One

Two to

Five

Six to

Ten

Eleven to 

Twenty

More than 

Twenty

Currently 

Unoccupied

All Buildings ............................................... 4,657 3,528 688 114 48 27 251

Building Floorspace

(Square Feet)

1,001 to 5,000 .............................................. 2,348 1,897 272 Q Q Q 164

5,001 to 10,000 ............................................ 1,110 802 222 17 Q Q Q

10,001 to 25,000 .......................................... 708 506 121 51 12 Q 17

25,001 to 50,000 .......................................... 257 184 33 15 15 Q Q

50,001 to 100,000 ........................................ 145 88 26 12 12 6 Q

100,001 to 200,000 ...................................... 59 34 10 4 6 5 Q

200,001 to 500,000 ...................................... 23 14 3222 Q

Over 500,000 ............................................... 7 3 1 Q Q 3 Q

Principal Building Activity

Education .................................................... 327 302 24 Q Q Q N

Food Sales .................................................. 174 161 Q N N Q N

Food Service ............................................... 349 315 Q Q N N N

Health Care ................................................. 127 94 27 Q 2 Q N

 Inpatient ..................................................... 11 10 QQQQ N

 Outpatient .................................................. 116 84 26 Q Q Q N

Lodging ........................................................ 153 143 10 Q N Q N

Mercantile .................................................... 667 450 131 53 17 8 Q

 Retail (Other Than Mall) ............................ 534 449 69 Q Q Q Q

 Enclosed and Strip Malls ........................... 133 Q 62 46 17 8 N

Office ........................................................... 739 475 206 34 17 8 N

Public Assembly .......................................... 305 262 27 Q Q Q Q

Public Order and Safety .............................. 72 60 Q Q Q N N

Religious Worship ....................................... 307 286 20 Q N N N

Service ........................................................ 478 362 110 Q Q N Q

Warehouse and Storage ............................. 603 452 69 7 Q Q Q

Other ............................................................ 102 89 QQQQ N

Vacant ......................................................... 253 77 Q Q Q N 169

Year Constructed

1919 or Before ............................................. 419 312 64 Q Q Q 36

1920 to 1945 ................................................ 499 384 84 Q Q 1 22

1946 to 1959 ................................................ 763 581 100 Q Q Q 62

1960 to 1969 ................................................ 665 524 81 9 5 Q Q

1970 to 1979 ................................................ 774 591 124 22 15 4 Q

1980 to 1989 ................................................ 846 605 138 47 15 7 Q

1990 to 1999 ................................................ 690 531 98 10 7 3 Q

Floors

One .............................................................. 2,879 2,231 379 52 25 13 179

Two .............................................................. 1,168 873 191 41 10 6 48

Three ........................................................... 420 308 74 Q 3 Q Q

Four to Nine ................................................. 178 112 43 8 7 5 Q

Ten or More ................................................. 11 4 1123 Q

Census Region

Northeast ..................................................... 686 531 113 15 8 4 Q

Midwest ....................................................... 1,188 860 190 22 7 4 103

South ........................................................... 1,762 1,392 231 41 17 9 72

West ............................................................ 1,021 745 154 36 16 Q 60

Climate Zone: 45-Year Average

Under 2,000 CDD and --

 More than 7,000 HDD ................................ 525 414 82 Q Q Q Q

 5,500-7,000 HDD ...................................... 986 727 158 14 8 6 73

 4,000-5,499 HDD ...................................... 1,085 793 180 32 7 7 66

 Fewer than 4,000 HDD .............................. 1,134 868 146 48 18 4 Q

2,000 CDD or More and --

 Fewer than 4,000 HDD .............................. 926 725 123 16 11 Q 39

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Number of Establishments in Building

Number of Buildings (thousand)

All

Buildings

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Table B14. Number of Establishments in Building, Number of Buildings, 1999

Number of Establishments in Building

Number of Buildings (thousand)

All

Buildings

Workers (main shift)

Fewer than 5 ................................................ 2,376 1,891 208 Q Q Q 251

5 to 9 ............................................................ 807 610 193 Q Q Q N

10 to 19 ........................................................ 683 520 149 13 Q Q N

20 to 49 ........................................................ 487 344 92 41 10 Q N

50 to 99 ........................................................ 174 89 30 27 22 6 N

100 to 249 .................................................... 90 54 12 9 10 5 N

250 or More ................................................. 39 19 5348 N

Ownership and Occupancy

Nongovernment Owned .............................. 4,135 3,084 631 111 47 27 236

 Owner Occupied ........................................ 2,801 2,317 395 58 14 18 N

 Nonowner Occupied .................................. 1,099 767 236 54 33 9 N

 Unoccupied ............................................... 236 N N N N N 236

Government Owned .................................... 521 444 58 3 Q Q Q

Vacancy Status

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

Mostly Vacant .............................................. 113 77 Q Q Q N 29

Partially Vacant ............................................ 697 400 137 44 21 13 82

