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How Did They Build That?
S3, EP8 "Subways & Sightlines"A sculptural high-rise with rippling balconies breaks the mold in Chicago; Mammoth machines bore 26 miles of tunnels for an underground railroad beneath London's city streets.
How Did They Build That?
S1, EP3 "Biomes & Rebuilds"A London railway station; giant Singapore biodomes; eye-catching hospital in Las Vegas.
How Did They Fix That?
S4, EP5 "Reef Rescue"Mike in northeastern Australia, goes on and under the water, into labs and onto construction projects working with specialized teams; they tackle the challenge of saving dying coral on the Great Barrier Reef.
How Did They Fix That?
S4, EP6 "Tunnel Vision"Mike joins crews as they build the world's longest railway tunnel in the Alps, fixing gridlock through the infamous Brenner Pass by drilling, blasting and digging their way through the mountains.
How Did They Fix That?
S4, EP8 "For-Everglades"Mike works with the Army Corps of Engineers on a massive project to restore essential flow of fresh water to the Florida Everglades; he also joins scientists, python hunters and the Miccosukee Tribe to eliminate invasive species in these wetlands.
How Did They Fix That?
S2, EP3 "Aquarius Reef Base"Diving into retrofits on the world's only underwater habitat, where NASA astronauts train for space missions; Mike joins a crack repair team who breathe new life into this oceanic environment after a global pandemic shut it down.
How Did They Fix That?
S3, EP7 "US Navy Hovercraft Overhaul"Mike joins the Assault Craft Unit 5, the U.S. Navy's team for Landing Craft Air Cushions (LCACs); LCACs carry heavy vehicles and troops onto beaches; Mike helps fly & fix an overhauled LCAC during a U.S. Marines beach assault training mission.
How Did They Fix That?
S3, EP6 "Sealing Nevada's Abandoned Mines"Nevada has over 40,000 abandoned mines posing dangers; Mike joins contractors for a week to secure five sites; alongside biologists, they explore and document wildlife; reaching these isolated mines requires barges, helicopters and bulldozers.
