Electricity

Natural

Gas Propane

ElectricityNatural

Gas Propane

All Buildings* .................................. 4,645 801 410 457 108 64,783 22,237 13,161 15,438 1,460

Building Floorspace

(Square Feet)

1,001 to 5,000 ................................... 2,552 354 170 183 63 6,789 997 493 549 165

5,001 to 10,000 ................................. 889 155 82 88 Q 6,585 1,136 621 641 Q

10,001 to 25,000 ............................... 738 127 59 75 Q 11,535 1,954 961 1,115 Q

25,001 to 50,000 ............................... 241 69 40 44 Q 8,668 2,511 1,444 1,623 Q

50,001 to 100,000 ............................. 129 50 33 31 Q 9,057 3,575 2,350 2,237 Q

100,001 to 200,000 ........................... 65 28 15 22 Q 9,064 3,991 2,068 3,011 Q

200,001 to 500,000 ........................... 25 14 9 11 Q 7,176 4,047 2,583 3,247 Q

Over 500,000 .................................... 7 4 3 3 Q 5,908 4,025 2,641 3,015 Q

Principal Building Activity

Education .......................................... 386 125 78 62 11 9,874 6,402 4,240 3,745 455

Food Sales ....................................... 226 84 51 31 Q 1,255 677 395 412 Q

Food Service ..................................... 297 284 129 200 38 1,654 1,611 818 1,280 174

Health Care ....................................... 129 12 8 6 Q 3,163 1,922 1,187 1,616 Q

 Inpatient ......................................... 8 7 4 6 Q 1,905 1,819 1,125 1,572 Q

 Outpatient ....................................... 121 Q Q Q Q 1,258 Q Q Q Q

Lodging ............................................. 142 47 28 29 Q 5,096 3,184 1,741 2,660 Q

Retail (Other Than Mall)..................... 443 14 4 11 Q 4,317 771 493 641 Q

Office ................................................ 824 23 17 12 N 12,208 3,077 2,041 1,946 N

Public Assembly ............................... 277 73 34 30 Q 3,939 1,506 623 1,133 Q

Public Order and Safety .................... 71 14 Q Q Q 1,090 543 Q Q Q

Religious Worship ............................. 370 108 51 60 Q 3,754 1,552 810 1,000 Q

Service .............................................. 622 Q Q Q N 4,050 Q Q Q N

Warehouse and Storage ................... 597 Q Q Q Q 10,078 Q Q Q Q

Other ................................................ 79 Q Q Q Q 1,738 Q Q Q Q

Vacant .............................................. 182 Q Q Q Q 2,567 Q Q Q Q

Year Constructed

Before 1920 ...................................... 330 71 32 41 Q 3,769 1,362 664 1,042 Q

1920 to 1945 ..................................... 527 87 40 61 Q 6,871 2,242 946 1,810 Q

1946 to 1959 ..................................... 562 119 60 60 Q 7,045 3,156 1,709 1,996 Q

1960 to 1969 ..................................... 579 92 42 52 Q 8,101 2,669 1,766 1,510 Q

1970 to 1979 ..................................... 731 112 68 64 13 10,772 3,431 2,233 2,412 214

1980 to 1989 ..................................... 707 112 65 51 20 10,332 3,677 2,450 2,384 278

1990 to 1999 ..................................... 876 144 69 90 Q 12,360 3,597 2,127 2,777 Q

2000 to 2003 ..................................... 334 65 35 37 Q 5,533 2,104 1,264 1,506 Q

Census Region and Division

Northeast .......................................... 726 157 57 88 35 12,905 5,016 2,495 3,580 396

 New England .................................. 233 53 14 18 29 2,964 938 537 474 266

 Middle Atlantic ................................ 493 104 43 70 Q 9,941 4,078 1,958 3,106 Q

Midwest ............................................ 1,266 206 112 123 25 17,080 5,850 3,784 3,965 233

 East North Central .......................... 696 131 73 90 Q 11,595 4,378 2,934 3,052 Q

 West North Central ......................... 571 75 39 33 Q 5,485 1,472 850 913 Q

South ................................................ 1,775 304 176 167 27 23,489 7,881 4,900 5,480 451

 South Atlantic ................................. 874 149 94 73 17 12,258 4,198 2,611 2,741 374

 East South Central .......................... 348 59 32 29 Q 3,393 1,055 665 786 Q

 West South Central ......................... 553 96 50 64 Q 7,837 2,628 1,623 1,953 Q

West ................................................. 878 134 64 79 20 11,310 3,489 1,982 2,412 381

 Mountain ......................................... 299 46 27 21 Q 3,675 1,209 791 796 Q

 Pacific ............................................. 580 88 37 57 Q 7,635 2,280 1,192 1,616 Q

Table B33. Cooking Energy Sources, Number of Buildings and Floorspace for Non-Mall 

Buildings, 2003

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

Cooking Energy Sources

(more than one may apply)

Cooking Energy Sources

(more than one may apply)

