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Released: May 2016
Number of buildings (thousand) | |||||||||
All buildings |
Buildings with any refrig- eration equip- ment |
Type of refrigeration equipment (more than one may apply) | |||||||
Walk-in units | Open cases or cabinets | Closed cases or cabinets | Large cold storage areas |
Comm- ercial ice makers |
Resid- ential- type or compact units |
Vending mach- ines |
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All buildings | 5,557 | 3,984 | 811 | 295 | 826 | 78 | 846 | 3,388 | 960 |
Building floorspace (square feet) | |||||||||
1,001 to 5,000 | 2,777 | 1,815 | 344 | 103 | 344 | Q | 279 | 1,520 | 182 |
5,001 to 10,000 | 1,229 | 903 | 150 | 57 | 163 | Q | 172 | 791 | 167 |
10,001 to 25,000 | 884 | 688 | 116 | 48 | 130 | Q | 147 | 585 | 236 |
25,001 to 50,000 | 332 | 276 | 60 | 23 | 68 | Q | 82 | 239 | 153 |
50,001 to 100,000 | 199 | 177 | 73 | 29 | 60 | 9 | 90 | 150 | 117 |
100,001 to 200,000 | 90 | 82 | 40 | 20 | 35 | 6 | 44 | 68 | 66 |
200,001 to 500,000 | 38 | 35 | 22 | 13 | 20 | 4 | 25 | 29 | 31 |
Over 500,000 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
Principal building activity | |||||||||
Education | 389 | 277 | 80 | 21 | 71 | Q | 68 | 229 | 97 |
Food sales | 177 | 175 | 145 | 74 | 126 | 19 | 85 | 58 | 44 |
Food service | 380 | 380 | 293 | 72 | 233 | Q | 259 | 201 | 42 |
Health care | 157 | 142 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 18 | 139 | 36 |
Inpatient | 10 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9 | 9 |
Outpatient | 147 | 132 | Q | Q | 9 | Q | 9 | 131 | 27 |
Lodging | 158 | 144 | 37 | 4 | 32 | Q | 61 | 126 | 68 |
Mercantile | 602 | 500 | 149 | 83 | 181 | 19 | 113 | 417 | 173 |
Retail (other than mall) | 438 | 338 | 47 | 18 | 76 | Q | 21 | 265 | 76 |
Enclosed and strip malls | 164 | 162 | 102 | 66 | 105 | 11 | 91 | 152 | 97 |
Office | 1,012 | 816 | 23 | 10 | 39 | Q | 72 | 788 | 179 |
Public assembly | 352 | 268 | 28 | 15 | 48 | Q | 51 | 243 | 48 |
Public order and safety | 84 | 78 | Q | Q | Q | Q | 21 | 71 | 24 |
Religious worship | 412 | 351 | Q | Q | 36 | Q | 39 | 330 | 12 |
Service | 619 | 415 | Q | N | Q | N | Q | 384 | 118 |
Warehouse and storage | 796 | 314 | 19 | Q | 11 | 12 | 29 | 286 | 90 |
Other | 125 | 82 | 7 | Q | 8 | Q | 6 | 77 | 21 |
Vacant | 296 | 44 | Q | Q | Q | N | Q | 37 | Q |
Year constructed | |||||||||
Before 1920 | 362 | 257 | 44 | 18 | 54 | Q | 32 | 233 | 23 |
1920 to 1945 | 488 | 344 | 53 | 18 | 74 | Q | 45 | 296 | 47 |
1946 to 1959 | 599 | 433 | 71 | 24 | 72 | Q | 75 | 377 | 89 |
1960 to 1969 | 639 | 476 | 101 | 36 | 98 | 9 | 100 | 410 | 138 |
1970 to 1979 | 684 | 498 | 115 | 36 | 96 | 7 | 101 | 427 | 135 |
1980 to 1989 | 915 | 626 | 132 | 40 | 123 | 17 | 147 | 528 | 169 |
1990 to 1999 | 845 | 595 | 132 | 42 | 139 | 14 | 160 | 481 | 149 |
2000 to 2003 | 375 | 280 | 63 | 28 | 60 | 3 | 59 | 234 | 82 |
2004 to 2007 | 347 | 255 | 52 | 27 | 50 | 9 | 53 | 217 | 66 |
2008 to 2012 | 303 | 220 | 48 | 26 | 61 | Q | 74 | 185 | 62 |
