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Number of buildings (thousand) | Total floorspace (million square feet) | |||||||||
Buildings with cooling | Cooling energy sources used (more than one may apply) |
Buildings with cooling | Cooling energy sources used (more than one may apply) |
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All buildings |
Elec- tricity |
Natural gas |
District chilled water |
All buildings |
Elec- tricity |
Natural gas |
District chilled water |
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All buildings | 5,557 | 4,461 | 4,413 | 12 | 54 | 87,093 | 79,294 | 76,034 | 732 | 4,608 |
Building floorspace (square feet) | ||||||||||
1,001 to 5,000 | 2,777 | 2,062 | 2,054 | Q | Q | 8,041 | 6,124 | 6,107 | Q | Q |
5,001 to 10,000 | 1,229 | 1,004 | 996 | Q | Q | 8,900 | 7,304 | 7,252 | Q | Q |
10,001 to 25,000 | 884 | 774 | 764 | Q | 9 | 14,105 | 12,357 | 12,211 | Q | 145 |
25,001 to 50,000 | 332 | 302 | 296 | Q | Q | 11,917 | 10,813 | 10,615 | Q | Q |
50,001 to 100,000 | 199 | 187 | 179 | Q | 10 | 13,918 | 13,069 | 12,618 | Q | 567 |
100,001 to 200,000 | 90 | 88 | 81 | Q | 9 | 12,415 | 12,152 | 11,034 | Q | 1,273 |
200,001 to 500,000 | 38 | 37 | 35 | Q | 4 | 10,724 | 10,518 | 9,887 | Q | 1,064 |
Over 500,000 | 8 | 8 | 7 | (*) | 1 | 7,074 | 6,958 | 6,310 | 167 | 1,306 |
Principal building activity | ||||||||||
Education | 389 | 361 | 338 | Q | 25 | 12,239 | 11,811 | 10,673 | Q | 1,292 |
Food sales | 177 | 165 | 165 | N | N | 1,252 | 1,190 | 1,190 | N | N |
Food service | 380 | 358 | 356 | N | Q | 1,819 | 1,712 | 1,668 | N | Q |
Health care | 157 | 154 | 153 | (*) | Q | 4,155 | 4,148 | 3,966 | 200 | 523 |
Inpatient | 10 | 10 | 9 | (*) | 1 | 2,374 | 2,374 | 2,227 | 176 | 477 |
Outpatient | 147 | 145 | 143 | Q | Q | 1,781 | 1,774 | 1,739 | Q | Q |
Lodging | 158 | 145 | 142 | Q | Q | 5,826 | 5,700 | 5,308 | Q | Q |
Mercantile | 602 | 560 | 560 | Q | N | 11,330 | 11,121 | 11,121 | Q | N |
Retail (other than mall) | 438 | 396 | 396 | N | N | 5,439 | 5,230 | 5,230 | N | N |
Enclosed and strip malls | 164 | 164 | 164 | Q | N | 5,890 | 5,890 | 5,890 | Q | N |
Office | 1,012 | 995 | 985 | Q | 10 | 15,952 | 15,882 | 15,179 | Q | 1,096 |
Public assembly | 352 | 295 | 291 | N | 5 | 5,559 | 5,235 | 4,629 | N | 880 |
Public order and safety | 84 | 74 | 74 | Q | Q | 1,440 | 1,384 | 1,358 | Q | Q |
Religious worship | 412 | 375 | 375 | N | Q | 4,557 | 4,271 | 4,271 | N | Q |
Service | 619 | 435 | 435 | N | N | 4,630 | 3,773 | 3,758 | N | N |
Warehouse and storage | 796 | 391 | 388 | Q | N | 13,077 | 10,120 | 10,059 | Q | N |
Other | 125 | 90 | 89 | Q | Q | 2,002 | 1,820 | 1,806 | Q | Q |
