Renovation Nation — Season 1

200850 episodes

About this season

'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.

Episodes (50)

1. Boston: Insulated Envelope

Aired 5 June 2008

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

Aired 5 June 2008

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

Aired 10 June 2008

4. Atlanta: Leaky House

Aired 23 June 2008

5. Atlanta: Ventilator Installation

Aired 26 June 2008

6. Gardening with a Canoe

Aired 29 August 2008

7. Tile Out of Streetlamps

Aired 2 September 2008

8. Dirt On A Green Roof

Aired 4 September 2008

9. Maine: Steve Thomas's Barn Roof

Aired 24 September 2008

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10. Cambridge, MA: Non Toxic Plaster

Aired 1 October 2008

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11. Philadelphia: Salvaging the Past

Aired 8 October 2008

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12. Pasadena: Laying Down the Bamboo

Aired 10 October 2008

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13. Venice Beach: Recycled Red Wood

Aired 16 October 2008

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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!

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15. Decatur, GA: Butterfly Roof

Aired 23 October 2008

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.

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