What is the Green Office Challenge?
More environmentally efficient office buildings are critical to helping Chicago reduce its impact on the planet’s changing climate. As a strategy of the Chicago Climate Action Plan, the Green Office Challenge helps to reduce the amount of global warming pollution that Chicagoans produce.
The City of Chicago is looking to downtown commercial property managers and office tenants to demonstrate leadership in environmental performance. Participating in the Green Office Challenge allows your business — and Chicago — to get a head start on meeting these critical targets.
But your participation in the Challenge means more than curbing climate change. We’ll link you to resources that will make it easy to improve the energy efficiency of your building or office space – and save you some real green.
How it works
The Chicago Green Office Challenge is a friendly competition for
commercial property managers and office tenants, and will acknowledge participants for their achievements in greening their operations through Mayoral and media recognition. The Green Office Challenge helps participants move down the path towards environmental sustainability, and, in some cases, towards third-party green building certification through the ENERGY STAR and LEED™ rating systems.
For Property Managers
Property managers with commercial buildings in downtown Chicago are invited to take part in the Green Office Challenge. The City of Chicago will facilitate the achievement of property manager goals by providing training and resources for reducing energy use, waste, and water use, as well as tenant engagement. Click here for more information.For Office Tenants
Office tenants in downtown Chicago are invited to participate in the Green Office Challenge, and will evaluate the “greenness” of their operations using our innovative “Green Office Scorecard.” Tenants will be acknowledged for achievement of up to 50 green strategies that address office energy and water use, waste, transportation, and outreach. Click here for more information.Take the Challenge today!