Green Me Up

Hosted by DIY expert host Ahmed Hassan and Seattle-based eco-expert Rachel Schindler, DIY Network's project-driven one-hour special, Green Me Up, gets two families to go head-to-head to cut their energy consumption and reduce their utility bills. Tune-in for the debut on Saturday, July 7 at 9 p.m. ET to see how each family incorporated "green" renovations to their home and into their lives in just 30 days! Then at 10 p.m. ET, DIY airs a special encore presentation of Your Best Built Home, showing homeowners how they can easily make their homes more energy efficient and environmentally friendly. Whether it’s conserving water with a tankless water heater, insulating with recycled denim material or choosing flooring that reduces air pollution, this one-hour special is the definitive eco-friendly resource for tips on home improvement, building and renovation.

Green Me Up starts with two families—the Willis’ and the Petersons—as they conduct a DIY Home Energy Audit to establish what changes they need to implement in order to make a difference in their energy consumption. Once this is determined, each family is provided with a list of DIY projects ranging from installing a tankless hot water heater, replacing carpets with green flooring options, adding timers to light and water fixtures; installing rain barrels, and adding recycled insulation. All tasks are accompanied by a point system on energy and lifestyle savings. The family that cuts their energy consumption and reduces their utility bills by the largest margin in 30 days – WINS a new electric Kurrent NV funished by the Green Car Company and presented by Susan Fahnestock.