMichelWinery #VirginiaTrustForHistoricPreservation #Wine&ArtNight #WWIIWalkingTour
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#Cob, a #vernacular earth #construction process in the context of modern #sustainable building
Erwan Hamard, et al.
"The will of reducing environmental and social impact of building industry has led to a renewed interest in #EarthConstruction. Most of earth construction literature dealt with #RammedEarth or #Adobe techniques, but very little with cob. Yet, cob participates in the diversity of #vernacular earth construction processes that value local materials and is an alternative to rammed earth and adobe in specific geographical conditions.
"#Conservation of cob heritage also requires a better knowledge of this vernacular construction process. This bibliographical analysis gathered extensive data on cob process and summarized the different cob process variations, attempting to take into account their diversity. This analysis allowed us to provide novel data on cob process, and more specifically, a clear definition of cob with regard to other earth construction processes, a first summarized description of cob process that clearly distinguished its variations, a list of fibres traditionally employed, values and, if possible, average and standard deviation for fibre length, fibre content, manufacture water content, drying times, lift heights and wall thicknesses, a summary of the strategies to manage shrinkage cracks, a criterion on the quality of implementation and/or earth for cob, based on slenderness ration of lifts and a discussion on the evolution of cob process with regard to societal evolutions."
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360132316302165
#SolarPunkSunday #SustainableMaterials #AncientTechnologies #Adaptation #SustainableConstruction #CobBuilding #BuildingMaintenance #HistoricPreservation #Restoration #NewBuildingTechniques #History #Science
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#Cob, a #vernacular earth #construction process in the context of modern #sustainable building
Erwan Hamard, et al.
"The will of reducing environmental and social impact of building industry has led to a renewed interest in #EarthConstruction. Most of earth construction literature dealt with #RammedEarth or #Adobe techniques, but very little with cob. Yet, cob participates in the diversity of #vernacular earth construction processes that value local materials and is an alternative to rammed earth and adobe in specific geographical conditions.
"#Conservation of cob heritage also requires a better knowledge of this vernacular construction process. This bibliographical analysis gathered extensive data on cob process and summarized the different cob process variations, attempting to take into account their diversity. This analysis allowed us to provide novel data on cob process, and more specifically, a clear definition of cob with regard to other earth construction processes, a first summarized description of cob process that clearly distinguished its variations, a list of fibres traditionally employed, values and, if possible, average and standard deviation for fibre length, fibre content, manufacture water content, drying times, lift heights and wall thicknesses, a summary of the strategies to manage shrinkage cracks, a criterion on the quality of implementation and/or earth for cob, based on slenderness ration of lifts and a discussion on the evolution of cob process with regard to societal evolutions."
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360132316302165
#SolarPunkSunday #SustainableMaterials #AncientTechnologies #Adaptation #SustainableConstruction #CobBuilding #BuildingMaintenance #HistoricPreservation #Restoration #NewBuildingTechniques #History #Science
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#Cob, a #vernacular earth #construction process in the context of modern #sustainable building
Erwan Hamard, et al.
"The will of reducing environmental and social impact of building industry has led to a renewed interest in #EarthConstruction. Most of earth construction literature dealt with #RammedEarth or #Adobe techniques, but very little with cob. Yet, cob participates in the diversity of #vernacular earth construction processes that value local materials and is an alternative to rammed earth and adobe in specific geographical conditions.
"#Conservation of cob heritage also requires a better knowledge of this vernacular construction process. This bibliographical analysis gathered extensive data on cob process and summarized the different cob process variations, attempting to take into account their diversity. This analysis allowed us to provide novel data on cob process, and more specifically, a clear definition of cob with regard to other earth construction processes, a first summarized description of cob process that clearly distinguished its variations, a list of fibres traditionally employed, values and, if possible, average and standard deviation for fibre length, fibre content, manufacture water content, drying times, lift heights and wall thicknesses, a summary of the strategies to manage shrinkage cracks, a criterion on the quality of implementation and/or earth for cob, based on slenderness ration of lifts and a discussion on the evolution of cob process with regard to societal evolutions."
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360132316302165
#SolarPunkSunday #SustainableMaterials #AncientTechnologies #Adaptation #SustainableConstruction #CobBuilding #BuildingMaintenance #HistoricPreservation #Restoration #NewBuildingTechniques #History #Science
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#Cob, a #vernacular earth #construction process in the context of modern #sustainable building
Erwan Hamard, et al.
"The will of reducing environmental and social impact of building industry has led to a renewed interest in #EarthConstruction. Most of earth construction literature dealt with #RammedEarth or #Adobe techniques, but very little with cob. Yet, cob participates in the diversity of #vernacular earth construction processes that value local materials and is an alternative to rammed earth and adobe in specific geographical conditions.
"#Conservation of cob heritage also requires a better knowledge of this vernacular construction process. This bibliographical analysis gathered extensive data on cob process and summarized the different cob process variations, attempting to take into account their diversity. This analysis allowed us to provide novel data on cob process, and more specifically, a clear definition of cob with regard to other earth construction processes, a first summarized description of cob process that clearly distinguished its variations, a list of fibres traditionally employed, values and, if possible, average and standard deviation for fibre length, fibre content, manufacture water content, drying times, lift heights and wall thicknesses, a summary of the strategies to manage shrinkage cracks, a criterion on the quality of implementation and/or earth for cob, based on slenderness ration of lifts and a discussion on the evolution of cob process with regard to societal evolutions."
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360132316302165
#SolarPunkSunday #SustainableMaterials #AncientTechnologies #Adaptation #SustainableConstruction #CobBuilding #BuildingMaintenance #HistoricPreservation #Restoration #NewBuildingTechniques #History #Science
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#Cob, a #vernacular earth #construction process in the context of modern #sustainable building
Erwan Hamard, et al.
"The will of reducing environmental and social impact of building industry has led to a renewed interest in #EarthConstruction. Most of earth construction literature dealt with #RammedEarth or #Adobe techniques, but very little with cob. Yet, cob participates in the diversity of #vernacular earth construction processes that value local materials and is an alternative to rammed earth and adobe in specific geographical conditions.
"#Conservation of cob heritage also requires a better knowledge of this vernacular construction process. This bibliographical analysis gathered extensive data on cob process and summarized the different cob process variations, attempting to take into account their diversity. This analysis allowed us to provide novel data on cob process, and more specifically, a clear definition of cob with regard to other earth construction processes, a first summarized description of cob process that clearly distinguished its variations, a list of fibres traditionally employed, values and, if possible, average and standard deviation for fibre length, fibre content, manufacture water content, drying times, lift heights and wall thicknesses, a summary of the strategies to manage shrinkage cracks, a criterion on the quality of implementation and/or earth for cob, based on slenderness ration of lifts and a discussion on the evolution of cob process with regard to societal evolutions."
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0360132316302165
#SolarPunkSunday #SustainableMaterials #AncientTechnologies #Adaptation #SustainableConstruction #CobBuilding #BuildingMaintenance #HistoricPreservation #Restoration #NewBuildingTechniques #History #Science
