Any

Walk-In

Units

Open

Cases

or

Cabinets

Closed

Cases

or

Cabinets

ResidentialType 

Units

Vending 

Machines

All Buildings* .................................. 64,783 52,974 26,768 20,254 10,425 17,218 38,884 35,335

Building Floorspace

(Square Feet)

1,001 to 5,000 ................................... 6,789 4,333 1,310 916 366 935 3,174 830

5,001 to 10,000 ................................. 6,585 4,738 1,406 909 497 894 3,609 1,407

10,001 to 25,000 ............................... 11,535 8,646 2,230 1,188 614 1,665 6,725 4,072

25,001 to 50,000 ............................... 8,668 7,068 2,829 1,626 676 1,933 5,289 4,910

50,001 to 100,000 ............................. 9,057 8,038 4,291 3,124 1,354 2,438 5,760 6,342

100,001 to 200,000 ........................... 9,064 8,096 5,116 4,148 1,926 3,302 5,667 6,578

200,001 to 500,000 ........................... 7,176 6,238 4,606 4,199 2,034 2,685 4,524 5,691

Over 500,000 .................................... 5,908 5,816 4,979 4,146 2,958 3,366 4,136 5,506

Principal Building Activity

Education .......................................... 9,874 9,066 6,485 5,157 2,634 3,470 6,460 7,127

Food Sales ....................................... 1,255 1,210 1,177 1,069 804 902 306 551

Food Service ..................................... 1,654 1,651 1,616 1,495 491 1,234 605 426

Health Care ....................................... 3,163 3,013 2,131 1,942 1,244 1,671 2,656 2,262

 Inpatient .......................................... 1,905 1,905 1,869 1,828 1,178 1,508 1,667 1,776

 Outpatient ....................................... 1,258 1,108 262 Q Q 163 989 485

Lodging ............................................. 5,096 4,780 3,333 2,844 985 2,035 3,696 4,199

Retail (Other Than Mall)..................... 4,317 3,447 1,336 670 651 1,152 2,276 1,952

Office ................................................ 12,208 10,642 4,045 2,757 1,972 2,530 8,335 7,661

Public Assembly ............................... 3,939 3,302 1,805 1,235 308 1,494 2,258 1,607

Public Order and Safety .................... 1,090 1,031 565 Q Q Q 883 868

Religious Worship ............................. 3,754 3,163 821 Q Q 635 2,881 731

Service .............................................. 4,050 2,992 Q Q Q Q 2,464 1,902

Warehouse and Storage ................... 10,078 6,499 2,032 1,517 Q 775 4,667 4,719

Other ................................................ 1,738 1,570 841 780 Q 682 986 1,189

Vacant .............................................. 2,567 608 Q Q Q Q Q Q

Year Constructed

Before 1920 ...................................... 3,769 2,939 1,297 990 396 807 2,323 1,074

1920 to 1945 ..................................... 6,871 5,006 2,580 1,853 1,079 1,566 4,088 3,426

1946 to 1959 ..................................... 7,045 6,028 3,544 2,399 1,242 2,114 4,700 3,332

1960 to 1969 ..................................... 8,101 6,610 3,090 2,324 1,226 2,117 4,898 4,699

1970 to 1979 ..................................... 10,772 8,830 4,422 3,461 1,818 2,889 6,412 6,208

1980 to 1989 ..................................... 10,332 8,725 4,728 3,840 1,866 3,247 6,253 6,219

1990 to 1999 ..................................... 12,360 10,347 4,568 3,341 1,627 2,880 7,130 7,248

2000 to 2003 ..................................... 5,533 4,488 2,539 2,046 1,172 1,597 3,081 3,127

Census Region and Division

Northeast .......................................... 12,905 10,842 5,936 4,452 2,361 3,652 8,288 6,559

 New England .................................. 2,964 2,474 1,107 889 389 790 2,037 1,569

 Middle Atlantic ................................ 9,941 8,367 4,830 3,563 1,972 2,861 6,251 4,990

Midwest ............................................ 17,080 14,082 7,122 5,201 2,120 4,400 10,792 9,400

 East North Central .......................... 11,595 9,538 5,286 3,860 1,679 3,228 7,247 6,583

