Renovation Nation - Season 1 (50)

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Episode 1 - Boston: Insulated Envelope
Jun 5, 2008
Host Steve Thomas visits a family whose house is powered by the sun and actually generates more electricity than it needs. Steve then shows us a foam insulation made from sugar and corn, a counter top made of recycled glass and shells, and toxin-free golf balls.
Episode 2 - Boston:Insulated Envelope
Jun 5, 2008
Host Steve Thomas heads to Boston to help install a new energy efficient heating system including a super insulated envelope. Later, Steve is off to Seattle where he tours a finished home drenched in smart-water technology.
Episode 3 - Solar-Powered Earth Ship
Jun 10, 2008
Episode 4 - Atlanta: Leaky House
Jun 23, 2008
Episode 5 - Atlanta: Ventilator Installation
Jun 26, 2008
Episode 6 - Gardening with a Canoe
Aug 29, 2008
Episode 7 - Tile Out of Streetlamps
Sep 2, 2008
Episode 8 - Dirt On A Green Roof
Sep 4, 2008
Episode 9 - Maine: Steve Thomas's Barn Roof
Sep 24, 2008
Episode 10 - Cambridge, MA: Non Toxic Plaster
Oct 1, 2008
Episode 11 - Philadelphia: Salvaging the Past
Oct 8, 2008
Episode 12 - Pasadena: Laying Down the Bamboo
Oct 10, 2008
Episode 13 - Venice Beach: Recycled Red Wood
Oct 16, 2008
Episode 14 - The Old Way is the Green Way
Nov 30, -0001
Tonight, host Steve Thomas goes back in time to an 1830's farm in New Hampshire where he sees that the old way is the green way. Complete with a water-powered mill and oxen for logging, Steve only has one complaint: no power tools. Later, llamas help Steve mow a factory's lawn. Then, a driveway made out of seashells, by the seashore!
Episode 15 - Decatur, GA: Butterfly Roof
Oct 23, 2008
Today, host Steve Thomas discovers how dirt gets up to a green roof. Then, two geologists from North Hampton, MA turn to the earth and sun for all of their energy needs. Later, a new kind of siding called paulownia, a childproof mud wall, is explored and the finer points of selling a green house are discussed.
Episode 16 - Sandy Springs, GA: Rubber Roof
Oct 24, 2008
Episode 17 - Albuquerque: Straw Insulation
Oct 28, 2008
Episode 18 - Dixon, NM: Rammed Earth Home
Nov 7, 2008
Episode 19 - Chicago: Kitchen Facelift
Nov 7, 2008
Episode 20 - Easthampton, MA: Eco Smart Condos
Nov 10, 2008
Episode 21 - Chelsea, MA: Energy Efficient Lofts
Nov 10, 2008
Episode 22 - Fishtown, PA: Geo Thermal Heating and Cooling
Nov 13, 2008
Episode 23 - Boston, MA: Toxic Free Living
Nov 14, 2008
Episode 24 - Chelsea, MA: Wind Powered Condos
Nov 17, 2008
Episode 25 - Maine: Steve Thomas's Barn Roof
Nov 18, 2008
Episode 26 - Petersham, MA: Timber Framing & Mud Walls
Nov 19, 2008
Episode 27 - New Hampshire: Timber Framing
Nov 21, 2008
Episode 28 - Chicago: Green Roof
Nov 21, 2008
Episode 29 - Seattle: Lower Level Addition
Nov 24, 2008
Episode 30 - Eagle Rock, CA: Shower Water Irrigation
Dec 5, 2008
Episode 31 - Albuquerque: Green Fixer Upper
Dec 5, 2008
Episode 32 - Atlanta: Recycled Deck
Dec 11, 2008
Episode 33 - Chicago: Preventing Rainwater Flooding
Dec 11, 2008
Episode 34 - Decatur, GA: Dual Pane Windows
Dec 18, 2008
Episode 35 - Seattle: Rainwater Collection
Dec 18, 2008
Episode 36 - Taos, NM: Southwestern Porch
Dec 23, 2008
Episode 37 - Medford, MA: Expanded Basement
Dec 23, 2008
Episode 38 - Philadelphia: Solar Chimney
Jan 14, 2009
Episode 39 - Oakland: Portable Office
Jan 29, 2009
Episode 40 - Wellesley, MA: Attic Fan Installation
Jan 29, 2009
Episode 41 - Albuquerque: Retiring Green
Feb 26, 2009
Episode 42 - Louden, NH: Eco Friendly Farming
Mar 19, 2009
Episode 43 - New Orleans, LA: Greening a Historic B&B
Mar 27, 2009
Episode 44 - Decatur, GA: Rainwater Recovery System
Apr 9, 2009
Episode 45 - Boston, MA: Energy Savings
Apr 9, 2009
Episode 46 - Tucson, AZ: Harvesting Desert Rain
Apr 24, 2009
Episode 47 - Tucson, AZ: Greenest House in America
May 1, 2009
Episode 48 - Philadelphia, PA: Habitat Goes Green
May 8, 2009
Episode 49 - Hawaii: Bamboo Tree House
May 15, 2009
Episode 50 - Fairhope, AL: Eco Extermination
May 22, 2009