Green Power, Clean Choices
Powering houses and heating water in more energy-efficient, sustainable ways is an important component of many remodeling projects. Whether it’s through the use of passive or active solar technologies, wind, or other renewable power sources, today...
Sustainable landscaping: growing a greener home
Over the course of this video, viewers will learn how a green approach to landscaping can reduce the amount of energy needed to heat and cool a house. The role of landscaping as a system, the connection between the outdoor habitat and the home as a ...
Bill Moyers journal: inside the banking crisis - an anthology. Pt. 1 of 2
Since the first rumblings of the subprime mortgage meltdown, Bill Moyers Journal has stayed on the story of the economic collapse with original reporting and in-depth interviews, making headlines and informing the public with great range and depth. ...
Bill Moyers journal: inside the banking crisis - an anthology. Pt. 2 of 2
Since the first rumblings of the subprime mortgage meltdown, Bill Moyers Journal has stayed on the story of the economic collapse with original reporting and in-depth interviews, making headlines and informing the public with great range and depth. ...
Thinking Green, Building Smart
The fundamental difference between a green approach to building and remodeling and a conventional approach is the thinking that guides the project. This video explores the thought process at the core of green architectural design and construction as...
Home Performance: The First Step to Green
For the remodeler embarking on any home renovation—particularly one where improved sustainability and energy efficiency is a goal—it’s essential to first assess the current performance of the house and all its systems. This video takes viewers...
Type 2 Diabetes, Obesity, and Cardiovascular Risk
“An increase in body weight has been associated with more than 60 chronic illnesses,” says Louis Aronne, M.D., one of the world’s foremost experts in obesity and author of the best-seller The Skinny. In this program, Dr. Aronne and other medic...
Green Architecture: Environmentally Friendly Housing
Combining aesthetics, sustainability, and function is the challenge of green architecture—and 20 teams of college students from North America and Europe brilliantly rise to that challenge as they compete to design, build, and demonstrate the opera...