Vacant | 296 | 63 | 62 | N | Q | 3,256 | 1,125 | 1,048 | N | Q |
Year constructed | ||||||||||
Before 1920 | 362 | 275 | 272 | N | Q | 3,983 | 3,087 | 2,908 | N | Q |
1920 to 1945 | 488 | 367 | 366 | Q | Q | 6,025 | 5,215 | 5,081 | Q | Q |
1946 to 1959 | 599 | 477 | 472 | Q | Q | 7,381 | 6,679 | 6,569 | Q | 203 |
1960 to 1969 | 639 | 538 | 528 | Q | 11 | 10,362 | 9,634 | 8,962 | Q | 923 |
1970 to 1979 | 684 | 563 | 555 | Q | 9 | 10,846 | 10,031 | 9,440 | Q | 811 |
1980 to 1989 | 915 | 730 | 727 | Q | 3 | 15,230 | 14,011 | 13,830 | Q | 310 |
1990 to 1999 | 845 | 663 | 654 | Q | 10 | 13,803 | 12,402 | 11,924 | Q | 664 |
2000 to 2003 | 375 | 321 | 315 | Q | 5 | 7,215 | 6,939 | 6,463 | Q | Q |
2004 to 2007 | 347 | 293 | 290 | Q | 6 | 6,524 | 6,071 | 5,722 | Q | 418 |
2008 to 2012 | 303 | 235 | 232 | Q | Q | 5,723 | 5,225 | 5,135 | Q | Q |
Census region and division | ||||||||||
Northeast | 805 | 592 | 583 | 6 | 7 | 15,534 | 13,949 | 13,303 | 305 | 794 |
New England | 302 | 187 | 183 | Q | Q | 4,302 | 3,482 | 3,317 | Q | Q |
Middle Atlantic | 504 | 405 | 400 | 3 | Q | 11,232 | 10,467 | 9,986 | 216 | 656 |
Midwest | 1,237 | 970 | 967 | Q | 2 | 18,919 | 17,144 | 16,826 | Q | 585 |
East North Central | 735 | 601 | 599 | Q | 2 | 12,742 | 11,675 | 11,474 | Q | 420 |
West North Central | 502 | 370 | 369 | Q | Q | 6,178 | 5,469 | 5,352 | Q | Q |
South | 2,247 | 1,891 | 1,861 | Q | 35 | 34,279 | 31,734 | 29,950 | Q | 2,479 |
South Atlantic | 1,091 | 935 | 917 | Q | 22 | 17,981 | 17,094 | 16,368 | Q | 1,202 |
East South Central | 370 | 335 | 329 | Q | Q | 4,904 | 4,710 | 4,307 | Q | Q |
West South Central | 786 | 621 | 616 | Q | 6 | 11,394 | 9,931 | 9,275 | Q | 773 |
West | 1,267 | 1,007 | 1,001 | Q | 9 | 18,360 | 16,467 | 15,955 | Q | 749 |
Mountain | 338 | 259 | 258 | Q | 1 | 4,981 | 4,489 | 4,205 | Q | Q |
Pacific | 929 | 748 | 743 | Q | 8 | 13,379 | 11,978 | 11,749 | Q | 329 |
Climate region1 | ||||||||||
Very cold/Cold | 2,031 | 1,497 | 1,488 | 8 | 7 | 31,898 | 28,228 | 27,377 | 403 | 1,227 |
Mixed-humid | 1,743 | 1,482 | 1,467 | 3 | 18 | 27,873 | 26,365 | 24,968 | 272 | 2,027 |
Mixed-dry/Hot-dry | 837 | 682 | 679 | Q | 7 | 12,037 | 10,887 | 10,490 | Q | Q |
Hot-humid | 799 | 699 | 680 | Q | 21 | 12,831 | 11,624 | 11,043 | Q | 752 |
Marine | 147 | 101 | 99 | Q | Q | 2,454 | 2,190 | 2,157 | Q | Q |
Number of workers (main shift) | ||||||||||
Fewer than 5 | 2,892 | 1,932 | 1,918 | Q | Q | 17,751 | 11,595 | 11,383 | Q | Q |
5 to 9 | 1,085 | 999 | 994 | N | Q | 8,973 | 8,238 | 8,177 | N | Q |
10 to 19 | 731 | 699 | 696 | N | Q | 9,623 | 9,190 | 9,070 | N | Q |
20 to 49 | 513 | 498 | 486 | Q | 9 | 14,514 | 14,219 | 13,707 | Q | 505 |
