garden designer theodore jennings has taken outdoor greening to the next level. veranda remodeling is a growing trend in apartment-saturated cities. >> i'm taking a little bit of new york and europe and other parts of the world with the outdoor living culture and bring it to japan and educate that is it a good thing to live outside on your veranda. >> reporter: originally the main focus of his business was design. after the accident at fukushima daiichi triggered energy shortages he started thinking about conservation. that caught this woman's attention. this is what her veranda looked like last summer. but after a little sprucing up -- it now looks like this. equipped with a wooden deck, small planters and an outdoor dining area. the idea is the same as traditional japanese methods. the deck absorbs much less heat than the bare concrete and watering the plants cools down the space decreasing the need for air-conditioning. he says he is not only seeing a difference in his electricity bills he has a newfound appreciation for the outdoors. >> translator: before, i

garden designer theodore jennings has taken outdoor greening to the next level. he says veranda remodelling is a growing trend in apartment-saturated cities. >> what i'm trying to do is take a bit of new york and europe and other parts of the world that have the outdoor living culture and bring it to japan and educate japanese people that it is a good thing to live outside. >> reporter: jennings said originally the main focus was design. after the accident at fukushima daiichi triggered energy shortages, he started thinking about conservation. that caught his attention. this is what fukumori's veranda looked like last summer. an empty pace with burning hot concrete that he only used to hang laundry. after a little sprucing up. it now looks like this. equipped with a wooden deck, small plantars and outdoor dining area. the idea is the same as traditional japanese methods. only it is done in a modern way. the deck absorbs much less heat than the bare concrete. watering the plants cools down the space. it decreases the need for air conditioning. fukumori says he is