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Buildings

Northeast Midwest South West

All Buildings ............................................... 4,657 686 1,188 1,762 1,021 67,338 12,360 16,761 23,485 14,731

Building Floorspace

(Square Feet)

1,001 to 5,000 .............................................. 2,348 305 620 916 506 6,774 901 1,835 2,536 1,503

5,001 to 10,000 ............................................ 1,110 169 273 413 255 8,238 1,302 2,045 3,058 1,834

10,001 to 25,000 .......................................... 708 130 188 260 130 11,153 1,954 2,881 4,194 2,124

25,001 to 50,000 .......................................... 257 39 48 93 76 9,311 1,407 1,773 3,384 2,746

50,001 to 100,000 ........................................ 145 26 35 49 35 10,112 1,771 2,436 3,450 2,455

100,001 to 200,000 ...................................... 59 10 16 20 13 8,271 1,461 2,279 2,864 1,666

200,001 to 500,000 ...................................... 23 5 7 8 4 6,851 1,362 1,993 2,273 1,222

Over 500,000 ............................................... 7 2 2 2 1 6,628 2,202 1,519 1,726 1,180

Principal Building Activity

Education .................................................... 327 31 42 121 134 8,651 1,714 2,250 2,348 2,338

Food Sales .................................................. 174 Q Q 76 29 994 Q Q 392 208

Food Service ............................................... 349 Q 95 124 89 1,851 Q 558 676 396

Health Care ................................................. 127 14 33 59 21 2,918 448 750 1,085 635

 Inpatient ..................................................... 11 Q 1 3 3 1,865 377 512 630 346

 Outpatient .................................................. 116 Q 32 56 18 1,053 Q 239 454 289

Lodging ........................................................ 153 13 27 54 59 4,521 484 940 1,595 1,501

Mercantile .................................................... 667 117 182 257 111 10,398 1,885 2,591 4,080 1,842

 Retail (Other Than Mall) ............................ 534 100 157 205 71 4,766 974 1,600 1,566 627

 Enclosed and Strip Malls ........................... 133 17 25 52 40 5,631 912 991 2,513 1,215

Office ........................................................... 739 102 172 315 150 12,044 2,389 2,820 4,162 2,672

Public Assembly .......................................... 305 43 88 126 48 4,393 882 1,142 1,511 859

Public Order and Safety .............................. 72 31 13 17 Q 1,168 530 216 286 Q

Religious Worship ....................................... 307 38 74 101 93 3,405 440 923 1,146 896

Service ........................................................ 478 73 140 198 68 3,388 740 818 1,387 443

Warehouse and Storage ............................. 603 84 192 215 113 10,477 1,743 2,764 3,957 2,012

Other ............................................................ 102 Q Q 39 29 1,222 Q 283 305 338

Vacant ......................................................... 253 33 91 61 68 1,908 367 533 554 455

Year Constructed

1919 or Before ............................................. 419 126 172 69 52 4,034 1,392 1,576 549 518

1920 to 1945 ................................................ 499 65 206 155 73 6,445 1,619 2,423 1,704 699

1946 to 1959 ................................................ 763 138 174 289 162 9,127 2,030 2,152 2,910 2,035

1960 to 1969 ................................................ 665 97 155 199 215 10,866 2,050 2,602 3,318 2,896

1970 to 1979 ................................................ 774 77 141 338 219 11,840 1,823 2,347 4,278 3,391

1980 to 1989 ................................................ 846 122 165 408 151 13,931 2,070 2,828 6,263 2,771

1990 to 1999 ................................................ 690 62 175 304 149 11,094 1,376 2,834 4,464 2,420

Floors

One .............................................................. 2,879 291 624 1,302 662 26,800 3,131 5,800 11,826 6,044

Two .............................................................. 1,168 230 331 346 262 16,985 2,944 4,405 5,687 3,948

Three ........................................................... 420 108 172 76 64 8,928 2,261 2,725 2,106 1,836

Four to Nine ................................................. 178 54 60 33 30 10,180 2,598 3,080 2,540 1,962

Ten or More ................................................. 11 3 2 4 2 4,445 1,426 752 1,327 940

Workers (main shift)

Fewer than 5 ................................................ 2,376 271 668 970 468 14,321 1,906 4,033 5,579 2,802

5 to 9 ............................................................ 807 163 224 220 199 6,325 1,372 1,689 1,730 1,533

10 to 19 ........................................................ 683 114 136 273 160 8,028 1,472 1,930 2,935 1,690

20 to 49 ........................................................ 487 87 95 204 101 10,814 1,574 2,575 4,174 2,492

50 to 99 ........................................................ 174 30 32 51 61 8,898 1,814 1,876 2,876 2,332

