Renovation Nation - Season 1

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Boston: Insulated Envelope

1 - Boston: Insulated Envelope

Air Date: June 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.

Boston:Insulated Envelope

2 - Boston:Insulated Envelope

Air Date: June 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.

Solar-Powered Earth Ship

3 - Solar-Powered Earth Ship

Air Date: June 10, 2008

Atlanta: Leaky House

4 - Atlanta: Leaky House

Air Date: June 23, 2008

Atlanta: Ventilator Installation

5 - Atlanta: Ventilator Installation

Air Date: June 26, 2008

Gardening with a Canoe

6 - Gardening with a Canoe

Air Date: August 29, 2008

Tile Out of Streetlamps

7 - Tile Out of Streetlamps

Air Date: September 2, 2008

Dirt On A Green Roof

8 - Dirt On A Green Roof

Air Date: September 4, 2008

Maine: Steve Thomas's Barn Roof

9 - Maine: Steve Thomas's Barn Roof

Air Date: September 24, 2008

Cambridge, MA: Non Toxic Plaster

10 - Cambridge, MA: Non Toxic Plaster

Air Date: October 1, 2008

Philadelphia: Salvaging the Past

11 - Philadelphia: Salvaging the Past

Air Date: October 8, 2008

Pasadena: Laying Down the Bamboo

12 - Pasadena: Laying Down the Bamboo

Air Date: October 10, 2008

Venice Beach: Recycled Red Wood

13 - Venice Beach: Recycled Red Wood

Air Date: October 16, 2008

The Old Way is the Green Way

14 - The Old Way is the Green Way

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!

Decatur, GA: Butterfly Roof

15 - Decatur, GA: Butterfly Roof

Air Date: October 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.

Sandy Springs, GA: Rubber Roof

16 - Sandy Springs, GA: Rubber Roof

Air Date: October 24, 2008

Albuquerque: Straw Insulation

17 - Albuquerque: Straw Insulation

Air Date: October 28, 2008

Dixon, NM: Rammed Earth Home

18 - Dixon, NM: Rammed Earth Home

Air Date: November 7, 2008

Chicago: Kitchen Facelift

19 - Chicago: Kitchen Facelift

Air Date: November 7, 2008

Easthampton, MA: Eco Smart Condos

20 - Easthampton, MA: Eco Smart Condos

Air Date: November 10, 2008

Chelsea, MA: Energy Efficient Lofts

21 - Chelsea, MA: Energy Efficient Lofts

Air Date: November 10, 2008

Fishtown, PA: Geo Thermal Heating and Cooling

22 - Fishtown, PA: Geo Thermal Heating and Cooling

Air Date: November 13, 2008

Boston, MA: Toxic Free Living

23 - Boston, MA: Toxic Free Living

Air Date: November 14, 2008

Chelsea, MA: Wind Powered Condos

24 - Chelsea, MA: Wind Powered Condos

Air Date: November 17, 2008

Maine: Steve Thomas's Barn Roof

25 - Maine: Steve Thomas's Barn Roof

Air Date: November 18, 2008

Petersham, MA: Timber Framing & Mud Walls

26 - Petersham, MA: Timber Framing & Mud Walls

Air Date: November 19, 2008

New Hampshire: Timber Framing

27 - New Hampshire: Timber Framing

Air Date: November 21, 2008

Chicago: Green Roof

28 - Chicago: Green Roof

Air Date: November 21, 2008

Seattle: Lower Level Addition

29 - Seattle: Lower Level Addition

Air Date: November 24, 2008

Eagle Rock, CA: Shower Water Irrigation

30 - Eagle Rock, CA: Shower Water Irrigation

Air Date: December 5, 2008

Albuquerque: Green Fixer Upper

31 - Albuquerque: Green Fixer Upper

Air Date: December 5, 2008

Atlanta: Recycled Deck

32 - Atlanta: Recycled Deck

Air Date: December 11, 2008

Chicago: Preventing Rainwater Flooding

33 - Chicago: Preventing Rainwater Flooding

Air Date: December 11, 2008

Decatur, GA: Dual Pane Windows

34 - Decatur, GA: Dual Pane Windows

Air Date: December 18, 2008

Seattle: Rainwater Collection

35 - Seattle: Rainwater Collection

Air Date: December 18, 2008

Taos, NM: Southwestern Porch

36 - Taos, NM: Southwestern Porch

Air Date: December 23, 2008

Medford, MA: Expanded Basement

37 - Medford, MA: Expanded Basement

Air Date: December 23, 2008

Philadelphia: Solar Chimney

38 - Philadelphia: Solar Chimney

Air Date: January 14, 2009

Oakland: Portable Office

39 - Oakland: Portable Office

Air Date: January 29, 2009

Wellesley, MA: Attic Fan Installation

40 - Wellesley, MA: Attic Fan Installation

Air Date: January 29, 2009

Albuquerque: Retiring Green

41 - Albuquerque: Retiring Green

Air Date: February 26, 2009

Louden, NH: Eco Friendly Farming

42 - Louden, NH: Eco Friendly Farming

Air Date: March 19, 2009

New Orleans, LA: Greening a Historic B&B

43 - New Orleans, LA: Greening a Historic B&B

Air Date: March 27, 2009

Decatur, GA: Rainwater Recovery System

44 - Decatur, GA: Rainwater Recovery System

Air Date: April 9, 2009

Boston, MA: Energy Savings

45 - Boston, MA: Energy Savings

Air Date: April 9, 2009

Tucson, AZ: Harvesting Desert Rain

46 - Tucson, AZ: Harvesting Desert Rain

Air Date: April 24, 2009

Tucson, AZ: Greenest House in America

47 - Tucson, AZ: Greenest House in America

Air Date: May 1, 2009

Philadelphia, PA: Habitat Goes Green

48 - Philadelphia, PA: Habitat Goes Green

Air Date: May 8, 2009

Hawaii: Bamboo Tree House

49 - Hawaii: Bamboo Tree House

Air Date: May 15, 2009

Fairhope, AL: Eco Extermination

50 - Fairhope, AL: Eco Extermination

Air Date: May 22, 2009