S1, E1: In the debut episode, we meet the Tulane University architecture students who will be submitting designs for a low-income single family home which they will build during the school year. The diverse group includes Amarit, a funny, charismatic Chicago native; Chris, an affable Georgian who seems somewhat less than driven; Carter, a highly focused Kentuckian; and Adriana, whose aesthetic owes much to her upbringing in Trinidad. Professor/architect Byron Mouton is looking for innovation, affordability and a "bold gesture." Lauren Anderson, the executive director of Neighborhood Housing Services (N.H.S.), a non-profit agency which helps low income families become homeowners, offers decidedly specific guidelines. The students' designs must also reflect the fact that the home will be built using environmentally friendly S.I.Ps (Structurally Insulated Panels) - a new, green technology of pre-fabricated walls that afford fast, easy construction and are energy efficient and cost effective.