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Landscaping for Energy Efficiency
Project: Greenhouse, Episode 7, Part 1
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Landscape designer Ruth Foster drops by the site to help revamp the tired, winter-beaten yard around the greenhouse, and to plant a new tree for shade. Inside, the mason is adding stucco to the walls and laying a bluestone floor, which will help with heat storage.
- Part 1: Landscaping for Energy Efficiency
- Landscape designer Ruth Foster explains her selection of plant material and flowering shrubs for the backyard and directs the planting of a Sephora Japonica shade tree.
- Part 2: Stucco Walls
- Part 3: Installing a Bluestone Floor
Bob heads to Cape Cod in the dead of winter to watch over the construction of a custom, high-tech greenhouse. The design and construction of a new addition to the front of an existing house afforded the creation of this greenhouse/conservatory, and of a new front entry pavilion that features a mahogany pergola supported by limestone columns.
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Episode 1 - House Tour and Demolition
Description:
Bob begins the state-of-the-art greenhouse project by visiting Boston's most famous solarium, that of the quirky and romantic Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. Back at the project site, Bob meets the homeowner, tours the existing house, and discusses plans for the addition with the architect. Contractor Bob Ryley begins demolition. -
Episode 2 - Pouring the Footings
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Bob surveys the newly excavated foundation layout and sees the concrete poured along a special conveyor belt to make the footings. Bob then travels to New York City to experience a large-scale, world-class greenhouse, the Brooklyn Botanical Garden. -
Episode 3 - Attaching Steel Uprights
Description:
The custom-made steel uprights that will support the weight of the greenhouse arrive, and, soon after, they are attached to the foundation. Rigid insulation is also added to retain heat, even in the dead of winter. Bob takes a walk down Boston's Commonwealth Avenue for a look at two upscale solariums from the last century-- one at Burrage House, the other at Webster House. -
Episode 4 - Building Masonry Walls
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Episode 5 - Heating and Ventilating System
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Episode 6 - Installing Windows and Glass Walls
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Episode 8 - Greenhouse Tour
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