Renovation Nation - Season 1
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.
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.
3 - Solar-Powered Earth Ship
Air Date: June 10, 2008
4 - Atlanta: Leaky House
Air Date: June 23, 2008
5 - Atlanta: Ventilator Installation
Air Date: June 26, 2008
6 - Gardening with a Canoe
Air Date: August 29, 2008
7 - Tile Out of Streetlamps
Air Date: September 2, 2008
8 - Dirt On A Green Roof
Air Date: September 4, 2008
9 - Maine: Steve Thomas's Barn Roof
Air Date: September 24, 2008
10 - Cambridge, MA: Non Toxic Plaster
Air Date: October 1, 2008
11 - Philadelphia: Salvaging the Past
Air Date: October 8, 2008
12 - Pasadena: Laying Down the Bamboo
Air Date: October 10, 2008
13 - Venice Beach: Recycled Red Wood
Air Date: October 16, 2008
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!
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.
16 - Sandy Springs, GA: Rubber Roof
Air Date: October 24, 2008
17 - Albuquerque: Straw Insulation
Air Date: October 28, 2008
18 - Dixon, NM: Rammed Earth Home
Air Date: November 7, 2008
19 - Chicago: Kitchen Facelift
Air Date: November 7, 2008
20 - Easthampton, MA: Eco Smart Condos
Air Date: November 10, 2008
21 - Chelsea, MA: Energy Efficient Lofts
Air Date: November 10, 2008
22 - Fishtown, PA: Geo Thermal Heating and Cooling
Air Date: November 13, 2008
23 - Boston, MA: Toxic Free Living
Air Date: November 14, 2008
24 - Chelsea, MA: Wind Powered Condos
Air Date: November 17, 2008
25 - Maine: Steve Thomas's Barn Roof
Air Date: November 18, 2008
26 - Petersham, MA: Timber Framing & Mud Walls
Air Date: November 19, 2008
27 - New Hampshire: Timber Framing
Air Date: November 21, 2008
28 - Chicago: Green Roof
Air Date: November 21, 2008
29 - Seattle: Lower Level Addition
Air Date: November 24, 2008
30 - Eagle Rock, CA: Shower Water Irrigation
Air Date: December 5, 2008
31 - Albuquerque: Green Fixer Upper
Air Date: December 5, 2008
32 - Atlanta: Recycled Deck
Air Date: December 11, 2008
33 - Chicago: Preventing Rainwater Flooding
Air Date: December 11, 2008
34 - Decatur, GA: Dual Pane Windows
Air Date: December 18, 2008
35 - Seattle: Rainwater Collection
Air Date: December 18, 2008
36 - Taos, NM: Southwestern Porch
Air Date: December 23, 2008
37 - Medford, MA: Expanded Basement
Air Date: December 23, 2008
38 - Philadelphia: Solar Chimney
Air Date: January 14, 2009
39 - Oakland: Portable Office
Air Date: January 29, 2009
40 - Wellesley, MA: Attic Fan Installation
Air Date: January 29, 2009
41 - Albuquerque: Retiring Green
Air Date: February 26, 2009
42 - Louden, NH: Eco Friendly Farming
Air Date: March 19, 2009
43 - New Orleans, LA: Greening a Historic B&B
Air Date: March 27, 2009
44 - Decatur, GA: Rainwater Recovery System
Air Date: April 9, 2009
45 - Boston, MA: Energy Savings
Air Date: April 9, 2009
46 - Tucson, AZ: Harvesting Desert Rain
Air Date: April 24, 2009
47 - Tucson, AZ: Greenest House in America
Air Date: May 1, 2009
48 - Philadelphia, PA: Habitat Goes Green
Air Date: May 8, 2009
49 - Hawaii: Bamboo Tree House
Air Date: May 15, 2009
50 - Fairhope, AL: Eco Extermination
Air Date: May 22, 2009