The following Building Green episodes are available for legal download from the iTunes Music Store:
| Episode Title | Show | Duration | Release Date | Price | Download Episode | |||||
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| Breaking Ground | Building Green, Season 1 | 25:09 | $1.99 | See Preview/Download | ||||||
| Join host Kevin Contreras over the next 13 episodes, as he builds his green dream home in Santa Barbara, CA. Follow along as Kevin learns about straw bale walls, recycled sheep barn flooring, blue jean insulation, solar panels and all manner of green building technologies, both ancient and modern. Details | ||||||||||
| Doors and Windows | Building Green, Season 1 | 21:13 | $1.99 | See Preview/Download | ||||||
| The most responsible way to build using wood, a dwindling natural resource, is to not use too much of it. Fortunately, because Kevin is building a straw bale home and has chosen to use a steel post and beam structure, he won't need to use much wood. Details | ||||||||||
| Exterior Finishes | Building Green, Season 1 | 26:52 | $1.99 | See Preview/Download | ||||||
| Kevin's straw bale dream home is progressing nicely, and now it's time to start the plastering process. Details | ||||||||||
| Floors and Closets | Building Green, Season 1 | 26:13 | $1.99 | See Preview/Download | ||||||
| Because Kevin has chosen the concrete slab as the primary flooring on the first floor of his new green dream home, he will need to finish it with nontoxic stains and sealants. Details | ||||||||||
| Foundation | Building Green, Season 1 | 24:06 | $1.99 | See Preview/Download | ||||||
| In this episode dedicated to foundation planning, host Kevin Contreras explains, "Today we're going to talk about straw-bale building before preparing and pouring the foundation. We're going to visit with experts to find the best choices for our floors and discover other healthy, cost-effective building materials." Details | ||||||||||
| Framing and Roofing | Building Green, Season 1 | 24:50 | $1.99 | See Preview/Download | ||||||
| Kevin visits green architect Eric Corey Freed to discuss the environmental differences between using wood and steel for the post-and-beam structure of his new home. Details | ||||||||||
| Interior Design | Building Green, Season 1 | 25:46 | $1.99 | See Preview/Download | ||||||
| Kevin invites Victoria Miller, a Feng shui expert, to get her opinion of his architectural plans before he begins building. Details | ||||||||||
| Interior Finishes | Building Green, Season 1 | 25:25 | $1.99 | See Preview/Download | ||||||
| While the straw bales are the envelope of Kevin's dream home, plaster will be the skin. But Kevin isn't looking for just any plaster, he wants earthen plaster. Details | ||||||||||
| Landscaping | Building Green, Season 1 | 25:45 | $1.99 | See Preview/Download | ||||||
| What's the greenest garden of all? One without any green -- a rock garden. Details | ||||||||||
| Lighting | Building Green, Season 1 | 24:43 | $1.99 | See Preview/Download | ||||||
| Building Green health expert Alyssa Alvord explains that electromagnetic frequency is all around us and discusses the dangers of low-level exposure. Details | ||||||||||
| Straw Bales | Building Green, Season 1 | 24:55 | $1.99 | See Preview/Download | ||||||
| Kevin's first step is to find dry, structurally sound straw bales, transport them and then move them to the center of the house so that they don't get wet. Details | ||||||||||
| The Finale | Building Green, Season 1 | 26:48 | $1.99 | See Preview/Download | ||||||
| The process started off slowly due to limited information resources and understanding about green building. Details | ||||||||||
| Water | Building Green, Season 1 | 23:35 | $1.99 | See Preview/Download | ||||||
| Building Green health expert Alyssa Alvord explains why clean water is so essential to our health. Details | ||||||||||
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