Episodes List
Ep.1 Boston: Insulated Envelope
Air Date: 2008-06-05
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.
Ep.2 Boston:Insulated Envelope
Air Date: 2008-06-05
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.
Ep.3 Solar-Powered Earth Ship
Air Date: 2008-06-10
Ep.4 Atlanta: Leaky House
Air Date: 2008-06-23
Ep.5 Atlanta: Ventilator Installation
Air Date: 2008-06-26
Ep.6 Gardening with a Canoe
Air Date: 2008-08-29
Ep.7 Tile Out of Streetlamps
Air Date: 2008-09-02
Ep.8 Dirt On A Green Roof
Air Date: 2008-09-04
Ep.9 Maine: Steve Thomas's Barn Roof
Air Date: 2008-09-24
Ep.10 Cambridge, MA: Non Toxic Plaster
Air Date: 2008-10-01
Ep.11 Philadelphia: Salvaging the Past
Air Date: 2008-10-08
Ep.12 Pasadena: Laying Down the Bamboo
Air Date: 2008-10-10
Ep.13 Venice Beach: Recycled Red Wood
Air Date: 2008-10-16
Ep.14 The Old Way is the Green Way
Air Date:
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!
Ep.15 Decatur, GA: Butterfly Roof
Air Date: 2008-10-23
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.
Ep.16 Sandy Springs, GA: Rubber Roof
Air Date: 2008-10-24
Ep.17 Albuquerque: Straw Insulation
Air Date: 2008-10-28
Ep.18 Dixon, NM: Rammed Earth Home
Air Date: 2008-11-07
Ep.19 Chicago: Kitchen Facelift
Air Date: 2008-11-07
Ep.20 Easthampton, MA: Eco Smart Condos
Air Date: 2008-11-10
Ep.21 Chelsea, MA: Energy Efficient Lofts
Air Date: 2008-11-10
Ep.22 Fishtown, PA: Geo Thermal Heating and Cooling
Air Date: 2008-11-13
Ep.23 Boston, MA: Toxic Free Living
Air Date: 2008-11-14
Ep.24 Chelsea, MA: Wind Powered Condos
Air Date: 2008-11-17
Ep.25 Maine: Steve Thomas's Barn Roof
Air Date: 2008-11-18
Ep.26 Petersham, MA: Timber Framing & Mud Walls
Air Date: 2008-11-19
Ep.27 New Hampshire: Timber Framing
Air Date: 2008-11-21
Ep.28 Chicago: Green Roof
Air Date: 2008-11-21
Ep.29 Seattle: Lower Level Addition
Air Date: 2008-11-24
Ep.30 Eagle Rock, CA: Shower Water Irrigation
Air Date: 2008-12-05
Ep.31 Albuquerque: Green Fixer Upper
Air Date: 2008-12-05
Ep.32 Atlanta: Recycled Deck
Air Date: 2008-12-11
Ep.33 Chicago: Preventing Rainwater Flooding
Air Date: 2008-12-11
Ep.34 Decatur, GA: Dual Pane Windows
Air Date: 2008-12-18
Ep.35 Seattle: Rainwater Collection
Air Date: 2008-12-18
Ep.36 Taos, NM: Southwestern Porch
Air Date: 2008-12-23
Ep.37 Medford, MA: Expanded Basement
Air Date: 2008-12-23
Ep.38 Philadelphia: Solar Chimney
Air Date: 2009-01-14
Ep.39 Oakland: Portable Office
Air Date: 2009-01-29
Ep.40 Wellesley, MA: Attic Fan Installation
Air Date: 2009-01-29
Ep.41 Albuquerque: Retiring Green
Air Date: 2009-02-26
Ep.42 Louden, NH: Eco Friendly Farming
Air Date: 2009-03-19
Ep.43 New Orleans, LA: Greening a Historic B&B
Air Date: 2009-03-27
Ep.44 Decatur, GA: Rainwater Recovery System
Air Date: 2009-04-09
Ep.45 Boston, MA: Energy Savings
Air Date: 2009-04-09
Ep.46 Tucson, AZ: Harvesting Desert Rain
Air Date: 2009-04-24
Ep.47 Tucson, AZ: Greenest House in America
Air Date: 2009-05-01
Ep.48 Philadelphia, PA: Habitat Goes Green
Air Date: 2009-05-08
Ep.49 Hawaii: Bamboo Tree House
Air Date: 2009-05-15
