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Table B43. Lighting equipment, number of buildings, 2012

Released: May 2016

Number of buildings (thousand)
All
buildings
Lit buildings Lighting equipment (more than one may apply)
  Incand-
escent
Standard fluor-
escent
Compact
fluor-
escent
High-intensity
dis-
charge
Halogen LED
All buildings 5,557 5,025 1,826 4,649 2,302 525 905 473
Building floorspace (square feet)                
1,001 to 5,000 2,777 2,422 824 2,192 925 106 299 108
5,001 to 10,000 1,229 1,120 396 1,045 517 99 201 94
10,001 to 25,000 884 832 311 786 427 140 181 112
25,001 to 50,000 332 322 135 308 194 74 96 61
50,001 to 100,000 199 194 89 189 138 53 71 48
100,001 to 200,000 90 89 45 85 65 30 34 28
200,001 to 500,000 38 37 20 37 30 17 18 17
Over 500,000 8 8 5 8 7 5 5 5
Principal building activity                
Education 389 389 97 382 176 57 50 28
Food sales 177 177 49 169 69 Q 23 27
Food service 380 380 174 352 237 17 91 42
Health care 157 157 68 148 89 15 38 17
Inpatient 10 10 7 10 9 4 4 4
Outpatient 147 147 62 139 80 11 33 13
Lodging 158 158 68 125 132 18 37 23
Mercantile 602 599 273 570 301 98 175 117
Retail (other than mall) 438 435 150 407 157 36 79 33
Enclosed and strip malls 164 164 123 163 144 61 96 84
Office 1,012 1,012 361 949 484 57 161 81
Public assembly 352 341 144 299 165 41 67 46
Public order and safety 84 76 22 72 37 8 10 Q
Religious worship 412 412 253 363 222 39 90 33
Service 619 584 126 552 168 70 78 Q
Warehouse and storage 796 567 136 509 161 76 66 23
Other 125 112 40 104 44 15 13 2
Vacant 296 62 16 56 16 Q Q Q
Year constructed                
Before 1920 362 320 182 272 161 29 72 33
1920 to 1945 488 439 188 388 195 25 76 34
1946 to 1959 599 529 196 489 243 39 81 43
1960 to 1969 639 601 234 574 268 73 101 50
1970 to 1979 684 628 256 588 299 66 95 52
1980 to 1989 915 831 281 787 343 98 149 80
1990 to 1999 845 733 217 671 342 75 123 56
2000 to 2003 375 349 113 332 163 48 73 29
2004 to 2007 347 319 90 300 147 42 70 45
2008 to 2012 303 277 69 249 142 31 64 51
Census region and division                
Northeast 805 739 293 684 354 76 148 83
New England 302 267 111 236 139 34 70 36
Middle Atlantic 504 472 182 448 214 41 79 47
Midwest 1,237 1,113 460 1,018 542 110 203 114
East North Central 735 674 276 620 349 73 138 80
West North Central 502 439 183 398 194 37 64 34
South 2,247 2,023 721 1,890 840 219 377 164
South Atlantic 1,091 995 353 948 422 122 196 96
East South Central 370 346 149 319 136 29 44 29
West South Central 786 681 219 624 282 67 137 38
West 1,267 1,150 353 1,057 566 121 177 113
Mountain 338 288 105 269 132 27 45 26
Pacific 929 863 247 788 433 95 132 87
Climate region1                
Very cold/Cold 2,031 1,813 730 1,663 881 189 332 190
Mixed-humid 1,743 1,589 612 1,499 698 165 300 138
Mixed-dry/Hot-dry 837 777 190 722 338 83 119 70
Hot-humid 799 714 233 652 299 74 127 59
Marine 147 132 60 113 87 Q 28 15
Number of floors                
One 3,836 3,388 1,071 3,120 1,372 326 506 261
Two 1,158 1,093 474 1,022 577 130 245 113
Three 374 359 171 329 210 37 85 48
Four to nine 177 173 104 166 132 28 62 45
Ten or more 13 12 7 12 12 5 7 7
Number of workers (main shift)                
Fewer than 5 2,892 2,366 813 2,102 885 152 327 119
5 to 9 1,085 1,081 364 1,018 501 108 180 76
10 to 19 731 731 281 703 385 82 148 89
20 to 49 513 511 206 498 292 86 130 87
50 to 99 206 206 98 199 140 53 70 55
100 to 249 93 93 43 92 66 31 32 30
250 or more 37 37 21 37 33 14 18 16
Weekly operating hours                
Fewer than 40 1,149 792 367 691 290 47 111 32
40 to 48 1,346 1,316 404 1,248 520 90 190 59
49 to 60 1,244 1,224 401 1,168 556 157 225 117
61 to 84 764 734 305 687 397 116 184 117
85 to 167 479 459 181 427 242 49 104 61
Open continuously 575 501 168 429 297 66 91 87
Ownership and occupancy                
Nongovernment owned 4,781 4,294 1,637 3,955 1,997 421 826 395
Owner occupied 2,466 2,330 910 2,104 1,096 189 408 169
Leased to tenant(s) 1,745 1,600 575 1,501 721 178 325 179
Owner occupied and leased 349 342 147 329 177 54 93 47
Unoccupied 221 21 Q 20 Q Q Q Q
Government owned 776 731 189 695 305 104 79 78
Federal 33 33 12 33 15 6 8 Q
State 185 175 46 166 82 29 25 19
Local 558 523 132 496 208 69 45 55
Party responsible for operation
and maintenance of energy
systems
               
