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Renovation Nation

The green home building movement is unfolding in real time on each hour-long, information-packed episode of Renovation Nation, which answers the burning questions that every homeowner in America has about going green.

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21 Jul 2008

How To Make A Dog Waste Composter

Dogs are supposed to be man's best friend, but I've never seen one as the best man at a wedding or even an usher for that matter.Did you know that the average dog excretes over 250 pounds of waste a year?Some cities willn't let you throw pet waste into the regular trash. + READ MORE

16 Jul 2008

Meet Jeremy Levine

Jeremy obtained an M. Arch from the Southern California Institute of Architecture, during which time he was awarded the Haskell Prize for Architectural Journalism. + READ MORE

14 Jul 2008

Renovation Nation: Episode 11

Steve Thomas, former host of "This Old House", travels the country searching for landmarks in green building and design.Steve also checks out a pre-fab, modular house packed with cutting-edge ecoinnovation and gets down and dirty installing a doggie compost heap. + READ MORE

26 Jun 2008

Renovation Nation: Episode 18

Host Steve Thomas meets an Atlanta couple dealing with their city's drought by installing a rainwater recovery system. + READ MORE

24 Jun 2008

Renovation Nation: Episode 10

Host Steve Thomas checks out a solar hot water heater for your pool, eco-smart cork flooring, pre-fabricated insulated walls and a cool geothermal pump that uses the earth's temperature to heat or cool your house. + READ MORE

24 Jun 2008

Renovation Nation: Episode 12

Georgia Tech University unveils their prototype for the House of Tomorrow. Host Steve Thomas also checks out a pre-fabricated, modular house packed with cutting-edge ecoinnovation. + READ MORE

24 Jun 2008

Insulate your Attic with Foam?

Steve Thomas, during a recent episode of Renovation Nation, suited up in full-on hazardous material-type garb and sprayed a bunch of chemicals into the attic of a house. When the chemicals came in contact with the attic walls, the chemicals expanded into a goop that looked like ice cream. How can this possibly be in sync with the planet, Steve? What are you doing? These are the actions of a Captain Planet villain, not the actions of the kindly, bespectacled renovator that we all know and love. + READ MORE

23 Jun 2008

Renovation Nation: Episode 7

Host Steve Thomas checks out the latest in modular home building and even jumps on an assembly line to put some pre-fabricated houses together. + READ MORE

17 Jun 2008

Using Natural Light

By Josh Peterson The sun is the source of life.Vitamin D prevents many types of cancers, helps with depression, obesity, diabetes and osteoporosis.You only need like fifteen to thirty minutes of sunlight a day to give you the health benefits; so it is also convenient. + READ MORE

16 Jun 2008

Vanquish Harmful Varnish

No one likes lackluster lumber. The side effects and illnesses caused by these chemicals read like a barrage of horror stories: Nerve damage, respiratory problems, headaches, coma, vomiting, kidney failure, reproductive problems, memory loss and death. + READ MORE