Worlds Greenest Homes

Be prepared to be taken deep inside the most stunning eco-friendly dwellings on the planet while watching World's Greenest Homes. Host John Bell takes guides the tours to breathtaking planet-friendly residences while introducing viewers to the cutting-edge innovations that make these eco-palaces as green as they are glam.

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World's Greenest Homes Episode: Dome House

World's Greenest Homes travels to New York to view a spectacular upstate retreat nestled on 28 wooded acres that features a green dome home with floor-to-ceiling windows, gourmet kitchen, and a spaceship-like exterior that rotates to make the most of + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Laneway

World's Greenest Homes visits a cozy home in Toronto that was once a blacksmith's shop, tours a home in New Zealand complete with its own waste treatment plant, and visits a four-bedroom retreat just minutes from the ocean in Alto + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Rutland

World's Greenest Homes visits an ultra-modern Chicago home with a naturally cool courtyard, a four-level Santa Monica home featuring a solar-heated lap pool and a cozy enviro-conscious home in Boston that was transformed out of an abandoned store. World's Greenest + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Permaculture

World's Greenest Homes travels to a sumptuous Sonoma County eco-marvel with its own wildlife habitat, a luxurious Australian vineyard offering the ultimate in country living and an energy-efficient, candy-colored Austin, Texas funhouse that puts a whimsical spin on being green. + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Krikorian House

World's Greenest Homes travels to a live-work oasis hidden in the Sonoran Desert, tours a home outside Boulder, Colorado transformed from a 1940s bungalow into a 1,900-square-foot eco-friendly super home and visits an ultra-modern home in Toronto's Little Italy. World's + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Olle Cabin

World's Greenest Homes visits a Sonoma County cabin made entirely from salvaged materials, a sumptuous Australian home that blends low- and high-tech features, and an eco-savvy newlywed love nest in Austin, Texas that was inspired by a 300-year-old oak tree. + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Pump House

World's Greenest Homes travels to an historic Lake Erie pump house that was transformed into a unique, eco-friendly family home featuring rustic stone interiors and picture windows. Next, it's a futuristic, cutting-edge green design that's a 2,100 square-foot upscale retreat + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Lacemaker's

World's Greenest Homes travels to Nottingham, England, where an abandoned former warehouse was transformed into an imaginative, 2,000 square-foot eco-home that features 18th century brickwork, a large skylight and glass walkway plus a system that reuses and recycles the entire + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Eco Deep House

World's Greenest Homes travels to Minnesota to a former 1940s bungalow that was transformed into a modern architectural gem featuring flexible, fun-loving design, two types of solar panels, a green roof, and a deck made from recycled milk jugs. Then, + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Haus W

World's Greenest Homes travels to Hamburg, Germany to find a 1,400 square foot, box-like home with a geothermal heating system, ecologically harvested wood panels, and a tiny carbon footprint. Next, in Auckland, New Zealand a 1,500-square-foot boasts a slick exterior + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Hillcrest House

World's Greenest Homes travels to the United Kingdom to find a home located on a former horse field and which captures the essence of California living. This 4,000-square-foot, four-bedroom suburban gem features durable eco-friendly materials. Next, in Hong Kong where + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Arts and Crafts

World's Greenest Homes travels to New York to find a home nestled in an eco-friendly co-op community that is a 5,000-square-foot family home is powered by geo-thermal technology. Then, it's off to Seattle to find, perched atop the historic Cobb + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Dome House

World's Greenest Homes travels to New York to view a spectacular upstate retreat nestled on 28 wooded acres that features a green dome home with floor-to-ceiling windows, gourmet kitchen, and a spaceship-like exterior that rotates to make the most of + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes: 5 House

World's Greenest Homes travels to Minneapolis, MN where a 1,800 square foot home in the suburbs features the owners' own dumpster finds, a reclaimed gymnasium floor, huge picture windows, and a durable, future-proof design. Next, it's off to Boulder, CO + READ MORE

Meet the Host: John Bell

Host John Bell is a celebrated carpenter and avid sportsman who loves gourmet cooking, architecture, and the great outdoors. He also holds an undergraduate degree in from University of Western Ontario, a broadcast diploma from Fanshawe College. John has worked + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Kickapoo

Manny visits a Chicago home named 'Kickapoo' after the native-American tribe. Then, just ten minutes from Sydney harbor, two architects created their ultimate tree house without harming a single tree. Check out the Planet Green Schedule to catch this episode of World's + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Solar Umbrella

In Venice Beach, a pair of architects have remodeled their 1920's bungalow into a sleek, green home. Then, an old London milk depot transformed into an energy saving, showcase home. Check out the Planet Green Schedule to catch this episode of World's + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Tomintoul

A Houston architect transformed a derelict downtown site into a block of sumptuous green townhomes, and created a cool, slick and sustainable neighborhood in the process. Then a 680-acre holiday home outside Melbourne, Australia named after a whisky. Check out + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Inside-out House

Manny visits a mechanical engineer and inventor who has designed his unique home as a series of hexagonal pods to blend into the foothills of the Sonoran Desert. Then, just outside Amsterdam, an architect built his family a slim-line, energy-saving + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Arroyo House

A former punk rocker lives off the grid in a solar powered castle and a Toronto couple bring nature inside their ultra modern, clean and green living space.   Check out the Planet Green Schedule  to catch this episode of World's Greenest Homes. + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Courtyard

A couple in Toronto, Canada transformed an abandoned, bunker-like industrial warehouse into a green family sanctuary right in the heart of the city.  Designed as a home and studio, the dwelling features open-concept,multi-functional spaces and furniture. Green features inlcude smart + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Suncadia

