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Merchandise Mart 
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222 Merchandise Mart Plz, Chicago IL, 60654 Find on Google Maps (opens in a new tab)

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Building Info

Square Footage
4,259,185 sqft
#6 Largest
14x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
296,415 sqft
Built
1930
Primary Property Type
Office
Community Area
Near North Side
Owner
Not Tagged

Emissions & Energy Information

Greenhouse Gas Intensity
5.1 kg CO2e / sqft
Lower than 91% of others
0.6x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
8 kg CO2e / sqft
Total Greenhouse Gas Emissions
20,933.1 metric tons CO2 eq.
#17 Highest in Chicago 🚩
10x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
2,063 metric tons CO2 eq.
Source Energy Usage Intensity
92.4 kBtu / sqft
Lower than 92% of others
0.6x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
143 kBtu / sqft
Site Energy Usage Intensity
49.7 kBtu / sqft
Lower than 89% of others
0.6x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
82 kBtu / sqft
Natural Gas Use
76,248,400.9 kBtu
#36 Highest in Chicago 🚩
6x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
12,367,856 kBtu
Electricity Use
97,554,926.2 kBtu
#26 Highest in Chicago 🚩
11x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
8,755,592 kBtu
District Chilled Water Use
31,458,239.1 kBtu
3.3x the median
Median benchmarked building*:
9,674,280 kBtu

* Important Note: Rankings and medians are among included buildings, which are those who reported under the Chicago Energy Benchmarking Ordinance for the year 2020 with emissions greater than 1,000 metric tons.

Data Source: Chicago Energy Benchmarking Data Covered Buildings (opens in a new tab)

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