Progress at CV has been good, despite the wet spring. SE Iowa is rated Zero for seismic probability and Zero for Hurricane probability. Rain has come on time and in plentiful amounts for many generations (could it change? we'll see). Tornadoes are a statistical probability, which can be mitigated through early detection and Safe rooms. And now we confirm that Floods are almost impossible at Jefferson County "Island".

C-Wise & Cypress Villages Presents:

Beyond Efficiency: Green Building Design and LEED

Saturday, April 19, 2008
Held at Fairfield’s first LEED Building, the Argiro Student Center at MUM in Fairfield

Instructor: Martha Norbeck, LEED AP and green building consultant

MORNING SESSION 9:00 - 11:30
~ The case for Green Building: economic, health, and environmental
~ An introduction to the LEED library of rating systems

LUNCH 11:30 - 12:30, serving local organic food (lunch included for full-day students)

AFTERNOON SESSION - 12:30 - 4:30
~ LEED for New Construction – learn what the points are and what do you need to know to implement LEED

After months of planning, the Cypress Villages Subdivision broke ground for the construction of 179th street on December 13th. Drish Construction worked in the snow on the new road just north of the intersection of Airport Road and Highway 1.

Martha Norbeck,
owner and president of C-WISE, was elected to the Fairfield City Council on December 4th. Martha is the lead designer of the Cypress Villages subdivision, and is responsible for the high environmental
standards incorporated in that project.

Ms. Norbeck is an Iowa City native, whose parents instilled a strong passion for science and
the value of biological systems. Her father is Professor Emeritus of Physics at the University of Iowa, and her mother holds a Masters in Biology and worked as a researcher at the U of I biology department. Martha has been working in Fairfield for over four years, consulting with Maharishi University of Managment, local builders and planners on Sustainability issues.

Ms. Norbeck’s architecture career was launched as a result of her Fulbright research of ecovillages in Sweden. She earned a Masters of Architecture degree from the University of Oklahoma in 2001,
and thereafter worked in Iowa City for Neumann Monson Architects as an intern and Sustainability specialist. She has worked as lead designer on the Cypress Villages project since January of 2007.

MSV and Sustainability in Homes and Commercial Buildings presented by Eloise Raymond, MSV consultant, and Martha Norbeck, Sustainability Expert. Plenty of time for questions and answers. Everyone welcome.
www.cypressvillages.com. Friday, Nov. 23, 1:30 pm, 58 S. Main. in Fairfield Iowa.