Steve Thomas Rooney
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Renovation Nation (2008)
Season 1
'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.
Released June 4, 2008
8+
Genres: Reality TV
Keywords: imdb.home-renovation, imdb.green-building, imdb.non-fiction
Network: Planet Green
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S1E1 - 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.
June 5, 2008, midnight
S1E2 - 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.
June 5, 2008, midnight
S1E3 - Solar-Powered Earth Ship
None
June 10, 2008, midnight
S1E4 - Atlanta: Leaky House
None
June 23, 2008, midnight
S1E5 - Atlanta: Ventilator Installation
None
June 26, 2008, midnight
S1E6 - Gardening with a Canoe
None
Aug. 29, 2008, midnight
S1E7 - Tile Out of Streetlamps
None
Sept. 2, 2008, midnight
S1E8 - Dirt On A Green Roof
None
Sept. 4, 2008, midnight
S1E9 - Maine: Steve Thomas's Barn Roof
None
Sept. 24, 2008, midnight
S1E10 - Cambridge, MA: Non Toxic Plaster
None
Oct. 1, 2008, midnight
S1E11 - Philadelphia: Salvaging the Past
None
Oct. 8, 2008, midnight
S1E12 - Pasadena: Laying Down the Bamboo
None
Oct. 10, 2008, midnight
S1E13 - Venice Beach: Recycled Red Wood
None
Oct. 16, 2008, midnight
S1E14 - 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!
S1E15 - 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.
Oct. 23, 2008, midnight
S1E16 - Sandy Springs, GA: Rubber Roof
None
Oct. 24, 2008, midnight
S1E17 - Albuquerque: Straw Insulation
None
Oct. 28, 2008, midnight
S1E18 - Dixon, NM: Rammed Earth Home
None
Nov. 7, 2008, midnight
S1E19 - Chicago: Kitchen Facelift
None
Nov. 7, 2008, midnight
S1E20 - Easthampton, MA: Eco Smart Condos
None
Nov. 10, 2008, midnight
S1E21 - Chelsea, MA: Energy Efficient Lofts
None
Nov. 10, 2008, midnight
S1E22 - Fishtown, PA: Geo Thermal Heating and Cooling
None
Nov. 13, 2008, midnight
S1E23 - Boston, MA: Toxic Free Living
None
Nov. 14, 2008, midnight
S1E24 - Chelsea, MA: Wind Powered Condos
None
Nov. 17, 2008, midnight
S1E25 - Maine: Steve Thomas's Barn Roof
None
Nov. 18, 2008, midnight
S1E26 - Petersham, MA: Timber Framing & Mud Walls
None
Nov. 19, 2008, midnight
S1E27 - New Hampshire: Timber Framing
None
Nov. 21, 2008, midnight
S1E28 - Chicago: Green Roof
None
Nov. 21, 2008, midnight
S1E29 - Seattle: Lower Level Addition
None
Nov. 24, 2008, midnight
S1E30 - Eagle Rock, CA: Shower Water Irrigation
None
Dec. 5, 2008, midnight
S1E31 - Albuquerque: Green Fixer Upper
None
Dec. 5, 2008, midnight
S1E32 - Atlanta: Recycled Deck
None
Dec. 11, 2008, midnight
S1E33 - Chicago: Preventing Rainwater Flooding
None
Dec. 11, 2008, midnight
S1E34 - Decatur, GA: Dual Pane Windows
None
Dec. 18, 2008, midnight
S1E35 - Seattle: Rainwater Collection
None
Dec. 18, 2008, midnight
S1E36 - Taos, NM: Southwestern Porch
None
Dec. 23, 2008, midnight
S1E37 - Medford, MA: Expanded Basement
None
Dec. 23, 2008, midnight
S1E38 - Philadelphia: Solar Chimney
None
Jan. 14, 2009, midnight
S1E39 - Oakland: Portable Office
None
Jan. 29, 2009, midnight
S1E40 - Wellesley, MA: Attic Fan Installation
None
Jan. 29, 2009, midnight
S1E41 - Albuquerque: Retiring Green
None
Feb. 26, 2009, midnight
S1E42 - Louden, NH: Eco Friendly Farming
None
March 19, 2009, midnight
S1E43 - New Orleans, LA: Greening a Historic B&B
None
March 27, 2009, midnight
S1E44 - Decatur, GA: Rainwater Recovery System
None
April 9, 2009, midnight
S1E45 - Boston, MA: Energy Savings
None
April 9, 2009, midnight
S1E46 - Tucson, AZ: Harvesting Desert Rain
None
April 24, 2009, midnight
S1E47 - Tucson, AZ: Greenest House in America
None
May 1, 2009, midnight
S1E48 - Philadelphia, PA: Habitat Goes Green
None
May 8, 2009, midnight
S1E49 - Hawaii: Bamboo Tree House
None
May 15, 2009, midnight
S1E50 - Fairhope, AL: Eco Extermination
None
May 22, 2009, midnight
Planet Green
June 4, 2008
Feb. 4, 2010, midnight
Canceled
NR
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