100 to 249 .................................................... 90 16 24 32 19 8,356 1,702 2,228 2,856 1,570

250 or More ................................................. 39 5 9 12 12 10,595 2,519 2,430 3,335 2,312

Weekly Operating Hours

39 or Fewer ................................................. 978 115 286 380 196 6,596 900 1,851 2,532 1,313

40 to 48 ........................................................ 1,156 156 280 486 235 13,105 1,879 2,989 5,265 2,972

49 to 60 ........................................................ 986 135 250 346 255 14,200 2,792 3,577 4,617 3,214

61 to 84 ........................................................ 664 130 184 207 143 12,458 2,482 3,088 4,198 2,689

85 to 167 ...................................................... 474 65 102 211 96 9,116 1,813 2,531 2,978 1,794

Open Continuously ...................................... 398 86 86 132 95 11,863 2,494 2,725 3,896 2,748

Table B3. Census Region, Number of Buildings and Floorspace, 1999

Number of Buildings (thousand) Total Floorspace (million square feet)

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Table B3. Census Region, Number of Buildings and Floorspace, 1999

Number of Buildings (thousand) Total Floorspace (million square feet)

Ownership and Occupancy

Nongovernment Owned .............................. 4,135 607 1,105 1,585 839 54,994 9,542 13,896 19,745 11,810

 Owner Occupied ........................................ 2,801 455 747 1,083 516 37,785 7,143 9,990 13,228 7,424

 Nonowner Occupied .................................. 1,099 142 256 431 270 15,596 2,286 3,427 5,881 4,001

 Unoccupied ............................................... 236 Q 102 71 53 1,613 Q 479 636 385

Government Owned .................................... 521 80 83 177 182 12,343 2,818 2,865 3,740 2,921

Vacancy Status

Completely Vacant ...................................... 140 Q 57 Q 36 953 Q 298 Q 287

Mostly Vacant .............................................. 113 Q 34 Q Q 956 Q 235 Q Q

Partially Vacant ............................................ 697 78 189 266 165 15,520 2,693 4,031 5,548 3,248

Not At All Vacant ......................................... 3,707 576 908 1,436 787 49,910 9,301 12,197 17,383 11,029

Number of Establishments

One .............................................................. 3,528 531 860 1,392 745 43,343 7,665 11,299 14,723 9,655

2 to 5 ............................................................ 688 113 190 231 154 10,582 2,186 2,900 3,421 2,075

6 to 10 .......................................................... 114 15 22 41 36 3,574 494 571 1,440 1,068

11 to 20 ........................................................ 48 8 7 17 16 3,260 705 579 1,239 738

More than 20 ............................................... 27 4 4 9 Q 4,811 1,159 864 2,000 788

Currently Unoccupied .................................. 251 Q 103 72 60 1,769 Q 548 662 407

Energy Sources (more than

one may apply)

Electricity ..................................................... 4,395 639 1,113 1,689 954 65,716 11,964 16,389 23,076 14,287

Natural Gas ................................................. 2,670 311 874 820 665 45,525 7,305 13,506 14,199 10,515

Fuel Oil ........................................................ 434 218 48 138 30 13,285 5,414 2,423 3,749 1,699

District Heat ................................................. 117 31 25 39 22 5,891 1,898 1,521 1,265 1,207

District Chilled Water ................................... 50 2 14 Q 13 2,750 326 746 939 739

Propane ....................................................... 451 112 109 167 62 6,290 1,706 1,405 2,389 790

Other ............................................................ 153 21 37 64 Q 2,322 580 606 579 557

Energy End Uses (more than

one may apply)

Buildings with Space Heating ...................... 4,016 601 1,049 1,503 863 61,602 11,667 15,916 20,598 13,421

Buildings with Cooling ................................. 3,560 473 861 1,506 720 58,474 10,311 14,371 21,549 12,243

Buildings with Water Heating ...................... 3,239 515 776 1,179 769 56,115 10,577 13,702 19,014 12,822

Buildings with Cooking ................................ 857 141 221 315 181 24,681 5,245 6,042 8,569 4,825

Buildings with Manufacturing ....................... 151 22 18 87 24 3,126 568 818 1,035 706

Buildings with Electricity

 Generation .................................................. 172 46 39 64 22 11,882 3,108 2,782 4,062 1,930

Percent of Floorspace Heated

Not Heated .................................................. 641 86 138 259 158 5,736 693 846 2,887 1,310

1 to 50 .......................................................... 576 83 151 182 160 7,593 1,053 1,571 2,538 2,432

51 to 99 ........................................................ 627 82 175 254 117 10,745 1,688 2,323 4,335 2,399

