The green home building movement is unfolding in real time on each hour-long, information-packed episode of Renovation Nation, which answers the burning
6 Nov 2009
How to turn a bachelor pad into an eco-friendly AND newlywed-friendly house? Don't miss this episode to find out. + READ MORE
30 Oct 2009
Steve Thomas takes local to the extreme in Portland, where finds building materials in a couple's backyard, and helps a New Orleans couple reconstruct their home, destroyed by Katrina, into a storm resistant green dream. + READ MORE
22 Oct 2009
This episode of Renovation Nation takes on the mission of establishing the largest solar community in the world: on an army base in Hawaii. Then, onto improve indoor air quality for a family in Austin, Texas before touring one of the city's greenest neighborhoods. + READ MORE
16 Oct 2009
From Hawaii to Portland, Steve Thomas shows homeowners green home techniques that will make the world of difference in how sustainable their homes are. Rainwater collection, natural ventilation, and eco-log cabins are just the beginning. + READ MORE
28 Aug 2009
Host Steve Thomas travels to Boulder, Colorado where he constructs a backyard greenhouse. Later, Steve travels to Houston, Texas and meets the Hedges, the owners of the world’s largest domestic solar array. + READ MORE
21 Aug 2009
Steve Thomas travels to Detroit, an area hit hard by tough economic times to help Saturn's Hands on Homes volunteers and Habitat for Humanity build homes for deserving families. + READ MORE
14 Aug 2009
In this episode of Renovation Nation, Steve Thomas helps a man secure his financial future by installing solar panels, and we learn a lesson about water conservation in a Texas aquifer. + READ MORE
7 Aug 2009
Renovation Nation host Steve Thomas visits Washington, DC where he helps a couple install a recycled countertop, permeable pavers and cork floor. Then in Boulder, CO he helps a couple build a home with a low carbon footprint by installing solar panels and a geothermal heating system. + READ MORE
31 Jul 2009
Host, Steve Thomas travels to Alexandria, Virginia to help a sculptor and stay-at-home dad build an eco-friendly yoga studio.Get Behind the Scenes Info and Project Ideas from this Episode: Steve uses salvaged materials for the green yoga studio, including discarded insulation and wood from the inauguration stage. + READ MORE
24 Jul 2009
Steve Thomas goes to Portland, Oregon to help the Moon Brothers with their goal of building the greenest house in America. They used salvaged materials and reclaimed wood to make their project a green one. Then Steve helps a Boulder, Colorado couple update their home's style from rural to urban, with sustainable, building materials from their own backyard. + READ MORE
17 Jul 2009
Steve Thomas shows a Baton Rouge, Louisiana, architect how to build a carport on a dime. To keep the project green, and relatively cheap, they use salvaged building materials. Then, in Portland, Oregon, green building is for the birds when Steve constructs an eco-smart chicken coop. + READ MORE
5 Jun 2009
Today, host Steve Thomas will lend a hand with a Portland, OR couple's ground-up renovation. He'll help install siding on a rain screen wall, put in a concrete counter in their bathroom and weld an eco-smart balcony guardrail. Later, Steve will help out at-risk students in Maui, HI as they build a bamboo structure. They'll also visit the forest where bamboo is harvested on the island. + READ MORE
22 May 2009
Host Steve Thomas helps a couple in Fairhope, Alabama by channeling their excess rainwater into eco-friendly rain gardens. Before he can get to that, he has to find a way to get rid of wood-eating insects from their salvaged wood and he has to do it in a green way. + READ MORE
15 May 2009
When we renovated the historic house in Little Compton, Rhode Island, it was dead winter and brutally cold. In terms of the whole season, that's when the cold found us and that's when the cold followed us. The cold was unrelenting. It followed all the way through the year, even into Texas. + READ MORE
15 May 2009
Host Steve Thomas explores a rainforest in Hana, Hawaii, looking for materials to build an eco-smart tree house. He gathers palm fronds for the roof as well as guava and bamboo timber for the structure. Nothing about building this house is conventional—will Steve be able to put down his power tools and meditate with the homeowner? + READ MORE
Sunday, November 8 / 06:00pm
Planet Green
Episode 7: Hawaii: Historic Ranch Restoration
Steve helps a couple add some green systems to their historic ranch starting with a rainwater collection cistern and natural ventilation. Then, Steve heads to Portland to assist a couple who are building an addition on their log cabin.
Monday, November 9 / 02:00am
Planet Green
Episode 7: Hawaii: Historic Ranch Restoration
Steve helps a couple add some green systems to their historic ranch starting with a rainwater collection cistern and natural ventilation. Then, Steve heads to Portland to assist a couple who are building an addition on their log cabin.
Monday, November 9 / 10:00am
Planet Green
Episode 7: Hawaii: Historic Ranch Restoration
Steve helps a couple add some green systems to their historic ranch starting with a rainwater collection cistern and natural ventilation. Then, Steve heads to Portland to assist a couple who are building an addition on their log cabin.
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