Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS)

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Publications & Reports

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Title	Release Year	Cycle Year	Format
Building Type Reports Release date: July 2023	2023	2018	---
2018 CBECS Webinar: Highlights and Methods Release date: April 2023	2023	2018	PDF Video
2018 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey: Consumption and Expenditures Highlights Revised date: December 2022	2022	2018	PDF PPTX
2018 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey: Building Characteristics Highlights Revised date: September 2022	2022	2018	PDF PPTX
Trends in Lighting in Commercial Buildings Release date: May 2017	2017	2012	---
2018 CBECS Data Center Pilot Results Release date: May 2021	2021	2018	---
2012 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey: Water Consumption in Large Buildings Summary Release date: February 2017	2017	2012	---
2012 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey: Energy Usage Summary Release date: March 2016	2016	2012	---
A Look at the U.S. Commercial Building Stock: Results from EIA's 2012 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) Release date: March 2015	2015	2012	---
Large Hospital Buildings in the United States in 2007 Release date: August 2012	2012	2007	---
Office Buildings Release date:September 2010	2010	2003	PDF
Lighting in Commercial Buildings Release date: April 2009	2009	2003	PDF
Overview of Commercial Buildings, 2003 Release date: December 2008	2008	2003	PDF
A Look at Building Activities in the 1999 CBECS Release date: July 2002	2002	1999	---
1999 Commercial Buildings Characteristics Release date: May 2002	2002	1999	---
Trends in the Commercial Buildings Sector Release date: January 2000	2000	1979-1999	---
Computers and Photocopiers in Commercial Buildings Release date: August 2002	2002	1992-1999	---
At Home and At Work: What Types of Lights Are We Using? Release date: January 1998	1998	1993	---
Personal Computers and Computer Terminals in Commercial Buildings Release date: April 1999	1999	1995	---
A Look at Principal Building Activities in the 1995 CBECS Release date: September 2000	2000	1995	---
Effective Occupied and Vacant Square Footage in Commercial Buildings in 1992 Release date: 1996	1996	1992	---
1992 Energy End-Use Intensities Release date: February 1995	1995	1992	---
1989 Energy End-Use Intensities Release date: September 1994	1994	1989	PDF
Assessment of Energy Use in Multibuliding Facilities Release date: August 1993	1993	1989	PDF
1993 Federal Buildings Supplemental Survey (FBSS) Release date: November 1995	1995	1993	PDF
Microdata Files for the 1993 FBSS Release date: November 1995	1995	1993	---
Lighting in Commercial Buildings Release date: March 1992	1992	1986	PDF
Buildings and Energy in the 1980's Release date: June 1995	1995	1979-1989	PDF
A Look at Commercial Buildings in 1995 Release date: October 1998	1998	1995	PDF
1992 Buildings Characteristics Release date:April 1994	1994	1992	PDF
Water Data Collection Release date: August 2012	2012	2007	---
User-Needs Study for the 1992 CBECS Release date: September 1992	1992	1992	PDF
1979 Building Characteristics Release date: March 1981	1981	1979	PDF
1979 Fuel Characteristics and Conservation Practices Release date: June 1981	1981	1979	PDF
1983 Characteristics of Commercial Buildings Release date: July 1985	1985	1983	PDF
1986 Characteristics of Commercial Buildings Release date: September 1988	1988	1986	PDF
1989 Commercial Buildings Characteristics Release date: June 1991	1991	1989	PDF
1979 Consumption and Expenditures, Part 1: Natural Gas and Electricity Release date: March 1983	1983	1979	PDF
1979 Consumption and Expenditures, Part 2: Steam, Fuel Oil, LPG, and All Fuels Release date: December 1983	1983	1979	PDF
1983 Commercial Buildings Consumption and Expenditures Release date: September 1986	1986	1983	PDF
1986 Commercial Buildings Consumption and Expenditures Release date: May 1989	1989	1986	PDF
1989 Commercial Buildings Consumption and Expenditures Release date: April 1992	1992	1989	PDF
1992 Consumption & Expenditures Release date: April 1995	1995	1992	PDF