On August 29, 2009 Cypress Village was awarded Organic Certification from the USDA. This has helped to market CV produce at the local farmers market as well as Everbody's Grocery and a Revelations Restaurant.
Home grown organic crops this year included alfalfa, rye, straw, tomatoes, sweet corn, buttercup squash, pumpkins and strawberries.
On Monday, June 21, Iowa’s first LEED™ Platinum-certified home will be awarded a certification plaque by the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). Located at 33 Pecan Street in Cypress Villages, Robert Smistik's new home was over a year in the making. Constructed entirely by local contractors, the two bedroom home had to meet a rigorous checklist of requirements to attain LEED™ Platinum certification.
The CV 8-plex apartment hmoe is nearing completion. It is a high quality manufactured home that was purchased from MUM. The interior features light bamboo flooring, solid core interior doors, high quality ventilation and lots of natural day lighting. Renewable thermal energy from the earth will heat and cool the building. The thick 6” exterior walls are tightly insulated for sound and energy efficiency.
CV Sthapatya Veda efficiency units are nearing completion. It is a high quality manufactured home that was purchased from MUM. The interior features light bamboo flooring, solid core interior doors, high quality ventilation and lots of natural day lighting. Renewable thermal energy from the earth will heat and cool the building. The thick 6” exterior walls are tightly insulated for sound and energy efficiency.