Season 1
En coursBoston: 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.
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.
Solar-Powered Earth Ship
Atlanta: Leaky House
Atlanta: Ventilator Installation
Gardening with a Canoe
Tile Out of Streetlamps
Dirt On A Green Roof
Maine: Steve Thomas's Barn Roof
Cambridge, MA: Non Toxic Plaster
Philadelphia: Salvaging the Past
Pasadena: Laying Down the Bamboo
Venice Beach: Recycled Red Wood
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!
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.
Sandy Springs, GA: Rubber Roof
Albuquerque: Straw Insulation
Dixon, NM: Rammed Earth Home
Chicago: Kitchen Facelift
Easthampton, MA: Eco Smart Condos
Chelsea, MA: Energy Efficient Lofts
Fishtown, PA: Geo Thermal Heating and Cooling
Boston, MA: Toxic Free Living
Chelsea, MA: Wind Powered Condos
Maine: Steve Thomas's Barn Roof
Petersham, MA: Timber Framing & Mud Walls
New Hampshire: Timber Framing
Chicago: Green Roof
Seattle: Lower Level Addition
Eagle Rock, CA: Shower Water Irrigation
Albuquerque: Green Fixer Upper
Atlanta: Recycled Deck
Chicago: Preventing Rainwater Flooding
Decatur, GA: Dual Pane Windows
Seattle: Rainwater Collection
Taos, NM: Southwestern Porch
Medford, MA: Expanded Basement
Philadelphia: Solar Chimney
Oakland: Portable Office
Wellesley, MA: Attic Fan Installation
Albuquerque: Retiring Green
Louden, NH: Eco Friendly Farming
New Orleans, LA: Greening a Historic B&B
Decatur, GA: Rainwater Recovery System
Boston, MA: Energy Savings
Tucson, AZ: Harvesting Desert Rain
Tucson, AZ: Greenest House in America
Philadelphia, PA: Habitat Goes Green
Hawaii: Bamboo Tree House
Fairhope, AL: Eco Extermination