Census region and division | |||||||||
Northeast | 805 | 593 | 139 | 51 | 155 | 12 | 101 | 511 | 135 |
New England | 302 | 212 | 59 | 16 | 64 | Q | 36 | 186 | 47 |
Middle Atlantic | 504 | 381 | 81 | 35 | 91 | 11 | 64 | 325 | 88 |
Midwest | 1,237 | 898 | 175 | 53 | 190 | 14 | 167 | 795 | 194 |
East North Central | 735 | 566 | 113 | 38 | 121 | 9 | 111 | 495 | 117 |
West North Central | 502 | 332 | 62 | 16 | 68 | Q | 55 | 300 | 77 |
South | 2,247 | 1,630 | 332 | 125 | 313 | 33 | 412 | 1,342 | 436 |
South Atlantic | 1,091 | 789 | 180 | 71 | 167 | 19 | 216 | 640 | 220 |
East South Central | 370 | 311 | 51 | 23 | 59 | Q | 77 | 261 | 89 |
West South Central | 786 | 530 | 100 | 32 | 87 | 7 | 119 | 441 | 126 |
West | 1,267 | 864 | 166 | 65 | 169 | 19 | 166 | 740 | 195 |
Mountain | 338 | 222 | 43 | 17 | 44 | Q | 49 | 185 | 51 |
Pacific | 929 | 641 | 122 | 48 | 125 | 14 | 118 | 554 | 145 |
Climate region1 | |||||||||
Very cold/Cold | 2,031 | 1,427 | 295 | 89 | 326 | 26 | 266 | 1,250 | 321 |
Mixed-humid | 1,743 | 1,313 | 272 | 114 | 274 | 27 | 311 | 1,091 | 327 |
Mixed-dry/Hot-dry | 837 | 575 | 90 | 41 | 94 | 10 | 100 | 498 | 130 |
Hot-humid | 799 | 566 | 126 | 41 | 107 | 12 | 142 | 455 | 157 |
Marine | 147 | 104 | 28 | 10 | Q | Q | 25 | 94 | 25 |
Number of floors | |||||||||
One | 3,836 | 2,602 | 553 | 212 | 540 | 50 | 541 | 2,176 | 563 |
Two | 1,158 | 915 | 151 | 49 | 165 | 20 | 183 | 800 | 235 |
Three | 374 | 301 | 59 | 16 | 74 | Q | 60 | 267 | 78 |
Four to nine | 177 | 154 | 43 | 15 | 40 | 4 | 54 | 135 | 75 |
Ten or more | 13 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 6 | (*) | 7 | 10 | 10 |
Number of workers (main shift) | |||||||||
Fewer than 5 | 2,892 | 1,697 | 229 | 73 | 282 | Q | 232 | 1,449 | 195 |
5 to 9 | 1,085 | 899 | 169 | 66 | 185 | Q | 167 | 764 | 169 |
10 to 19 | 731 | 632 | 150 | 43 | 134 | Q | 160 | 532 | 159 |
20 to 49 | 513 | 445 | 139 | 57 | 118 | 14 | 141 | 379 | 205 |
50 to 99 | 206 | 190 | 75 | 30 | 55 | 8 | 80 | 162 | 132 |
100 to 249 | 93 | 86 | 34 | 17 | 36 | 7 | 43 | 72 | 69 |
250 or more | 37 | 35 | 16 | 9 | 16 | 2 | 23 | 30 | 31 |
Weekly operating hours | |||||||||
Fewer than 40 | 1,149 | 604 | 32 | Q | 60 | Q | 60 | 576 | 27 |
40 to 48 | 1,346 | 986 | 65 | 24 | 72 | Q | 87 | 916 | 178 |
49 to 60 | 1,244 | 965 | 96 | 24 | 129 | 8 | 137 | 877 | 250 |
61 to 84 | 764 | 624 | 238 | 88 | 237 | 30 | 205 | 486 | 226 |
85 to 167 | 479 | 409 | 243 | 89 | 221 | 19 | 190 | 226 | 127 |
Open continuously | 575 | 395 | 136 | 59 | 107 | 12 | 167 | 307 | 151 |
Campus or complex activity | |||||||||
Not part of a campus or complex | 3,683 | 2,864 | 618 | 223 | 611 | 62 | 616 | 2,406 | 629 |
Primary or secondary school | 237 | 114 | 45 | 12 | 32 | Q | 33 | 87 | 44 |
College or university | 84 | 69 | 8 | 4 | 9 | Q | 15 | 57 | 44 |
Office complex | 154 | 112 | 4 | 3 | 4 | Q | 12 | 107 | 30 |
Retail complex | 258 | 210 | 84 | 41 | 85 | 7 | 67 | 171 | 79 |
Storage complex | 314 | 37 | Q | N | Q | Q | Q | 33 | 7 |
Religious campus or complex | 197 | 158 | Q | Q | 29 | Q | 22 | 138 | Q |
