Incandescent

Standard 

Fluorescent

Compact 

Fluorescent

High-Intensity 

Discharge Halogen

All Buildings ............................................... 4,657 4,172 2,193 3,778 607 430 572

Building Floorspace

(Square Feet)

1,001 to 5,000 .............................................. 2,348 2,024 980 1,795 198 80 194

5,001 to 10,000 ............................................ 1,110 1,003 548 904 149 94 136

10,001 to 25,000 .......................................... 708 663 391 628 109 111 123

25,001 to 50,000 .......................................... 257 249 138 230 62 60 43

50,001 to 100,000 ........................................ 145 143 83 136 48 43 41

100,001 to 200,000 ...................................... 59 59 33 56 24 25 23

200,001 to 500,000 ...................................... 23 23 14 22 12 11 9

Over 500,000 ............................................... 7 7 5 7 4 5 4

Principal Building Activity

Education .................................................... 327 327 120 309 56 49 34

Food Sales .................................................. 174 173 53 172 Q Q Q

Food Service ............................................... 349 349 277 308 78 Q 84

Health Care ................................................. 127 127 83 126 20 8 34

 Inpatient ..................................................... 11 11 9 11 8 3 3

 Outpatient .................................................. 116 116 74 115 13 Q 31

Lodging ........................................................ 153 149 130 121 55 18 25

Mercantile .................................................... 667 666 346 614 86 40 97

 Retail (Other Than Mall) ............................ 534 532 269 483 69 27 75

 Enclosed and Strip Malls ........................... 133 133 77 131 17 Q 22

Office ........................................................... 739 738 362 696 131 39 81

Public Assembly .......................................... 305 280 164 234 56 41 40

Public Order and Safety .............................. 72 59 31 57 6 6 Q

Religious Worship ....................................... 307 307 237 244 30 28 53

Service ........................................................ 478 465 163 436 37 82 54

Warehouse and Storage ............................. 603 411 172 340 30 92 45

Other ............................................................ 102 86 32 84 Q 5 Q

Vacant ......................................................... 253 35 Q 34 Q Q Q

Year Constructed

1919 or Before ............................................. 419 342 221 307 44 41 55

1920 to 1945 ................................................ 499 436 283 376 58 31 33

1946 to 1959 ................................................ 763 676 334 622 56 54 79

1960 to 1969 ................................................ 665 594 307 525 122 48 86

1970 to 1979 ................................................ 774 731 391 674 81 69 112

1980 to 1989 ................................................ 846 771 415 721 123 94 131

1990 to 1999 ................................................ 690 622 242 552 121 93 77

Census Region

Northeast ..................................................... 686 608 273 565 111 63 92

Midwest ....................................................... 1,188 1,033 587 904 166 114 155

South ........................................................... 1,762 1,599 847 1,455 187 159 189

West ............................................................ 1,021 931 486 853 142 94 136

Workers (main shift)

Fewer than 5 ................................................ 2,376 1,922 986 1,681 159 153 176

5 to 9 ............................................................ 807 793 391 737 105 57 105

10 to 19 ........................................................ 683 667 373 627 112 61 84

20 to 49 ........................................................ 487 487 258 442 133 76 120

50 to 99 ........................................................ 174 174 102 165 43 45 40

100 to 249 .................................................... 90 90 56 88 32 22 31

250 or More ................................................. 39 39 26 39 23 14 17

Table B38. Lighting Equipment, Number of Buildings, 1999

Lighting Equipment (more than one may apply)

Number of Buildings (thousand)

All

Buildings

All Lit 

Buildings

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Standard 

Fluorescent

Compact 

Fluorescent

High-Intensity 

Discharge Halogen

Table B38. Lighting Equipment, Number of Buildings, 1999

Lighting Equipment (more than one may apply)

Number of Buildings (thousand)

All

Buildings

All Lit 

Buildings

Weekly Operating Hours

39 or Fewer ................................................. 978 579 341 465 37 20 51

40 to 48 ........................................................ 1,156 1,147 532 1,052 166 116 105

49 to 60 ........................................................ 986 978 499 895 135 110 138

61 to 84 ........................................................ 664 628 322 604 95 71 125

85 to 167 ...................................................... 474 458 256 434 79 65 96

Open Continuously ...................................... 398 381 243 327 94 48 58

