Renovation Nation
Season 1
200850 episodes
Episodes
- E1
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.
- E2
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.
- E3
Solar-Powered Earth Ship
2008-06-10
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- E4
Atlanta: Leaky House
2008-06-23
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- E5
Atlanta: Ventilator Installation
2008-06-26
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- E6
Gardening with a Canoe
2008-08-29
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- E7
Tile Out of Streetlamps
2008-09-02
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- E8
Dirt On A Green Roof
2008-09-04
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- E9
Maine: Steve Thomas's Barn Roof
2008-09-24
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- E10
Cambridge, MA: Non Toxic Plaster
2008-10-01
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- E11
Philadelphia: Salvaging the Past
2008-10-08
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- E12
Pasadena: Laying Down the Bamboo
2008-10-10
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- E13
Venice Beach: Recycled Red Wood
2008-10-16
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- E14
The Old Way is the Green Way
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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!
- E15
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.
- E16
Sandy Springs, GA: Rubber Roof
2008-10-24
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- E17
Albuquerque: Straw Insulation
2008-10-28
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- E18
Dixon, NM: Rammed Earth Home
2008-11-07
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- E19
Chicago: Kitchen Facelift
2008-11-07
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- E20
Easthampton, MA: Eco Smart Condos
2008-11-10
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- E21
Chelsea, MA: Energy Efficient Lofts
2008-11-10
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- E22
Fishtown, PA: Geo Thermal Heating and Cooling
2008-11-13
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- E23
Boston, MA: Toxic Free Living
2008-11-14
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- E24
Chelsea, MA: Wind Powered Condos
2008-11-17
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- E25
Maine: Steve Thomas's Barn Roof
2008-11-18
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- E26
Petersham, MA: Timber Framing & Mud Walls
2008-11-19
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- E27
New Hampshire: Timber Framing
2008-11-21
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- E28
Chicago: Green Roof
2008-11-21
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- E29
Seattle: Lower Level Addition
2008-11-24
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- E30
Eagle Rock, CA: Shower Water Irrigation
2008-12-05
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- E31
Albuquerque: Green Fixer Upper
2008-12-05
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- E32
Atlanta: Recycled Deck
2008-12-11
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- E33
Chicago: Preventing Rainwater Flooding
2008-12-11
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- E34
Decatur, GA: Dual Pane Windows
2008-12-18
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- E35
Seattle: Rainwater Collection
2008-12-18
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- E36
Taos, NM: Southwestern Porch
2008-12-23
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- E37
Medford, MA: Expanded Basement
2008-12-23
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- E38
Philadelphia: Solar Chimney
2009-01-14
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- E39
Oakland: Portable Office
2009-01-29
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- E40
Wellesley, MA: Attic Fan Installation
2009-01-29
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- E41
Albuquerque: Retiring Green
2009-02-26
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- E42
Louden, NH: Eco Friendly Farming
2009-03-19
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- E43
New Orleans, LA: Greening a Historic B&B
2009-03-27
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- E44
Decatur, GA: Rainwater Recovery System
2009-04-09
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- E45
Boston, MA: Energy Savings
2009-04-09
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- E46
Tucson, AZ: Harvesting Desert Rain
2009-04-24
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- E47
Tucson, AZ: Greenest House in America
2009-05-01
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- E48
Philadelphia, PA: Habitat Goes Green
2009-05-08
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- E49
Hawaii: Bamboo Tree House
2009-05-15
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- E50
Fairhope, AL: Eco Extermination
2009-05-22
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