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Dates Aired: September 7-13, 1998 | March 8-14, 1999
Bob introduces the nine-unit Roxbury affordable housing project by taking a tour of this neighborhood in transition with the community-based developers from Nuestra Comunidad CDC. As is often the case ...
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Dates Aired: September 14-20, 1998 | March 15-21, 1999
Framing is underway on the unit of the Roxbury project that will be accessible for people with disabilities. George and Arnold explain the panelization process and what it takes to ...
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Dates Aired: September 21-27, 1998 | March 22-28, 1999
A special kind of weather and fire resistant cementicious siding goes up on the Roxbury homes, and Arnold and Bob show how easy it is to install. Plumber Gerry Folan ...
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Dates Aired: September 28-October 4, 1998 | March 28-April 4, 1999
Arnold and Bob build a set of temporary safety stairs on the job site, and insulation work is underway. Out in the street, trenches are beings dug for the new ...
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Dates Aired: October 5-11, 1998 | April 5-11, 1999
Bob takes a tour with the architect for the Roxbury project, Fernando Domenech, to understand the difference between "adaptability" and "accessibility" when it comes to designing homes with the disabled ...
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Dates Aired: October 12-18, 1998 | April 12-18, 1999
Bob helps Ryley and George build the railing system of pressure-treated lumber and integrate it with the front porch columns. Next, he takes a tour of some of the grand ...
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Dates Aired: October 19-25, 1998 | April 19-25, 1999
With four of the nine affordable single-family units in the Roxbury nearing completion, landscaping contractor Janet Cox explains what's going into the yard. Frank Santos arrives with four truckloads of ...
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Dates Aired: October 26-November 1, 1998 | April 26-May 2, 1999
After installing a recessed lighting fixture in our accessible home in Roxbury, Bob takes a tour of the Lightolier plant in Fall River, MA, where the fixtures are made. Back ...
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Dates Aired: November 2-8, 1998 | May 3-9, 1999
The plumber's roughing in the shower stall, a model specially designed for wheelchair users, and we see some drywall going up in our accessible unit in Roxbury. Bob takes us ...
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Dates Aired: November 9-15, 1998 | May 10-16, 1999
Special Kohler bathroom fixtures and Bobrick bathroom hardware, designed for use by people with disabilities, are installed in our accessible single-family home in Roxbury and then the unit gets a ...
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Dates Aired: November 16-22, 1998 | May 17-23, 1999
Bob gets a visit from Steve Offutt, a representative of President Clinton's Energy Star Program who helps explain why efficiency should be the first concern for cost-conscious homeowners buying ...
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Dates Aired: November 23-29, 1998 | May 24-30, 1999
Ryley's on the scene to show how the specially-designed lock sets are installed in the doors. Bob and Ryley install an energy efficient side by side front loading washer and ...
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Dates Aired: November 30-December 6, 1998 | May 31-June 6, 1999
It's a wrap at the nine-unit affordable housing project in Roxbury! Kim Beasley, an architect specializing in accessible design who's been consulting on the layout of this particular unit of ...
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