Net-Zero Holiday Cheer

Socks are nice, but carbon neutrality is better.

As the Green Builder Media team gears up for the holidays, we’re thinking about how we can decrease our collective environmental impact while spreading seasonal joy.  That’s why we decided to offer two planet-friendly ways for you to give the gift of carbon neutrality.  

Abate Emissions with COGNITION Carbon Offsets

Decarbonizing our economy and the built environment will take time, and carbon offsets are an effective way to help us reach our climate goals now (in case you’re not familiar with carbon offsets, one carbon offset equates to one ton of carbon removed from the atmosphere.)  

Carbon offsets are particularly important in the building industry because it is one of the most conspicuously consumptive sectors of our economy—homes and buildings in the U.S. account for 40% of energy use, 70% of electricity use, and 40% of total emissions.

Not all carbon offsets are created equally, which is why Green Builder Media is now offering only the highest-integrity, science-backed, certified, and verifiable offsets through our COGNITION Carbon Offsets Marketplace.   

Mitigate your emissions from your business, travel, and lifestyle today with the purchase of carbon offsets!  

If you’re buying for your colleagues, you can purchase enough offsets to mitigate their business travel or office emissions.  The average estimate for employee commute emissions is 7kg per day, or 2.55 tonnes annually, and office emissions is estimated to be 18 kg per day, or 6.57 tonnes annually. Totaling those together, you can purchase 9.12 tonnes of carbon offsets annually to counterbalance each colleagues’ commute and office emissions, which only equates to an investment of $91 if you purchase offsets from our Impact Light portfolio.

If you’re buying for friends and family, you can purchase offsets to mitigate annual emissions from their homes.  According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the average American house emits about 14 tonnes of carbon dioxide annually. This would only cost $140 for a whole year of net zero carbon holiday cheer! 

Why wait? BUY YOUR OFFSETS TODAY!

Teach Your Team With COGNITION Academy

Looking for a different climate-friendly business option? Enhance your team’s sustainability education by purchasing subscriptions to COGNITION Academy, Green Builder Media’s dynamic training and education platform. COGNITION Academy will arm your team with the knowledge it needs in the quickly transforming building market.

Courses cover sustainability foundational concepts like:

• Decarbonization
• Circularity
• Climate risk disclosure
• Green building fundamentals
• Green product essentials
• Net zero carbon building
• Resilient building
• Green certifications (like ENERGY STAR, Zero Energy Ready Homes, WaterSense, and Indoor airPLUS)

Want to ensure your sales, marketing, sustainability, business development, and R&D teams are up to speed on the latest green trends to boost their efficacy and augment their decision making? We’ve got you covered. Need some tips, tricks and hacks to boost your brand and increase awareness? We have what you need!

For only $199 per person (discounted from $250)*, which provides access to COGNITION Academy curriculum for 3 months, you can equip your team with the knowledge they need to thrive in today’s quickly evolving marketplace. 

Enroll your team today and propel your business to new heights!

*Volume discounts are available for larger teams. Email me for details.