 West North Central ......................... 5,485 4,544 1,835 1,341 441 1,172 3,545 2,817

South ................................................ 23,489 19,103 9,638 7,469 4,298 6,514 13,162 13,534

 South Atlantic ................................. 12,258 10,256 5,426 4,324 2,581 3,568 7,043 7,066

 East South Central .......................... 3,393 2,829 1,145 862 420 941 1,834 2,056

 West South Central ......................... 7,837 6,018 3,067 2,284 1,297 2,004 4,285 4,412

West ................................................. 11,310 8,947 4,072 3,132 1,646 2,652 6,642 5,841

 Mountain ......................................... 3,675 3,028 1,398 1,073 672 781 2,232 2,058

 Pacific ............................................. 7,635 5,919 2,674 2,059 974 1,871 4,410 3,783

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Total Floorspace (million square feet)

All 

Buildings*

Buildings 

with 

Any 

Refrigeration 

Equipment

Type of Equipment (more than one may apply)

Commercial Refrigeration Other Refrigeration 

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Any

Walk-In

Units

Open

Cases

or

Cabinets

Closed

Cases

or

Cabinets

ResidentialType 

Units

Vending 

Machines

All Buildings* .................................. 64,783 52,974 26,768 20,254 10,425 17,218 38,884 35,335

Table B46. Refrigeration Equipment, Floorspace for Non-Mall Buildings, 2003

Total Floorspace (million square feet)

All 

Buildings*

Buildings 

with 

Any 

Refrigeration 

Equipment

Type of Equipment (more than one may apply)

Commercial Refrigeration Other Refrigeration 

Climate Zone: 30-Year Average

Under 2,000 CDD and --

 More than 7,000 HDD ..................... 10,622 8,673 4,106 3,188 1,296 2,495 6,713 5,824

 5,500-7,000 HDD ............................ 17,335 14,438 7,355 5,353 2,808 4,601 10,957 9,186

 4,000-5,499 HDD ............................ 11,504 9,893 5,702 4,341 2,220 3,654 7,367 6,729

 Fewer than 4,000 HDD ................... 15,739 12,329 5,784 4,490 2,408 3,793 8,479 8,220

2,000 CDD or More and --

 Fewer than 4,000 HDD ................... 9,584 7,640 3,821 2,882 1,694 2,675 5,369 5,375

Number of Floors

One ................................................... 25,981 18,869 7,620 5,257 2,649 4,813 13,230 10,272

Two ................................................... 16,270 13,758 6,309 4,898 2,010 3,937 10,456 8,818

Three ................................................ 7,501 6,550 3,065 2,044 990 2,174 5,021 4,575

Four to Nine ...................................... 10,085 9,083 6,002 5,185 2,447 3,566 6,744 7,521

Ten or More ...................................... 4,947 4,715 3,773 2,871 2,328 2,727 3,433 4,150

Number of Workers (main shift)

Fewer than 5 ..................................... 15,492 8,221 2,390 1,159 449 1,717 6,271 2,239

5 to 9 ................................................ 6,166 5,109 1,592 867 378 1,182 3,862 1,938

10 to 19 ............................................. 7,803 6,608 2,182 1,538 491 1,136 5,242 3,516

20 to 49 ............................................. 10,989 9,759 4,415 3,262 1,262 2,873 7,011 6,949

50 to 99 ............................................. 7,934 7,346 4,475 3,693 1,447 2,363 5,084 6,197

100 to 249 ......................................... 6,871 6,619 4,399 3,776 2,193 2,877 4,726 5,960

250 or More ...................................... 9,528 9,313 7,314 5,960 4,204 5,068 6,687 8,536

Weekly Operating Hours

Fewer than 40 ................................... 6,863 3,376 933 557 242 561 2,808 763

40 to 48 ............................................. 11,622 9,130 3,156 2,190 1,109 1,968 7,358 5,286

49 to 60 ............................................. 15,723 12,833 5,218 3,745 1,815 2,973 9,804 8,207

61 to 84 ............................................. 10,334 9,304 4,350 2,996 1,625 2,844 6,490 6,234

