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Mr. Bialosky talked about urban sprawl and stated that the question was not "should we build, it's how we build." He advocated creating compact walkable communities. Concluding, Mr. Bialosky divulged that solar photovoltaics in Florida are not more widely used due to the lack of net metering (when solar collectors generate power with the unused power being sold back to the utility at the original price). Commissioner O'Bryan noted that the City of Vero Beach now uses a net metering program. Kelly Brown, Habitat for Humanity, through a PowerPoint presentation (on file) explained how her organization operates and what their goals are. She conveyed that the group had received an Energy Star rating on the newly constructed first "green" Habitat for Humanity Home in the State of Florida. Ms. Brown discussed the materials and environmentally friendly practices and ideas that were used to attain the Energy Star rating (some of which had already been in practice) and displayed a cost differential for old and new construction methods. Ms. Brown talked about the Green Team, a volunteer group formed to strategize building techniques, waste reduction, and recycling. She discussed the materials and scrap items that are sold at Habitat for Humanity's Home Center Store, and the revenues that are generated from them. In conclusion, Ms. Brown announced that Habitat for Humanity would be evaluating the features from their Energy Star home to see what items would be incorporated in building future "green" homes. Susan Olson, Indian River County School Board, began her presentation by commenting that being "green" is the new patriotism. She detailed, through a PowerPoint presentation (on file), the necessary and desirable components for facilitating creation of the new "green" middle school and spoke about the importance of making "green" design May 29, 2007 8 Green County Initiative Workshop