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All Buildings .................................... 4,859 3,754 762 117 47 22 157

Building Floorspace

(Square Feet)

1,001 to 5,000 ................................... 2,586 2,131 338 Q Q N 100

5,001 to 10,000 ................................. 948 720 182 Q N Q Q

10,001 to 25,000 ............................... 810 590 140 51 13 Q Q

25,001 to 50,000 ............................... 261 163 54 19 12 Q Q

50,001 to 100,000 ............................. 147 87 29 8 13 4 Q

100,001 to 200,000 ........................... 74 43 13 6 5 4 Q

200,001 to 500,000 ........................... 26 15 5 Q 1 3 Q

Over 500,000 .................................... 8 3 1 Q Q 3 Q

Principal Building Activity

Education .......................................... 386 360 21 Q N N N

Food Sales ....................................... 226 203 Q N N Q N

Food Service ..................................... 297 270 26 Q N N N

Health Care ....................................... 129 91 34 Q Q Q N

 Inpatient .......................................... 8 6 1 Q Q Q N

 Outpatient ....................................... 121 84 32 Q Q Q N

Lodging ............................................. 142 130 12 Q N N N

Mercantile ......................................... 657 368 187 65 25 12 N

 Retail (Other Than Mall) .................. 443 368 68 Q Q Q N

 Enclosed and Strip Malls ................ 213 N 119 63 24 8 N

Office ................................................ 824 536 228 37 14 7 N

Public Assembly ............................... 277 237 35 Q Q Q N

Public Order and Safety .................... 71 57 Q Q Q N N

Religious Worship ............................. 370 339 31 N Q N N

Service .............................................. 622 561 58 Q Q N N

Warehouse and Storage ................... 597 518 74 Q Q Q N

Other ................................................ 79 63 15 Q N Q N

Vacant .............................................. 182 Q Q N N N 157

Year Constructed

Before 1920 ...................................... 333 248 61 Q Q Q Q

1920 to 1945 ..................................... 536 402 91 Q Q Q 35

1946 to 1959 ..................................... 573 449 88 Q Q Q Q

1960 to 1969 ..................................... 600 479 88 12 2 2 Q

1970 to 1979 ..................................... 784 599 119 29 15 4 Q

1980 to 1989 ..................................... 768 545 144 33 10 7 Q

1990 to 1999 ..................................... 917 746 127 19 14 2 Q

2000 to 2003 ..................................... 347 286 44 7 Q Q Q

Census Region and Division

Northeast .......................................... 761 559 149 25 8 4 Q

 New England .................................. 252 182 53 Q Q Q Q

 Middle Atlantic ................................ 509 376 96 13 5 3 Q

Midwest ............................................ 1,305 1,047 182 21 6 2 47

 East North Central .......................... 728 571 113 15 6 Q 22

 West North Central ......................... 577 476 68 Q Q Q Q

South ................................................ 1,873 1,444 273 41 20 11 84

 South Atlantic ................................. 926 704 145 25 11 7 35

 East South Central .......................... 360 308 29 Q Q Q Q

 West South Central ......................... 587 432 99 12 6 3 35

West ................................................. 920 704 158 30 12 6 Q

 Mountain ......................................... 316 242 52 14 Q Q Q

 Pacific ............................................. 603 462 106 16 6 5 Q

Table A7. Number of Establishments in Building, Number of Buildings for All 

Buildings (Including Malls), 2003

Number of Establishments in Building

Number of Buildings (thousand)

All

Buildings

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Table A7. Number of Establishments in Building, Number of Buildings for All 

Buildings (Including Malls), 2003

Number of Establishments in Building

Number of Buildings (thousand)

All

Buildings

Climate Zone: 30-Year Average

Under 2,000 CDD and --

 More than 7,000 HDD ..................... 882 667 164 15 4 3 Q

 5,500-7,000 HDD ............................ 1,229 955 200 32 11 2 28

 4,000-5,499 HDD ............................ 701 554 100 18 7 Q Q

 Fewer than 4,000 HDD ................... 1,336 1,060 182 25 11 7 51

2,000 CDD or More and --

 Fewer than 4,000 HDD ................... 711 516 116 27 14 5 32

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.

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 2003 Commercial Buildings

Energy Consumption Survey.

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