Situated in an exclusive conservation area and golf resort outside Seattle, Washington, this award-winning, 3,000 square foot home features superior insulation and eco-friendly finishes throughout. Built to blend in with its natural surroundings, the home boasts a two-story lounge, a + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Vineyard

In the heart of Silicon Valley, this 3,000 square foot Palo Alto home blends industrial chic with modern comfort. Perfectly oriented to capture sunlight, the home's green design includes passive solar energy and solar panels that generate 80 % + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Happy House

This award-winning, 4,000-square foot energy efficient home in Houston, Texas has loads of personality and plenty of green features, too. Beyond the solar panels, recycled denim insulation, and heat resistant extra-thick concrete walls, the home features sprawling multi-purpose living + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Sierra

A 3,400 square foot super home blends in with the landscape and features innovative recycled products throughout, then a pair of fashion designers built their dream-home with some inventive green touches. Check out the Planet Green Schedule to catch this + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Bear Creek

Using local materials, a couple in Southern Ontario built their off-grid home on 65 acres of rolling hills without sacrificing any creature comforts. Beyond the exposed beams and country-chic interiors, the sprawling home features solar thermal tubes, a wind + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Taprobane

Located just beneath the 'H' in the Hollywood sign, Manny visits a glamorous L.A. home that is as healthy as it is sustainable. Then, romance novelist Stephanie Laurens creates her own off-grid Aussie hideaway 40 minutes north of Melbourne. + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Toad Hollow

Located in a reclaimed industrial site transformed into a green residential neighborhood, a grand home in Atlanta combines Southern charm with eco-friendly living. Then, an energy-efficient home proves it's possible to be green while going green. Checkout the Planet + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Casa de Carmen

Only ten minutes from the White House in Washington, D.C, green pioneer and architect, Travis Price, cantilevered his four-storey steel and glass dream home over a cliff so it barely touches the forest below. Then, a green oasis in + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: South Salem

An hour North of NYC, and overlooking a lake and manicured grounds, Manny fisits a two-storey, octagonal-shaped, energy-efficient super home. Then, perched high in the mountains of Oregon, a pioneering green home is cantilevered above the ground. Checkout the + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Eco Manor

Manny visits the home of Ted Turner's daughter and her family, a brand new, sprawling Tudor mansion in Atlanta that is one of the largest eco-homes in the US. Next, since zoning laws prevented them from building up, a + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Alys Beach

Manny takes a trip to Alys Beach in the Florida Panhandle, where two architects became the first residents of their eco-friendly, Mediterranean-style village. Next, nestled on the shores of Lake Okanagan,BC, an award-winning, Asian-inspired super home. Checkout the Planet + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Wis Tavern

Emmanuel visits a cliffside Toronto home that pushes green to the extreme. Then, a Chicago couple with a punk rock label transformed a turn-of-the-century tavern into the greenest live-work space in the city. Checkout the Planet Green Schedule to + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Sunhawk

Emmanuel travels north of San Francisco, and a mile from the closest utility pole, to visit an unusual green home in the shape of a hawk. Next, just minutes from Sydney Harbor, a turn-of-the-century cottage was redesigned with an + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Tarrytown

Manny visits a home outside Austin, where an architect used local materials to design an innovative, energy-efficient home for his family. Then, only a half hour from central London a fairytale home in the English countryside is completely biodegradable! Checkout + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Accordion House

Manny heads to Austin, Texas where one couple took an already green dream home and remodeled it to create a luxurious green oasis with a breathtaking view. Designed to stay cool naturally, the home features local limestone walls, recycled paper + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Chicago House

Faced with a derelict 3000 square foot warehouse, a Chicago couple transforms it into a luxurious home, filled with unique green technology. Preserving 90 percent of the building's original brick shell, they installed solar panels, wind turbines, and an + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Dulwich

In south London, Host Emmanuel Belliveau explores a timber frame home that is nothing like the Victorian-terraced homes surrounding it. Next, Emmanuel travels to New York and finds a couple who converted a rundown building in Harlem into a beautiful + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Casa Verde

Host Emmanuel Belliveau visits a stunning and lavish home in San Francisco's Mission District that is a study in how to take wind power to a new level in the city. Then, Emmanuel finds himself in West Sussex where there + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: Shaw

Just outside of Aspen, Colorado, where the rich and famous come to play, Host Emmanuel Belliveau visits a 7-thousand square foot home with a small carbon footprint. World's Greenest Homes takes a tour of a home in a Boston suburb + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes Episode: McKinley

World's Greenest Homes visits a California beach house with a unique family-friendly design that makes the most of an ocean breeze. Host Emmanuel Belliveau tour a home nestled in the hills of Greece that combines contemporary design with natural and + READ MORE

World's Greenest Homes: Episode 6

Think it's impossible to be green and glam? Well, think again, because the World's Greenest Homes prove that luxury and ecology can exist under the same roof! These one-of-a kind homes from around the globe are like nothing you've ever + READ MORE

About your Host: Emmanuel Belliveau

Emmanuel Belliveau's knack for transforming dated objects into modern classics landed the designer a successful television career, where he brings his sleek sensibility to hands-on remodeling projects. When he's not hosting World's Greenest Homes, he's hacking through walls, re-tooling old + READ MORE

About The Show: World's Greenest Homes

Be prepared to be taken deep inside the most stunning eco-friendly dwellings on the planet while watching World's Greenest Homes. Host John Bell guides this whirlwind global tour of breathtaking planet-friendly residences while introducing viewers to the cutting-edge innovations that + READ MORE