Building owner 4,715 4,223 1,510 3,895 1,946 417 722 362
Business owner or tenant 724 692 268 654 308 95 158 97
Property management 54 49 17 42 27 5 9 6
Other 64 62 31 58 22 Q Q Q
Provider of direct input on energy-related equipment purchases                
Building owner 4,876 4,370 1,567 4,038 2,001 436 757 385
Business owner or tenant 540 518 207 484 248 74 122 72
Property management 35 35 7 31 18 3 8 Q
Other 106 102 46 97 36 12 18 12
Campus or complex activity                
Not part of a campus or complex 3,683 3,408 1,307 3,184 1,576 333 632 295
Primary or secondary school 237 229 39 224 79 27 17 15
College or university 84 82 23 80 63 12 15 13
Office complex 154 151 53 142 72 9 31 18
Retail complex 258 241 99 231 129 48 79 51
Storage complex 314 144 28 114 42 Q Q Q
Religious campus or complex 197 192 105 162 88 14 37 16
Health care complex 52 49 22 45 36 6 10 10
Lodging or resort complex 65 62 22 36 47 Q 7 Q
Transportation complex 35 34 Q 32 19 Q Q Q
Government complex 104 97 30 87 38 13 9 16
Other 371 336 90 313 113 45 51 27
Renovations in buildings
constructed before 2008
(more than one may apply)
               
Any type of renovation 2,094 2,006 876 1,858 1,056 232 427 244
Addition or annex 444 434 191 414 239 68 110 63
Reduction in floorspace 71 63 30 55 34 12 9 8
Roof replacement 987 943 440 869 482 110 200 135
Exterior wall replacement 194 184 86 172 101 23 56 34
Interior wall reconfiguration 889 856 403 818 496 115 213 136
Window replacement 560 547 261 507 325 72 141 98
HVAC equipment upgrade 1,101 1,066 513 1,002 613 156 259 160
Lighting upgrade 982 952 437 881 565 128 229 167
Electrical upgrade 747 718 360 660 419 94 199 110
Plumbing system upgrade 644 619 304 567 373 72 162 103
Insulation upgrade 382 370 178 353 214 40 92 73
Fire, safety, or security upgrade 616 603 304 567 356 80 162 103
Structural upgrade 152 147 85 134 90 15 47 31
Other 39 39 15 39 18 Q 9 6
No renovations 3,160 2,742 881 2,542 1,104 262 413 178
Buildings constructed 2008 or later 303 277 69 249 142 31 64 51
Energy sources
(more than one may apply)
               