Not At All Vacant ......................................... 3,707 3,051 549 66 26 15 N

Multibuilding Facility Activity

Not Part of a Multibuilding

 Facility ........................................................ 3,295 2,446 532 58 33 19 207

College or University ................................... 70 66 3 Q Q Q Q

Primary or Secondary School ...................... 224 221 Q N N Q Q

Office Complex ............................................ 134 78 35 10 3 1 Q

Retail Complex ............................................ 181 113 26 29 6 2 Q

Religious Campus or Complex .................... 186 170 Q N Q N N

Health Care Complex .................................. 72 50 QQQQ Q

Government Complex ................................. 61 49 Q Q Q N N

Other ............................................................ 434 335 47 Q Q Q Q

Energy Sources (more than

one may apply)

Electricity ..................................................... 4,395 3,437 680 113 48 27 90

Natural Gas ................................................. 2,670 2,038 459 79 23 19 50

Fuel Oil ........................................................ 434 346 71 5 5 6 Q

District Heat ................................................. 117 101 7 Q 1 1 N

District Chilled Water ................................... 50 44 3 Q Q Q N

Propane ....................................................... 451 397 43 Q Q Q Q

Other ............................................................ 153 140 QQQQ Q

Energy End Uses (more than

one may apply)

Buildings with Space Heating ...................... 4,016 3,138 661 103 43 24 48

Buildings with Cooling ................................. 3,560 2,711 637 106 46 25 34

Buildings with Water Heating ...................... 3,239 2,507 538 96 37 23 38

Buildings with Cooking ................................ 857 673 106 44 17 16 Q

Buildings with Manufacturing ....................... 151 125 12 Q Q Q N

Buildings with Electricity

 Generation .................................................. 172 141 16 5 5 4 Q

Heating Equipment (more

than one may apply)

Heat Pumps ................................................. 492 355 109 17 7 3 Q

Furnaces ...................................................... 1,460 1,132 282 22 7 1 Q

Individual Space Heaters ............................ 894 713 144 14 Q 3 Q

District Heat ................................................. 96 80 6 Q Q 1 N

Boilers ......................................................... 581 479 71 10 7 Q Q

Packaged Heating Units .............................. 1,347 1,012 224 59 23 10 Q

Other ............................................................ 185 149 22 Q 3 2 Q

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Table B14. Number of Establishments in Building, Number of Buildings, 1999

Number of Establishments in Building

Number of Buildings (thousand)

All

Buildings

Cooling Equipment (more

than one may apply)

Residential-Type Central

 Air Conditioners .......................................... 676 506 149 Q 4 2 Q

Heat Pumps ................................................. 485 339 118 18 7 3 Q

Individual Air Conditioners ........................... 799 612 151 Q Q 3 Q

District Chilled Water ................................... 50 44 3 Q Q Q N

Central Chillers ............................................ 130 92 16 4 5 11 Q

Packaged Air Conditioning

 Units ........................................................... 1,953 1,469 322 84 31 14 Q

Swamp Coolers ........................................... 136 124 8 Q Q Q N

Other ............................................................ 49 44 QQQQ N

Lighting Equipment Types

(more than one may apply)

Incandescent ............................................... 2,193 1,746 329 61 29 19 Q

Standard Fluorescent .................................. 3,778 2,965 628 105 44 25 Q

Compact Fluorescent .................................. 607 451 108 28 11 9 Q

High Intensity Discharge .............................. 430 322 74 18 5 Q N

Halogen ....................................................... 572 425 98 31 9 8 Q

Other ............................................................ 58 41 QQQQ N

Personal Computers

None ............................................................ 1,617 1,248 120 Q Q Q 233

1 to 4 ............................................................ 1,636 1,323 268 34 Q Q Q

5 to 9 ............................................................ 542 385 136 14 Q Q Q

10 to 19 ........................................................ 403 271 78 32 7 Q Q

20 to 49 ........................................................ 247 174 47 11 11 Q N

50 to 99 ........................................................ 105 59 24 8 10 3 Q

100 to 249 .................................................... 71 45 10 6 5 4 N

250 or More ................................................. 36 23 4235 N

Photocopiers

None ............................................................ 2,825 2,231 295 30 14 Q 246

One .............................................................. 1,114 888 177 40 Q Q Q

2 to 4 ............................................................ 540 346 167 13 9 5 Q

5 to 9 ............................................................ 102 41 42 15 4 Q N

10 or More ................................................... 75 22 8 16 18 11 N

Other Electronic Equipment

(more than one may apply)

Laser Printers .............................................. 1,949 1,421 377 81 41 18 Q

FAX Machines ............................................. 2,807 2,076 552 101 47 20 Q

Medical Diagnostic Equipment .................... 86 53 26 Q 2 Q N

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 

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