50 to 99 | 206 | 203 | 197 | Q | 9 | 13,476 | 13,323 | 12,844 | Q | 683 |
100 to 249 | 93 | 93 | 87 | Q | 6 | 10,941 | 10,913 | 10,076 | Q | 982 |
250 or more | 37 | 37 | 35 | 1 | 5 | 11,815 | 11,815 | 10,777 | 378 | 1,986 |
Weekly operating hours | ||||||||||
Fewer than 40 | 1,149 | 690 | 689 | Q | Q | 8,220 | 5,083 | 4,986 | Q | Q |
40 to 48 | 1,346 | 1,168 | 1,154 | Q | 12 | 15,828 | 14,512 | 14,078 | Q | 521 |
49 to 60 | 1,244 | 1,084 | 1,075 | Q | 10 | 20,529 | 19,297 | 18,670 | Q | 805 |
61 to 84 | 764 | 669 | 662 | Q | 9 | 15,867 | 15,170 | 14,763 | Q | 524 |
85 to 167 | 479 | 419 | 409 | Q | 12 | 9,395 | 8,864 | 8,451 | Q | 606 |
Open continuously | 575 | 431 | 423 | Q | 11 | 17,253 | 16,368 | 15,087 | 329 | 2,005 |
Ownership and occupancy | ||||||||||
Nongovernment owned | 4,781 | 3,817 | 3,802 | 11 | 17 | 67,550 | 60,960 | 59,329 | 542 | 2,104 |
Owner occupied | 2,466 | 2,046 | 2,038 | Q | 14 | 30,637 | 28,174 | 26,984 | 147 | 1,478 |
Leased to tenant(s) | 1,745 | 1,421 | 1,415 | Q | 2 | 26,115 | 23,907 | 23,688 | Q | 297 |
Owner occupied and leased | 349 | 324 | 322 | Q | 1 | 8,873 | 8,602 | 8,379 | Q | 329 |
Unoccupied | 221 | 26 | 26 | N | N | 1,925 | 278 | 278 | N | N |
Government owned | 776 | 644 | 611 | Q | 37 | 19,543 | 18,334 | 16,705 | Q | 2,504 |
Federal | 33 | 33 | 32 | Q | Q | 1,573 | 1,573 | 1,403 | Q | Q |
State | 185 | 159 | 142 | Q | 20 | 5,539 | 5,252 | 4,086 | Q | 1,448 |
Local | 558 | 452 | 437 | Q | 16 | 12,431 | 11,508 | 11,217 | Q | 612 |
Energy sources (more than one may apply) |
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Electricity | 5,234 | 4,461 | 4,413 | 12 | 54 | 84,869 | 79,294 | 76,034 | 732 | 4,608 |
Natural gas | 2,933 | 2,700 | 2,679 | 12 | 21 | 58,725 | 56,899 | 55,138 | 732 | 2,431 |
Fuel oil | 467 | 360 | 355 | 1 | 8 | 20,200 | 19,309 | 18,259 | 364 | 2,134 |
District heat | 48 | 44 | 23 | Q | 26 | 5,964 | 5,903 | 3,429 | Q | 3,730 |
District chilled water | 54 | 54 | 13 | Q | 54 | 4,608 | 4,608 | 1,586 | Q | 4,608 |
Propane | 510 | 420 | 416 | Q | Q | 7,706 | 7,061 | 6,814 | Q | Q |
Other | 172 | 126 | 125 | Q | Q | 3,826 | 3,573 | 3,490 | Q | Q |
Primary space-heating energy source |
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Electricity | 1,819 | 1,728 | 1,712 | Q | 20 | 26,205 | 25,613 | 25,317 | Q | 418 |
Natural gas | 2,322 | 2,126 | 2,116 | 10 | 6 | 42,988 | 41,435 | 40,980 | 703 | 437 |
Fuel oil | 205 | 135 | 135 | N | N | 2,542 | 1,984 | 1,984 | N | N |
District heat | 47 | 43 | 23 | Q | 26 | 5,797 | 5,736 | 3,274 | Q | 3,698 |
Propane | 261 | 207 | 207 | N | N | 1,948 | 1,643 | 1,643 | N | N |
Other | 67 | 33 | 33 | N | Q | 598 | 425 | 416 | N | Q |
Water-heating energy sources (more than one may apply) |