All

Buildings*

Buildings

with

Cooking

All

Buildings*

Buildings

with

Cooking

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Electricity

Natural

Gas Propane

ElectricityNatural

Gas Propane

All Buildings* .................................. 4,645 801 410 457 108 64,783 22,237 13,161 15,438 1,460

Table B33. Cooking Energy Sources, Number of Buildings and Floorspace for Non-Mall 

Buildings, 2003

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

Cooking Energy Sources

(more than one may apply)

Cooking Energy Sources

(more than one may apply)

All

Buildings*

Buildings

with

Cooking

All

Buildings*

Buildings

with

Cooking

Climate Zone: 30-Year Average

Under 2,000 CDD and --

 More than 7,000 HDD ..................... 855 145 69 65 40 10,622 3,302 2,123 2,217 354

 5,500-7,000 HDD ............................ 1,173 227 125 141 19 17,335 6,369 4,210 4,071 259

 4,000-5,499 HDD ............................ 673 102 45 65 Q 11,504 4,736 2,235 3,464 Q

 Fewer than 4,000 HDD ................... 1,276 210 101 127 19 15,739 4,621 2,472 3,518 387

2,000 CDD or More and --

 Fewer than 4,000 HDD ................... 669 116 70 58 Q 9,584 3,208 2,120 2,167 Q

Number of Workers (main shift)

Fewer than 5 ..................................... 2,653 301 154 131 56 15,492 1,886 887 933 324

5 to 9 ................................................ 778 152 63 97 25 6,166 1,172 567 723 144

10 to 19 ............................................. 563 134 65 88 Q 7,803 2,010 908 1,494 Q

20 to 49 ............................................. 398 115 69 75 Q 10,989 3,829 2,238 2,644 Q

50 to 99 ............................................. 147 53 33 36 Q 7,934 3,699 2,487 2,665 Q

100 to 249 ......................................... 77 31 17 19 Q 6,871 3,515 2,137 2,417 Q

250 or More ...................................... 30 14 9 10 Q 9,528 6,126 3,937 4,562 Q

Weekly Operating Hours

Fewer than 40 ................................... 1,002 127 66 57 Q 6,863 1,123 607 608 Q

40 to 48 ............................................. 1,117 72 45 35 Q 11,622 2,805 1,820 1,567 Q

49 to 60 ............................................. 1,062 141 70 87 Q 15,723 4,509 3,036 3,082 Q

61 to 84 ............................................. 591 169 84 101 25 10,334 3,438 1,781 2,048 306

85 to 167 ........................................... 400 174 83 102 29 7,092 3,039 1,924 2,074 224

Open Continuously ........................... 475 117 63 75 12 13,149 7,324 3,993 6,059 467

Energy Sources (more than

one may apply)

Electricity .......................................... 4,404 801 410 457 108 63,307 22,237 13,161 15,438 1,460

Natural Gas ...................................... 2,391 564 261 457 Q 43,468 18,656 10,311 15,438 Q

Fuel Oil ............................................. 451 115 52 51 35 15,157 8,987 5,392 6,655 672

District Heat ...................................... 67 9 4 7 Q 5,443 1,926 1,337 1,281 Q

District Chilled Water ........................ 33 6 4 3 Q 2,853 1,274 936 900 Q

Propane ............................................ 502 148 56 12 108 7,076 2,673 1,432 912 1,460

Other ................................................ 132 17 7 5 Q 1,401 599 444 383 Q

Water-Heating Energy Sources

(more than one may apply)

Electricity .......................................... 1,910 316 219 116 40 27,490 8,295 6,222 4,537 398

Natural Gas ...................................... 1,445 426 189 354 Q 28,820 13,909 7,474 11,840 Q

Fuel Oil ............................................. 94 32 10 14 Q 1,880 1,265 490 883 246

District Heat ...................................... 27 3 2 2 Q 3,088 1,248 911 834 Q

Propane ............................................ 128 59 18 N 47 1,422 796 304 N 714

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Electricity

Natural

Gas Propane

ElectricityNatural

Gas Propane

All Buildings* .................................. 4,645 801 410 457 108 64,783 22,237 13,161 15,438 1,460

Table B33. Cooking Energy Sources, Number of Buildings and Floorspace for Non-Mall 

Buildings, 2003

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

Cooking Energy Sources

(more than one may apply)

Cooking Energy Sources

(more than one may apply)

All

Buildings*

Buildings

with

Cooking

All

Buildings*

Buildings

with

Cooking

Energy End Uses (more than

one may apply)

Buildings with Space Heating ............ 3,982 764 392 439 101 60,028 21,725 12,942 15,125 1,335

Buildings with Cooling ....................... 3,625 743 378 444 85 56,940 21,451 12,695 15,127 1,263

Buildings with Water Heating ............ 3,472 787 407 451 101 56,478 21,914 13,003 15,296 1,437

Buildings with Cooking ...................... 801 801 410 457 108 22,237 22,237 13,161 15,438 1,460

Buildings with Manufacturing ............ 119 9 Q 3 Q 3,138 623 Q 400 Q

Buildings with Electricity

 Generation ....................................... 149 58 38 37 Q 12,821 8,028 5,403 6,071 Q

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.

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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