Renovation Nation - Season 1

First aired: 6/5/2008 50 episodes
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Episodes

1. Boston: Insulated Envelope

Aired: 6/5/2008

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

Aired: 6/5/2008

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

Aired: 6/10/2008

4. Atlanta: Leaky House

Aired: 6/23/2008

5. Atlanta: Ventilator Installation

Aired: 6/26/2008

6. Gardening with a Canoe

Aired: 8/29/2008

7. Tile Out of Streetlamps

Aired: 9/2/2008

8. Dirt On A Green Roof

Aired: 9/4/2008

9. Maine: Steve Thomas's Barn Roof

Aired: 9/24/2008

10. Cambridge, MA: Non Toxic Plaster

Aired: 10/1/2008

11. Philadelphia: Salvaging the Past

Aired: 10/8/2008

12. Pasadena: Laying Down the Bamboo

Aired: 10/10/2008

13. Venice Beach: Recycled Red Wood

Aired: 10/16/2008

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

Aired: 10/23/2008

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

Aired: 10/24/2008

17. Albuquerque: Straw Insulation

Aired: 10/28/2008

18. Dixon, NM: Rammed Earth Home

Aired: 11/7/2008

19. Chicago: Kitchen Facelift

Aired: 11/7/2008

20. Easthampton, MA: Eco Smart Condos

Aired: 11/10/2008

21. Chelsea, MA: Energy Efficient Lofts

Aired: 11/10/2008

22. Fishtown, PA: Geo Thermal Heating and Cooling

Aired: 11/13/2008

23. Boston, MA: Toxic Free Living

Aired: 11/14/2008

24. Chelsea, MA: Wind Powered Condos

Aired: 11/17/2008

25. Maine: Steve Thomas's Barn Roof

Aired: 11/18/2008

26. Petersham, MA: Timber Framing & Mud Walls

Aired: 11/19/2008

27. New Hampshire: Timber Framing

Aired: 11/21/2008

28. Chicago: Green Roof

Aired: 11/21/2008

29. Seattle: Lower Level Addition

Aired: 11/24/2008

30. Eagle Rock, CA: Shower Water Irrigation

Aired: 12/5/2008

31. Albuquerque: Green Fixer Upper

Aired: 12/5/2008

32. Atlanta: Recycled Deck

Aired: 12/11/2008

33. Chicago: Preventing Rainwater Flooding

Aired: 12/11/2008

34. Decatur, GA: Dual Pane Windows

Aired: 12/18/2008

35. Seattle: Rainwater Collection

Aired: 12/18/2008

36. Taos, NM: Southwestern Porch

Aired: 12/23/2008

37. Medford, MA: Expanded Basement

Aired: 12/23/2008

38. Philadelphia: Solar Chimney

Aired: 1/14/2009

39. Oakland: Portable Office

Aired: 1/29/2009

40. Wellesley, MA: Attic Fan Installation

Aired: 1/29/2009

41. Albuquerque: Retiring Green

Aired: 2/26/2009

42. Louden, NH: Eco Friendly Farming

Aired: 3/19/2009

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

Aired: 3/27/2009

44. Decatur, GA: Rainwater Recovery System

Aired: 4/9/2009

45. Boston, MA: Energy Savings

Aired: 4/9/2009

46. Tucson, AZ: Harvesting Desert Rain

Aired: 4/24/2009

47. Tucson, AZ: Greenest House in America

Aired: 5/1/2009

48. Philadelphia, PA: Habitat Goes Green

Aired: 5/8/2009

49. Hawaii: Bamboo Tree House

Aired: 5/15/2009

50. Fairhope, AL: Eco Extermination

Aired: 5/22/2009