Renovation Nation

2008•30m

'Renovation Nation' was a green home building show starring Steve Thomas, formerly airing on the now-defunct Planet Green channel in the US. Episodes began airing 4 June 2008, and the show produced two seasons, totaling 66 episodes, before cancellation. Typically, an episode consisted of Thomas visiting homes that featured various types of green building projects, be they in new construction projects or in, as the title suggests, green renovations of older living spaces. Frequently homeowners and residences would be featured across multiple episodes, as each homeowner might have been involved in multiple projects such as alternative energy generation, energy conservation and eco-friendly construction techniques and materials.

Seasons

50 Episodes • Premiered 2008

1. Boston: Insulated Envelope

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

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

4. Atlanta: Leaky House

5. Atlanta: Ventilator Installation

6. Gardening with a Canoe

7. Tile Out of Streetlamps

8. Dirt On A Green Roof

9. Maine: Steve Thomas's Barn Roof

10. Cambridge, MA: Non Toxic Plaster

11. Philadelphia: Salvaging the Past

12. Pasadena: Laying Down the Bamboo

13. Venice Beach: Recycled Red Wood

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

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

17. Albuquerque: Straw Insulation

18. Dixon, NM: Rammed Earth Home

19. Chicago: Kitchen Facelift

20. Easthampton, MA: Eco Smart Condos

21. Chelsea, MA: Energy Efficient Lofts

22. Fishtown, PA: Geo Thermal Heating and Cooling

23. Boston, MA: Toxic Free Living

24. Chelsea, MA: Wind Powered Condos

25. Maine: Steve Thomas's Barn Roof

26. Petersham, MA: Timber Framing & Mud Walls

27. New Hampshire: Timber Framing

28. Chicago: Green Roof

29. Seattle: Lower Level Addition

30. Eagle Rock, CA: Shower Water Irrigation

31. Albuquerque: Green Fixer Upper

32. Atlanta: Recycled Deck

33. Chicago: Preventing Rainwater Flooding

34. Decatur, GA: Dual Pane Windows

35. Seattle: Rainwater Collection

36. Taos, NM: Southwestern Porch

37. Medford, MA: Expanded Basement

38. Philadelphia: Solar Chimney

39. Oakland: Portable Office

40. Wellesley, MA: Attic Fan Installation

41. Albuquerque: Retiring Green

42. Louden, NH: Eco Friendly Farming

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

44. Decatur, GA: Rainwater Recovery System

45. Boston, MA: Energy Savings

46. Tucson, AZ: Harvesting Desert Rain

47. Tucson, AZ: Greenest House in America

48. Philadelphia, PA: Habitat Goes Green

49. Hawaii: Bamboo Tree House

50. Fairhope, AL: Eco Extermination

Cast

Steve Thomas Rooney

Himself

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