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Renovation Nation in Pictures: Double Trouble


Host Steve Thomas tries to help a St. Paul couple make eco-smart improvements to their home, but fate seems to be against them.



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Renovation Nation in Pictures: Super Insulator

    A look at how Renovation Nation host Steve Thomas helps two Arlington, MA families work on a large insulation and efficiency project for their duplex home. Insulating the exterior of an entire house is no small task.

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    Renovation Nation Slideshow: Family Affair

      In this Renovation Nation slideshow, Steve Thomas helps build a green garage then visits one family home that is undergoing a complete green makeover.

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      Renovation Nation Slideshow: Building Dirt Cheap

        Steve Thomas travels to Falls Church, Virginia, and around Texas, to lend a hand with three very different building projects in this slideshow.

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        Renovation Nation Slideshow: Smart Home

          Steve Thomas visits a Smart Home in Denver, helps out with an expansion project in Minnesota, and takes a look at a log cabin being built from salvaged logs in this Renovation Nation slideshow.

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          Renovation Nation Slideshow: Bachelor Pad

            Steve Thomas helps turn a bachelor pad in Portland, Oregon, into a home for an engaged couple. Then, in Denver, Colorado, he helps a family transform their attic into a master bedroom.

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            Renovation Nation Slideshow: Locally Grown

              Steve Thomas visits homeowners in Portland, Oregon, who are using materials from the property in their renovation. Then, he travels to New Orleans to led a hand rebuilding hurricane damage.

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              Renovation Nation Slideshow: Solar Army Base

                Go behind the scenes with Steve Thomas as he helps build the largest solar community in the world.

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                Renovation Nation Slideshow: Historic Ranch Restoration

                  Go behind the scenes with Steve Thomas as he helps restore a historic ranch in Hawaii then creates a beautiful new light fixture for a home in Oregon.

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                  Renovation Nation Slideshow: Building a Carport on a Dime

                    Go behind the scenes with Steve Thomas as he helps one family build a carport on a budget then works on an eco-friendly chicken coop in this slideshow.

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                    Renovation Nation Slideshow: Greenest House in America

                      Steve lends a hand on what might be the greenest house in the country. These Tucson homeowners are going for the most LEED points ever. Watch the project develop in this slideshow.

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                      Renovation Nation Slideshow: Salvage Brothers

                        In the Salvage Brothers Renovation Nation episode, host Steve Thomas travels to Portland, Oregon to help two brothers accomplish their green goal. The Moon brothers want to build one of the greenest homes in the U.S. and Steve lends a hand.

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                        Renovation Nation Slideshow: Rock, Paper, Scissors, Concrete

                          Steve Thomas lends a hand in Portland, Oregon with a couple's ground-up renovation. Later, Steve goes to Maui, Hawaii to help out at-risk students by pitching in to build a bamboo structure from the bamboo harvested on the island.

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                          Renovation Nation Slideshow: Bamboo Tree House

                            Steve Thomas visits Hana, Hawaii, where his eco-friendly building plan involves some hunting and gathering for green materials . Then Steve travels to Little Compton, Rhode Island restore a historic hotel with eco-friendly systems like geothermal heating and cooling.

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                            Renovation Nation Slideshow: Harvesting Desert Rain

                              Say hello to Nathan and Guinevere Kappler. Nathan is a contractor who will one day take over his the family business. He plans to make the familial contracting company a green one. Nathan has the right idea both for his planet and for his pocketbook.

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                              Renovation Nation Slideshow: Greening a Historic B&B

                                n the Greening a Historic B&B episode of Renovation Nation, Steve visits David Villarrubia, the proprietor of the Degas House bed?and-breakfast located in New Orleans. The inn was damaged during Hurricane Katrina. Villarrubia is taking the tragedy of natural disaster and turning it into opportunity by renovating this historic structure as green as he possibly can.

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                                Renovation Nation Slideshow: Boulder for a Reason and Texas Solar

                                  In Boulder, Steve Thomas build a green roof and choose hardy plants. Then in Texas he helps install the world's largest domestic solar array.

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                                  Renovation Nation Slideshow: Green Gift in Detroit

                                    In episode 218 of Renovation Nation "The Gift of Green," Steve heads to Detroit, a city hit hard by tough economic times to pitch in with Saturn's Hands on Hope program and Habitat for Humanity to build homes for those in need.

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                                    Renovation Nation Slideshow: Big Bucks for Retirement and a Texas Aquifer

                                      Watch the slideshow of the Big Bucks for Retirement episode of Renovation Nation. In this episode, Steve Thomas heads to Maryland to help a couple plan for retirement by installing solar panels to cut their energy costs. Then, we learn a lesson about water conservation in a Texas aquifer.

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                                      Renovation Nation Slideshow: Corking the Kitchen

                                        Slideshow of Renovation Nation episode: Corking the Kitchen. Steve travels to Washington, DC to help a family install a recycled countertop, permeable pavers and cork floor. Then in Boulder, CO he helps a family who wants to build a home with no carbon footprint.

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                                        Renovation Nation Slideshow: Presidential Salvage

                                          See photos from the Renovation Nation Presidential Salvage episode. Steve helps build an eco-friendly yoga studio in Alexandria, Virgina and then lends a hand with a post-hurricane green renovation.

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                                          Renovation Nation Slideshow: Building a Carport and an Eco-smart Chicken Coop

                                            This Renovation photo slideshow shows behind-the-scenes photos from Renovation Nation episode: Baton, Rouge, LA, Carport on a Dime. See photos of Steve Thomas on-site in Baton Rouge, Louisiana and Portland Oregon, as he builds a carport from salvaged materials and an eco-friendly chicken coop.

                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             
                                             

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