For the third year in a row, Chicago is the nation’s leader in energy-efficient office buildings according to the 2019 National Green Building Adoption Index published by CBRE Group Inc., Maastricht University and the University of Guelph. The city added a near two percent gain over 2018, outranking San Francisco, Atlanta, Minneapolis/St. Paul and Los Angeles. This year marks the sixth annual U.S. Green Building Adoption Index by CBRE and Maastricht University. Researchers analyzed green-certified office space across America’s 30 largest office markets and found the highest in the index’s history at 42.2 percent up from 41.9 percent from 2018. “Green” office buildings hold either an EPA ENERGY STAR® label, USGBC LEED certification, or both. According to the report, 71.1 percent of the office buildings, in Chicago, over 167 million square feet, are market-certified green. Twenty percent of all Chicago office buildings are green for a total of 1,411 buildings. More information on the Energy Benchmarking Ordinance can be found by visiting www.CityofChicago.org/EnergyBenchmarking, and information about the rating system is online at www.ChicagoEnergyRating.org. Details on the Retrofit Chicago program are available at www.RetrofitChicago.net