Building Blocks of Change

Join Ernest Maier Block and The Conservation Fund as we help address two of the most pressing environmental challenges of our time - climate change and habitat loss.

For each regular concrete masonry unit or architectural concrete masonry unit purchased from Ernest Maier, customers can donate eight-tenths of one cent ($0.008) toward offsetting the CO₂ emissions that result during the concrete manufacturing process. Similarly, for each square foot of concrete unit pavers, customers can donate one cent ($.01), and for each square face foot of segmental retaining wall, customers can donate two cents ($.02) toward offsetting the CO₂ emissions that result during the concrete manufacturing process.

With these funds, The Conservation Fund will plant native trees in protected parks and wildlife refuges across the nation.

We'll match every customer donation, dollar for dollar. Together we can lay the building blocks of change that will clean the air we breathe, filter the water we drink and create new places to play for people and wildlife alike.

Contact Brendan Quinn, President of Ernest Maier, to learn more at (301) 927-8300 or email gozero@emcoblock.com.

Did you know?

• About a ton of CO₂ is emitted for every ton of cement produced.
• Planting one native tree via The Conservation Fund's Go Zero program can absorb one metric ton of CO₂ over the life of the tree.
• Climate scientists estimate that between 12-17% of global greenhouse gas emissions is caused by deforestation. Thus, restoring forestland represents one way, among others, to reverse these effects and combat climate change.
• You can help. Sign up today and create a greener future for tomorrow.

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