85 to 167 ........................................... 7,092 6,384 4,314 3,184 1,554 2,987 3,941 4,639

Open Continuously ........................... 13,149 11,947 8,797 7,582 4,081 5,885 8,484 10,205

Multibuilding Facility

Not Part of a Multibuilding

 Facility ............................................. 40,048 33,711 16,426 11,954 6,307 10,842 24,007 20,526

College or University ......................... 3,480 3,041 1,295 1,009 Q 902 1,780 2,805

Primary or Secondary School ........... 3,947 3,195 2,352 2,092 901 1,171 2,287 2,384

Office Complex ................................. 2,712 2,059 857 604 484 575 1,658 1,650

Retail Complex ................................. 1,238 833 265 Q Q 219 651 623

Religious Campus or Complex .......... 2,347 1,940 870 Q Q 320 1,743 763

Health Care Complex ........................ 2,303 2,233 1,858 1,754 959 1,421 2,032 1,975

Lodging or Resort Complex .............. 912 850 492 Q Q 427 584 682

Government Complex ....................... 2,014 1,441 799 Q Q Q 1,177 1,305

Other ................................................ 5,783 3,671 1,554 1,306 Q 1,021 2,965 2,622

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Any

Walk-In

Units

Open

Cases

or

Cabinets

Closed

Cases

or

Cabinets

ResidentialType 

Units

Vending 

Machines

All Buildings* .................................. 64,783 52,974 26,768 20,254 10,425 17,218 38,884 35,335

Table B46. Refrigeration Equipment, Floorspace for Non-Mall Buildings, 2003

Total Floorspace (million square feet)

All 

Buildings*

Buildings 

with 

Any 

Refrigeration 

Equipment

Type of Equipment (more than one may apply)

Commercial Refrigeration Other Refrigeration 

Energy Sources (more than

one may apply)

Electricity .......................................... 63,307 52,974 26,768 20,254 10,425 17,218 38,884 35,335

Natural Gas ...................................... 43,468 38,436 21,376 16,719 8,485 14,146 28,365 26,647

Fuel Oil ............................................. 15,157 14,221 9,936 8,267 4,557 6,636 11,118 11,387

District Heat ...................................... 5,443 4,568 2,716 2,131 1,395 2,005 3,163 4,108

District Chilled Water ........................ 2,853 2,594 1,490 1,091 593 1,056 1,899 2,376

Propane ............................................ 7,076 6,065 3,237 2,495 1,268 2,012 4,473 4,132

Other ................................................ 1,401 1,231 616 466 200 417 957 850

Energy End Uses (more than

one may apply)

Buildings with Space Heating ............ 60,028 51,451 26,088 19,764 10,165 16,707 37,825 34,470

Buildings with Cooling ....................... 56,940 50,080 25,872 19,803 10,202 16,729 36,662 34,063

Buildings with Water Heating ............ 56,478 50,212 26,153 19,986 10,145 16,882 36,777 33,964

Buildings with Cooking ...................... 22,237 22,193 19,665 16,422 8,532 13,219 15,911 16,471

Buildings with Manufacturing ............ 3,138 2,771 973 756 Q 530 2,170 2,338

Buildings with Electricity

 Generation ....................................... 12,821 12,351 9,247 7,765 4,617 6,272 9,564 11,183

Energy-Related Space Functions

(more than one may apply)

Commercial Food Preparation .......... 22,223 22,193 19,665 16,422 8,532 13,219 15,911 16,471

Activities with Large

 Amounts of Hot Water ..................... 19,482 19,029 15,765 13,809 6,973 10,493 13,751 15,022

Separate Computer Area .................. 26,873 25,237 16,650 13,420 7,695 10,097 18,674 21,343

Notes: ● HVAC = Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning. ● 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 2003 Commercial Buildings

Energy Consumption Survey. 

See "Guide to the Tables" or "Glossary" for further explanations of the terms used in this table. Both can be accessed from the CBECS 

web site - http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cbecs.

 * Figures in this table do not include enclosed malls and strip malls. Mall buildings add an estimated 213 thousand buildings comprising 

6.9 billion square feet.

See "Guide to the Tables" for discussion of the differences.

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.

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