100 ............................................................... 2,813 436 724 1,067 586 43,264 8,927 12,022 13,725 8,590

Percent of Floorspace Cooled

Not Cooled .................................................. 1,097 213 327 256 301 8,864 2,049 2,390 1,936 2,489

1 to 50 .......................................................... 1,012 226 330 289 167 16,846 3,914 5,068 4,618 3,246

51 to 99 ........................................................ 751 80 207 320 144 16,966 3,196 4,741 5,801 3,229

100 ............................................................... 1,796 168 324 896 409 24,662 3,202 4,562 11,130 5,768

Percent Lit When Open

Zero ............................................................. 34 Q Q Q Q 173 Q Q Q Q

1 to 50 .......................................................... 835 123 273 275 164 9,187 1,620 2,486 3,013 2,068

51 to 99 ........................................................ 1,228 194 337 453 245 20,665 4,081 5,814 6,392 4,378

100 ............................................................... 2,096 291 422 862 522 34,233 6,077 7,668 12,817 7,671

Building Never Open/

 Electricity Not Used .................................... 464 67 154 154 89 3,080 555 780 1,162 582

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Number of Buildings (thousand) Total Floorspace (million square feet)

Heating Equipment (more

than one may apply)

Heat Pumps ................................................. 492 24 28 338 102 8,923 1,193 1,015 4,580 2,135

Furnaces ...................................................... 1,460 222 632 369 237 14,449 2,257 5,767 3,949 2,476

Individual Space Heaters ............................ 894 119 205 370 200 17,349 3,555 4,667 5,471 3,657

District Heat ................................................. 96 31 22 27 17 5,534 1,876 1,514 1,022 1,121

Boilers ......................................................... 581 189 175 123 93 19,522 5,469 5,961 4,209 3,883

Packaged Heating Units .............................. 1,347 135 201 645 366 25,743 4,033 5,081 10,455 6,175

Other ............................................................ 185 22 52 62 49 4,073 769 1,113 1,391 800

Cooling Equipment (more

than one may apply)

Residential-Type Central

 Air Conditioners .......................................... 676 72 285 258 62 8,329 950 2,951 3,272 1,156

Heat Pumps ................................................. 485 19 27 329 110 9,147 1,215 1,063 4,604 2,265

Individual Air Conditioners ........................... 799 172 214 312 100 14,276 3,897 3,724 4,526 2,130

District Chilled Water ................................... 50 2 14 Q 13 2,750 326 746 939 739

Central Chillers ............................................ 130 17 25 57 31 12,909 2,782 3,149 4,328 2,651

Packaged Air Conditioning

 Units ........................................................... 1,953 265 403 841 443 36,527 6,641 8,198 13,915 7,773

Swamp Coolers ........................................... 136 Q Q Q 109 2,219 Q Q 339 1,624

Other ............................................................ 49 Q Q Q Q 1,312 Q 328 343 324

Main Equipment Replaced Since

1995 (more than one may apply)

Heating ........................................................ 984 134 266 371 213 13,220 1,829 3,244 5,080 3,068

Cooling ........................................................ 1,085 151 231 495 208 17,390 3,080 3,808 7,088 3,414

Building Shell Conservation

Features (more than one

may apply)

Multipaned Windows ................................... 2,130 342 698 694 395 38,193 7,564 11,546 11,981 7,103

Tinted, Reflective, or

 Shading Glass ............................................ 1,283 127 264 509 383 29,915 4,525 6,364 11,246 7,780

HVAC Conservation Features

(more than one may apply)

Variable Air-Volume System ....................... 550 93 129 194 133 19,387 3,643 4,858 6,121 4,765

Economizer Cycle ........................................ 567 118 130 135 184 21,256 4,634 5,688 5,858 5,075

HVAC Maintenance ..................................... 2,786 498 675 1,000 613 53,395 10,640 13,025 17,981 11,749

Energy Management and

 Control System (EMCS) ............................. 460 81 107 138 135 21,613 4,211 5,296 7,108 4,998

Lighting Conservation Features

(more than one may apply)

Specular Reflectors ..................................... 843 148 155 317 224 19,994 4,874 4,296 6,400 4,424

Electronic Ballasts ....................................... 2,167 370 482 802 514 42,035 8,480 10,287 13,745 9,523

Skylights or Atriums ..................................... 580 89 130 203 158 18,286 3,697 4,491 6,116 3,982

Q=Data withheld because the Relative Standard Error (RSE) was greater than 50 percent, or fewer than 20 buildings were sampled.

Note: Due to rounding, data may not sum to totals.

Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets and End Use, Form EIA-871A of the 1999 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey.

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