Health care complex | 52 | 46 | 14 | 5 | 9 | (*) | 19 | 42 | 18 |
Lodging or resort complex | 65 | 49 | 7 | Q | 11 | Q | 14 | 42 | 14 |
Transportation complex | 35 | 25 | (*) | Q | Q | Q | Q | 25 | 7 |
Government complex | 104 | 74 | 3 | Q | 11 | Q | 12 | 72 | 22 |
Other | 371 | 226 | 16 | Q | 25 | Q | 34 | 209 | 54 |
Energy sources (more than one may apply) |
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Electricity | 5,234 | 3,984 | 811 | 295 | 826 | 78 | 846 | 3,388 | 960 |
Natural gas | 2,933 | 2,433 | 593 | 208 | 573 | 53 | 594 | 2,032 | 648 |
Fuel oil | 467 | 385 | 82 | 27 | 89 | 10 | 107 | 346 | 130 |
District heat | 48 | 38 | 12 | 4 | 9 | Q | 15 | 30 | 27 |
District chilled water | 54 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 7 | Q | 11 | 30 | 22 |
Propane | 510 | 430 | 106 | 39 | 115 | 9 | 110 | 376 | 93 |
Other | 172 | 141 | 33 | 7 | 29 | Q | 32 | 125 | 40 |
Energy end uses (more than one may apply) |
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Buildings with space heating | 4,722 | 3,801 | 768 | 286 | 783 | 70 | 805 | 3,235 | 926 |
Buildings with cooling | 4,461 | 3,687 | 780 | 287 | 777 | 75 | 824 | 3,119 | 921 |
Buildings with water heating | 4,423 | 3,726 | 803 | 293 | 813 | 76 | 837 | 3,143 | 924 |
Buildings with cooking | 1,589 | 1,584 | 660 | 242 | 600 | 53 | 630 | 1,227 | 354 |
Buildings with manufacturing | 259 | 215 | 39 | 11 | 42 | Q | 38 | 190 | 57 |
Buildings with electricity generation |
410 | 377 | 118 | 44 | 110 | 15 | 161 | 329 | 184 |
Refrigeration equipment (more than one may apply) |
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Any refrigeration | 3,984 | 3,984 | 811 | 295 | 826 | 78 | 846 | 3,388 | 960 |
Walk-in units | 811 | 811 | 811 | 241 | 500 | 58 | 523 | 447 | 260 |
Cases or cabinets | 915 | 915 | 555 | 295 | 826 | 51 | 534 | 517 | 274 |
Large cold storage areas | 78 | 78 | 58 | 28 | 49 | 78 | 48 | 51 | 35 |
Commercial ice makers | 846 | 846 | 523 | 216 | 485 | 48 | 846 | 581 | 328 |
Residential-type or compact units | 3,388 | 3,388 | 447 | 170 | 469 | 51 | 581 | 3,388 | 777 |
Vending machines | 960 | 960 | 260 | 121 | 249 | 35 | 328 | 777 | 960 |
No refrigeration | 1,573 | N | N | N | N | N | N | N | N |
Food preparation or serving areas in non-food service buildings (more than one may apply) |
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Snack bar or concession stand | 153 | 153 | 97 | 58 | 81 | 18 | 89 | 115 | 72 |
Fast food or small restaurant | 173 | 173 | 143 | 80 | 125 | 15 | 118 | 129 | 88 |
Cafeteria or large restaurant | 130 | 129 | 105 | 35 | 74 | 6 | 90 | 99 | 83 |
Commercial kitchen/ food preparation area |
282 | 281 | 146 | 61 | 147 | 18 | 145 | 208 | 115 |
Small kitchen area | 736 | 733 | 96 | 45 | 113 | 13 | 120 | 691 | 119 |
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). 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. (*) = Value rounds to zero in the units displayed. 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. |