Space in Building Vacant for at

Least Three Consecutive Months

Completely Vacant ...................................... 140 Q Q Q Q N Q

Mostly Vacant .............................................. 113 32 Q 31 Q Q Q

Partially Vacant ............................................ 697 563 316 524 99 69 103

Not At All Vacant ......................................... 3,707 3,573 1,855 3,219 506 360 469

Multibuilding Facility Activity

Not Part of a Multibuilding

 Facility ........................................................ 3,295 3,000 1,598 2,710 408 287 412

College or University ................................... 70 70 43 68 18 11 10

Primary or Secondary School ...................... 224 218 70 206 27 24 10

Office Complex ............................................ 134 121 38 119 18 Q 13

Retail Complex ............................................ 181 167 98 162 27 17 40

Religious Campus or Complex .................... 186 176 112 159 15 Q 30

Health Care Complex .................................. 72 65 33 64 12 4 Q

Government Complex ................................. 61 43 17 37 5 Q Q

Other ............................................................ 434 313 184 252 76 49 50

Energy Sources (more than

one may apply)

Electricity ..................................................... 4,395 4,172 2,193 3,778 607 430 572

Natural Gas ................................................. 2,670 2,610 1,463 2,349 390 287 406

Fuel Oil ........................................................ 434 415 202 383 74 57 64

District Heat ................................................. 117 117 68 108 32 20 19

District Chilled Water ................................... 50 50 25 49 17 11 5

Propane ....................................................... 451 435 225 378 68 45 68

Other ............................................................ 153 152 104 143 Q 16 33

Energy End Uses (more than

one may apply)

Buildings with Space Heating ...................... 4,016 3,908 2,090 3,544 591 405 547

Buildings with Cooling ................................. 3,560 3,512 1,853 3,215 556 364 491

Buildings with Water Heating ...................... 3,239 3,197 1,794 2,925 516 339 487

Buildings with Cooking ................................ 857 857 550 787 179 96 207

Buildings with Manufacturing ....................... 151 145 74 141 32 22 30

Buildings with Electricity

 Generation .................................................. 172 171 93 162 58 42 46

Percent Lit When Open

Zero ............................................................. 34 Q N N N Q N

1 to 50 .......................................................... 835 835 476 708 112 94 110

51 to 99 ........................................................ 1,228 1,228 780 1,117 223 120 226

100 ............................................................... 2,096 2,096 928 1,941 271 215 236

Building Never Open/

 Electricity Not Used .................................... 464 Q Q Q Q N Q

Percent Lit When Closed

Zero ............................................................. 2,174 1,959 960 1,738 220 173 187

1 to 50 .......................................................... 1,688 1,688 938 1,589 253 187 296

51 to 100 ...................................................... 143 143 51 123 39 22 31

Building Never Closed/

 Electricity Not Used .................................... 652 381 243 327 94 48 58

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Standard 

Fluorescent

Compact 

Fluorescent

High-Intensity 

Discharge Halogen

Table B38. Lighting Equipment, Number of Buildings, 1999

Lighting Equipment (more than one may apply)

Number of Buildings (thousand)

All

Buildings

All Lit 

Buildings

Lighting Equipment Types

(more than one may apply)

Incandescent................................................ 2,193 2,193 2,193 1,904 366 233 421

Standard Fluorescent................................... 3,778 3,778 1,904 3,778 490 398 520

Compact Fluorescent................................... 607 607 366 490 607 141 171

High-Intensity Discharge.............................. 430 430 233 398 141 430 133

Halogen........................................................ 572 572 421 520 171 133 572

Other............................................................. 58 58 34 37 4 2 Q

Lighting Conservation Features

(more than one may apply)

Specular Reflectors ..................................... 843 843 430 843 177 121 153

Electronic Ballasts ....................................... 2,167 2,167 1,052 2,151 340 273 313

Skylights or Atriums ..................................... 580 531 311 484 107 94 117

Off-Hour Equipment Reduction

(more than one may apply)

Heating ........................................................ 2,862 2,791 1,455 2,586 408 283 374

Cooling ........................................................ 2,622 2,589 1,367 2,392 391 263 369

Lighting ........................................................ 3,675 3,675 1,899 3,349 493 362 486

Office Equipment ......................................... 184 184 91 177 54 37 36

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

N=No responding cases in sample.

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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