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Renovation Nation Episode: Gardening with a Canoe

Fri Aug 29 15:00:00 EDT 2008

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Steve Thomas, former host of This Old House, travels the country talking to pioneers of green building and design.

Today, Steve converts a fire station into a house. Later, Steve helps a real estate developer get over his fear of heights—by climbing a wind turbine. Then, Steve takes on a gardening project in a canoe.

Checkout the Planet Green Schedule to catch this episode of Renovation Nation.

 
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Episode 7: Atlanta: Leaky House

Today, Steve checks out the latest in modular home building and even jumps on an assembly line to put some prefab houses together. Steve then shows us a factory that makes some of the most durable and fire-resistant insulation around.

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Episode 6: Philadelphia: Solar Chimney

Today, Steve chomps on a kitchen counter made of cashews, checks out a chimney used for cooling, and visits an old rag factory that's being transformed into a stunning, solar powered, eleven unit complex.

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Episode 27: Chicago: Kitchen Facelift

Today, Steve returns to the roots of green building by making a house from earth and clay. Then, Steve works on a house that is close to public transportation. In fact, it's right outside the window!

 
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