Agecroft Hall Tour
Bob and the Home Again crew spent a glorious afternoon touring Agecroft Hall, an authentic half-timbered Tudor manor house originally built in Lancashire, England in the late 15th century. For centuries the home of distinguished English families, ... [... more]
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Germany Tour
Wetzlar, Germany, home to Buderus Hydronic Systems' corporate headquarters, is a city with a fascinating history dating back to 897 when a Conradine Earl consecrated a church where Wetzlar Cathedral stands today. At one time a protected Imperial ... [... more]
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Willamette Plant Tour
Willamette Plant Tour - Behind the Scenes - Habitat for Humanity The Home Again crew toured the Willamette I-joist manufacturing facility for an up-close view of the fabrication process. The plant, which was built in 1990, produces approximately ... [... more]
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Buderus Factory Tour
Herr Schulte with Bob and Home Again producer, Sarah Beasley. Bob visited the Buderus boiler factory in Lollar, Germany to see how Buderus' state of-the-art boilers are built. There, Research and Development chief, Herr Schulte, introduced Bob to ... [... more]
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Johnson Space Center Tour
Johnson Space Center Tour - Behind the Scenes - Vermont Farmhouse As part of his visit, Bob taped pieces for CBS' Early Show and his own show, Bob Vila's Home Again. During the recent NASA Space Shuttle Endeavour mission to continue construction ... [... more]
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Pergo Factory Tour
Pergo Factory Tour - Behind the Scenes - Habitat for Humanity Bob met first with Perstorp CEO, Lars von Kantzow, who shared a bit of Pergo's century old history with him before turning him over to Mike Auer for a tour of the clean, sunny, and ... [... more]
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Global Solar Tour
Global Solar Tour - Behind the Scenes - Habitat for Humanity To gain a better understanding of the new photovoltaic shingles used on the Yonkers shed, Bob visited Global Solar, in Tucson, Arizona, where energy efficiency and environmental concern ... [... more]
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Lyn St. James Visits
Lyn St. James Visits - Behind the Scenes - Dream Garage 1992 Indianapolis 500 Rookie of the Year Lyn St. James visits the Dream Garage to share her automotive expertise with Bob. Together they look under the hood of lumberman Tony Shelpey's ... [... more]
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Boston's Big Dig Tour
For more information on Boston's Big Dig visit the Big Dig website. Boston's Big Dig Tour - Behind the Scenes - Loft Conversion 1) Boston's new transportation hub will sit 140 feet above the new interstate. 2) Massive struts support the walls ... [... more]
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Colonial Williamsburg Tour
Colonial Williamsburg Tour - Behind the Scenes - Executive Mansion From 1699 to 1780 Williamsburg was the capital of England's oldest, largest, richest, and most populous colony and the seat of power in the new nation's most influential state. ... [... more]
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LP SmartSystem Tour
LP SmartSystem Tour - Behind the Scenes - Habitat for Humanity Bob and the Home Again crew visited Louisiana-Pacific's siding plant in Two Harbors, Minnesota to learn more about how the SmartSystem engineered wood products used in Yonkers were ... [... more]
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Mt. St. Helens Reforestation Efforts
Mt. St. Helens Reforestation Efforts - Behind the Scenes - Habitat for Humanity When Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980 the mountain's top cascaded into the Toutle River Valley below. The massive landslide exposed molten rock and caused a ... [... more]
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