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Electricity | 2,658 | 2,481 | 2,460 | Q | 27 | 42,755 | 41,520 | 40,675 | Q | 1,381 |
Natural gas | 1,758 | 1,646 | 1,632 | 7 | 15 | 39,523 | 38,464 | 37,575 | 663 | 1,155 |
Fuel oil | 77 | 58 | 58 | Q | Q | 1,911 | 1,705 | 1,705 | Q | Q |
District heat | 25 | 24 | 14 | Q | 13 | 4,551 | 4,527 | 2,668 | Q | 2,783 |
Propane | 142 | 120 | 120 | N | N | 1,575 | 1,413 | 1,413 | N | N |
Cooking energy sources (more than one may apply) |
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Electricity | 1,010 | 962 | 959 | (*) | 6 | 25,151 | 24,665 | 24,152 | 170 | 1,407 |
Natural gas | 740 | 712 | 707 | 1 | 6 | 24,770 | 24,434 | 23,744 | 294 | 1,175 |
Propane | 144 | 121 | 120 | N | Q | 2,001 | 1,849 | 1,833 | N | Q |
Energy end uses (more than one may apply) |
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Buildings with space heating | 4,722 | 4,272 | 4,226 | 12 | 51 | 80,078 | 76,834 | 73,613 | 732 | 4,561 |
Buildings with cooling | 4,461 | 4,461 | 4,413 | 12 | 54 | 79,294 | 79,294 | 76,034 | 732 | 4,608 |
Buildings with water heating | 4,423 | 4,097 | 4,054 | 10 | 51 | 79,015 | 76,414 | 73,215 | 724 | 4,511 |
Buildings with cooking | 1,589 | 1,497 | 1,491 | 1 | 9 | 38,546 | 37,687 | 36,626 | 298 | 2,084 |
Buildings with manufacturing | 259 | 217 | 217 | Q | Q | 5,078 | 4,682 | 4,682 | Q | Q |
Buildings with electricity generation |
410 | 386 | 377 | 2 | 12 | 25,642 | 25,350 | 23,770 | 437 | 2,731 |
Percent of floorspace cooled | ||||||||||
Not cooled | 1,096 | N | N | N | N | 7,799 | N | N | N | N |
1 to 50 | 1,173 | 1,173 | 1,172 | Q | Q | 18,891 | 18,891 | 18,815 | Q | Q |
51 to 99 | 897 | 897 | 885 | 1 | 18 | 22,728 | 22,728 | 21,607 | 166 | 1,953 |
100 | 2,391 | 2,391 | 2,355 | 9 | 36 | 37,676 | 37,676 | 35,612 | 415 | 2,569 |
Cooling equipment (more than one may apply) |
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Residential-type central air conditioners |
1,546 | 1,546 | 1,546 | Q | Q | 14,765 | 14,765 | 14,765 | Q | Q |
Heat pumps | 692 | 692 | 692 | Q | Q | 12,538 | 12,538 | 12,538 | Q | 268 |
Individual air conditioners | 709 | 709 | 709 | Q | 2 | 12,420 | 12,420 | 12,420 | 174 | 636 |
District chilled water | 54 | 54 | 13 | Q | 54 | 4,608 | 4,608 | 1,586 | Q | 4,608 |
Central chillers | 163 | 163 | 162 | 5 | 1 | 17,041 | 17,041 | 16,872 | 629 | 393 |
Packaged air conditioning units | 1,909 | 1,909 | 1,903 | 8 | 7 | 45,153 | 45,153 | 45,047 | 389 | 833 |
Swamp coolers | 109 | 109 | 109 | Q | Q | 1,918 | 1,918 | 1,918 | Q | Q |
Other | Q | Q | Q | Q | Q | 328 | 328 | 328 | Q | Q |
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. |