Electricity 5,234 5,025 1,826 4,649 2,302 525 905 473
Natural gas 2,933 2,890 1,137 2,713 1,490 345 596 336
Fuel oil 467 457 192 433 239 85 105 63
District heat 48 47 20 43 38 11 13 11
District chilled water 54 53 15 52 37 7 10 10
Propane 510 496 204 451 230 65 100 49
Other 172 167 62 156 91 21 34 21
Energy end uses
(more than one may apply)
               
Buildings with space heating 4,722 4,637 1,720 4,325 2,180 499 864 455
Buildings with cooling 4,461 4,418 1,648 4,141 2,133 481 857 456
Buildings with water heating 4,423 4,381 1,674 4,093 2,149 493 861 460
Buildings with cooking 1,589 1,574 778 1,473 995 207 415 255
Buildings with manufacturing 259 253 99 245 105 49 49 20
Buildings with electricity
generation
410 405 149 386 260 78 112 88
Percent lit when open                
Zero 70 Q Q Q Q N N Q
1 to 50 1,099 1,099 391 985 478 78 165 76
51 to 99 1,666 1,666 724 1,570 920 227 413 222
100 2,222 2,222 699 2,065 895 220 326 174
Building never open/electricity
not used
501 32 Q 26 Q Q Q Q
Percent lit during off hours                
Zero 2,489 2,296 759 2,084 827 170 298 104
1 to 50 2,441 2,441 984 2,305 1,319 314 554 316
51 to 100 202 202 64 184 109 27 41 34
Building always open with
no "off hours"
102 87 20 77 47 14 12 19
Electricity not used 323 N N N N N N N
Lighting equipment types
(more than one may apply)
               
Incandescent 1,826 1,826 1,826 1,656 1,041 267 512 253
Standard fluorescent 4,649 4,649 1,656 4,649 2,084 488 840 435
Compact fluorescent 2,302 2,302 1,041 2,084 2,302 319 607 350
High-intensity discharge 525 525 267 488 319 525 207 130
Halogen 905 905 512 840 607 207 905 215
LED 473 473 253 435 350 130 215 473
Other 10 10 9 10 10 Q 6 6
Window and interior lighting
features (more than one may
apply)
               
Multipaned windows 3,012 2,902 1,152 2,726 1,496 361 611 377
Tinted window glass 1,875 1,825 697 1,723 991 275 402 250
Reflective window glass 549 541 224 504 330 88 156 106
External overhangs or awnings 1,867 1,819 761 1,728 1,011 215 396 257
Skylights or atriums 591 574 245 531 353 105 197 104
Light scheduling 918 918 390 851 598 200 300 183
Occupancy sensors 813 813 300 767 528 156 237 226
Multi-level lighting or dimming 349 349 219 320 258 86 160 117
Daylight harvesting 125 125 56 115 79 34 42 39
Demand responsive lighting 176 176 78 168 91 37 44 37
Building automation system (BAS) for lighting2 208 208 86 195 138 54 71 71
Equipment usage reduced when
building not in full use
(more than one may apply)
               
Heating 3,699 3,647 1,397 3,402 1,772 405 707 373
Cooling 3,517 3,480 1,348 3,250 1,736 391 705 371
Lighting 4,757 4,757 1,758 4,414 2,180 499 882 438
 
1These climate regions were created by the Building America program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE).
2In earlier CBECS publications, BAS was referred to as Energy Management and Control System (EMCS).
Q = Data withheld either because the Relative Standard Error (RSE) was greater than 50 percent or fewer than 20 buildings were sampled.
N = No cases in reporting sample.
Notes: • Because of rounding, data may not sum to totals. • See
Guide to the 2012 CBECS Detailed Tables or CBECS Terminology for definition of terms used in these tables and/or comparison of differences with prior CBECS tables. Both references can be accessed from http://www.eia.gov/consumption/commercial/data/2012/
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Consumption and Efficiency Statistics, Form EIA-871A of the 2012 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey.