New lifestyle show Renovate or Rebuild to air October 4th on 9Life

The band new lifestyle TV show, Renovate or Rebuild, aims to crack open sustainable building options to a broad audience. It combines reality-TV with behavioural science by encouraging Australian homeowners to choose healthier and more energy efficient homes.

Renovate or Rebuild is a 60-minute lifestyle show that features an all-star cast of former contestants from Channel Nine’s The Block, and sees two teams compete to convince a family that they have the best solution to providing more space, comfort and reduced energy bills.

Team Renovate believe the family should renovate their existing home, while Team Rebuild think the family should knock down and rebuild.

In each episode, viewers are taken on a journey through the design process as the teams juggle the challenges of meeting the client brief and budget whilst aiming to create an amazing design for a home that is stylish, healthy, comfortable and energy efficient.

Along the way, they visit homes to get some inspiration before pitching their design to the family. The two solutions are judged by an expert panel on style, sustainability, and cost but ultimately the decision will come down to the family - will they renovate or rebuild?

Creator and executive producer of the show James McGregor says: “The show is designed to teach you about important features of an energy efficient home, give you some amazing home design ideas and leave you with a big smile on your face at the end of every episode.

“We want people to get excited about things like insulation and high home energy ratings the same way they would get excited about a new kitchen benchtop.”

The first episode of the eight-week series of Renovate or Rebuild premieres on Channel 9Life on Monday 4th October 2021 at 9pm. From October 11, viewers can tune in from 8:30pm.