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Renovation Nation

Season 1

2008 · 50 episodes

  1. 1. Boston: Insulated Envelope

    2008-06-05

    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. 2. Boston:Insulated Envelope

    2008-06-05

    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. 3. Solar-Powered Earth Ship

    2008-06-10

  4. 4. Atlanta: Leaky House

    2008-06-23

  5. 5. Atlanta: Ventilator Installation

    2008-06-26

  6. 6. Gardening with a Canoe

    2008-08-29

  7. 7. Tile Out of Streetlamps

    2008-09-02

  8. 8. Dirt On A Green Roof

    2008-09-04

  9. 9. Maine: Steve Thomas's Barn Roof

    2008-09-24

  10. 10. Cambridge, MA: Non Toxic Plaster

    2008-10-01

  11. 11. Philadelphia: Salvaging the Past

    2008-10-08

  12. 12. Pasadena: Laying Down the Bamboo

    2008-10-10

  13. 13. Venice Beach: Recycled Red Wood

    2008-10-16

  14. 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. 15. Decatur, GA: Butterfly Roof

    2008-10-23

    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. 16. Sandy Springs, GA: Rubber Roof

    2008-10-24

  17. 17. Albuquerque: Straw Insulation

    2008-10-28

  18. 18. Dixon, NM: Rammed Earth Home

    2008-11-07

  19. 19. Chicago: Kitchen Facelift

    2008-11-07

  20. 20. Easthampton, MA: Eco Smart Condos

    2008-11-10

  21. 21. Chelsea, MA: Energy Efficient Lofts

    2008-11-10

  22. 22. Fishtown, PA: Geo Thermal Heating and Cooling

    2008-11-13

  23. 23. Boston, MA: Toxic Free Living

    2008-11-14

  24. 24. Chelsea, MA: Wind Powered Condos

    2008-11-17

  25. 25. Maine: Steve Thomas's Barn Roof

    2008-11-18

  26. 26. Petersham, MA: Timber Framing & Mud Walls

    2008-11-19

  27. 27. New Hampshire: Timber Framing

    2008-11-21

  28. 28. Chicago: Green Roof

    2008-11-21

  29. 29. Seattle: Lower Level Addition

    2008-11-24

  30. 30. Eagle Rock, CA: Shower Water Irrigation

    2008-12-05

  31. 31. Albuquerque: Green Fixer Upper

    2008-12-05

  32. 32. Atlanta: Recycled Deck

    2008-12-11

  33. 33. Chicago: Preventing Rainwater Flooding

    2008-12-11

  34. 34. Decatur, GA: Dual Pane Windows

    2008-12-18

  35. 35. Seattle: Rainwater Collection

    2008-12-18

  36. 36. Taos, NM: Southwestern Porch

    2008-12-23

  37. 37. Medford, MA: Expanded Basement

    2008-12-23

  38. 38. Philadelphia: Solar Chimney

    2009-01-14

  39. 39. Oakland: Portable Office

    2009-01-29

  40. 40. Wellesley, MA: Attic Fan Installation

    2009-01-29

  41. 41. Albuquerque: Retiring Green

    2009-02-26

  42. 42. Louden, NH: Eco Friendly Farming

    2009-03-19

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

    2009-03-27

  44. 44. Decatur, GA: Rainwater Recovery System

    2009-04-09

  45. 45. Boston, MA: Energy Savings

    2009-04-09

  46. 46. Tucson, AZ: Harvesting Desert Rain

    2009-04-24

  47. 47. Tucson, AZ: Greenest House in America

    2009-05-01

  48. 48. Philadelphia, PA: Habitat Goes Green

    2009-05-08

  49. 49. Hawaii: Bamboo Tree House

    2009-05-15

  50. 50. Fairhope, AL: Eco Extermination

    2009-05-22

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