Renovation Nation

Boston: Insulated Envelope

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

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

Atlanta: Leaky House

Atlanta: Ventilator Installation

Gardening with a Canoe

Tile Out of Streetlamps

Dirt On A Green Roof

Maine: Steve Thomas's Barn Roof

Cambridge, MA: Non Toxic Plaster

Philadelphia: Salvaging the Past

Pasadena: Laying Down the Bamboo

Venice Beach: Recycled Red Wood

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

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

Albuquerque: Straw Insulation

Dixon, NM: Rammed Earth Home

Chicago: Kitchen Facelift

Easthampton, MA: Eco Smart Condos

Chelsea, MA: Energy Efficient Lofts

Fishtown, PA: Geo Thermal Heating and Cooling

Boston, MA: Toxic Free Living

Chelsea, MA: Wind Powered Condos

Maine: Steve Thomas's Barn Roof

Petersham, MA: Timber Framing & Mud Walls

New Hampshire: Timber Framing

Chicago: Green Roof

Seattle: Lower Level Addition

Eagle Rock, CA: Shower Water Irrigation

Albuquerque: Green Fixer Upper

Atlanta: Recycled Deck

Chicago: Preventing Rainwater Flooding

Decatur, GA: Dual Pane Windows

Seattle: Rainwater Collection

Taos, NM: Southwestern Porch

Medford, MA: Expanded Basement

Philadelphia: Solar Chimney

Oakland: Portable Office

Wellesley, MA: Attic Fan Installation

Albuquerque: Retiring Green

Louden, NH: Eco Friendly Farming

New Orleans, LA: Greening a Historic B&B

Decatur, GA: Rainwater Recovery System

Boston, MA: Energy Savings

Tucson, AZ: Harvesting Desert Rain

Tucson, AZ: Greenest House in America

Philadelphia, PA: Habitat Goes Green

Hawaii: Bamboo Tree House

Fairhope, AL: Eco Extermination