Release date: April 2015

Revised date: May 2016

Incandescent

Standard 

fluorescent

Compact

fluorescent

Highintensity

discharge Halogen LED

All buildings 5,557 5,025 1,826 4,649 2,302 525 905 473

Building floorspace (square feet)

1,001 to 5,000 2,777 2,422 824 2,192 925 106 299 108

5,001 to 10,000 1,229 1,120 396 1,045 517 99 201 94

10,001 to 25,000 884 832 311 786 427 140 181 112

25,001 to 50,000 332 322 135 308 194 74 96 61

50,001 to 100,000 199 194 89 189 138 53 71 48

100,001 to 200,000 90 89 45 85 65 30 34 28

200,001 to 500,000 38 37 20 37 30 17 18 17

Over 500,000 8 8 5 8 7 5 5 5

Principal building activity

Education 389 389 97 382 176 57 50 28

Food sales 177 177 49 169 69 Q 23 27

Food service 380 380 174 352 237 17 91 42

Health care 157 157 68 148 89 15 38 17

 Inpatient 10 10 7 10 9 4 4 4

 Outpatient 147 147 62 139 80 11 33 13

Lodging 158 158 68 125 132 18 37 23

Mercantile 602 599 273 570 301 98 175 117

Retail (other than mall) 438 435 150 407 157 36 79 33

Enclosed and strip malls 164 164 123 163 144 61 96 84

Office 1,012 1,012 361 949 484 57 161 81

Public assembly 352 341 144 299 165 41 67 46

Public order and safety 84 76 22 72 37 8 10 Q

Religious worship 412 412 253 363 222 39 90 33

Service 619 584 126 552 168 70 78 Q

Warehouse and storage 796 567 136 509 161 76 66 23

Other 125 112 40 104 44 15 13 2

Vacant 296 62 16 56 16 Q Q Q

Year constructed

Before 1920 362 320 182 272 161 29 72 33

1920 to 1945 488 439 188 388 195 25 76 34

1946 to 1959 599 529 196 489 243 39 81 43

1960 to 1969 639 601 234 574 268 73 101 50

1970 to 1979 684 628 256 588 299 66 95 52

1980 to 1989 915 831 281 787 343 98 149 80

1990 to 1999 845 733 217 671 342 75 123 56

2000 to 2003 375 349 113 332 163 48 73 29

2004 to 2007 347 319 90 300 147 42 70 45

2008 to 2012 303 277 69 249 142 31 64 51

Table B43. Lighting equipment, number of buildings, 2012

Number of buildings (thousand)

Lit 

buildings

Lighting equipment (more than one may apply)

All

buildings
Incandescent

Standard 

fluorescent

Compact

fluorescent

Highintensity

discharge Halogen LED

All buildings 5,557 5,025 1,826 4,649 2,302 525 905 473

Table B43. Lighting equipment, number of buildings, 2012

Number of buildings (thousand)

Lit 

buildings

Lighting equipment (more than one may apply)

All

buildings

Census region and division

Northeast 805 739 293 684 354 76 148 83

New England 302 267 111 236 139 34 70 36

Middle Atlantic 504 472 182 448 214 41 79 47

Midwest 1,237 1,113 460 1,018 542 110 203 114

East North Central 735 674 276 620 349 73 138 80

West North Central 502 439 183 398 194 37 64 34

South 2,247 2,023 721 1,890 840 219 377 164

South Atlantic 1,091 995 353 948 422 122 196 96

East South Central 370 346 149 319 136 29 44 29

West South Central 786 681 219 624 282 67 137 38

West 1,267 1,150 353 1,057 566 121 177 113

Mountain 338 288 105 269 132 27 45 26

Pacific 929 863 247 788 433 95 132 87

Climate region1

Very cold/Cold 2,031 1,813 730 1,663 881 189 332 190

Mixed-humid 1,743 1,589 612 1,499 698 165 300 138

Mixed-dry/Hot-dry 837 777 190 722 338 83 119 70

Hot-humid 799 714 233 652 299 74 127 59

Marine 147 132 60 113 87 Q 28 15

Number of floors

One 3,836 3,388 1,071 3,120 1,372 326 506 261

Two 1,158 1,093 474 1,022 577 130 245 113

Three 374 359 171 329 210 37 85 48

Four to nine 177 173 104 166 132 28 62 45

Ten or more 13 12 7 12 12 5 7 7

Number of workers (main shift)

Fewer than 5 2,892 2,366 813 2,102 885 152 327 119

5 to 9 1,085 1,081 364 1,018 501 108 180 76

10 to 19 731 731 281 703 385 82 148 89

20 to 49 513 511 206 498 292 86 130 87

50 to 99 206 206 98 199 140 53 70 55

100 to 249 93 93 43 92 66 31 32 30

250 or more 37 37 21 37 33 14 18 16

Weekly operating hours

Fewer than 40 1,149 792 367 691 290 47 111 32

40 to 48 1,346 1,316 404 1,248 520 90 190 59

49 to 60 1,244 1,224 401 1,168 556 157 225 117

61 to 84 764 734 305 687 397 116 184 117

85 to 167 479 459 181 427 242 49 104 61

Open continuously 575 501 168 429 297 66 91 87
Incandescent

Standard 

fluorescent

Compact

fluorescent

Highintensity

discharge Halogen LED

All buildings 5,557 5,025 1,826 4,649 2,302 525 905 473

Table B43. Lighting equipment, number of buildings, 2012

Number of buildings (thousand)

Lit 

buildings

Lighting equipment (more than one may apply)

All

buildings

Ownership and occupancy

Nongovernment owned 4,781 4,294 1,637 3,955 1,997 421 826 395

Owner occupied 2,466 2,330 910 2,104 1,096 189 408 169

Leased to tenant(s) 1,745 1,600 575 1,501 721 178 325 179

Owner occupied and leased 349 342 147 329 177 54 93 47

Unoccupied 221 21 Q 20 Q Q Q Q

Government owned 776 731 189 695 305 104 79 78

Federal 33 33 12 33 15 6 8 Q

State 185 175 46 166 82 29 25 19

Local 558 523 132 496 208 69 45 55

Party responsible for operation

and maintenance of energy

systems

Building owner 4,715 4,223 1,510 3,895 1,946 417 722 362

Business owner or tenant 724 692 268 654 308 95 158 97

Property management 54 49 17 42 27 5 9 6

Other 64 62 31 58 22 Q Q Q

Provider of direct input on energyrelated equipment purchases

Building owner 4,876 4,370 1,567 4,038 2,001 436 757 385

Business owner or tenant 540 518 207 484 248 74 122 72

Property management 35 35 7 31 18 3 8 Q

Other 106 102 46 97 36 12 18 12

Campus or complex activity

Not part of a campus or complex 3,683 3,408 1,307 3,184 1,576 333 632 295

Primary or secondary school 237 229 39 224 79 27 17 15

College or university 84 82 23 80 63 12 15 13

Office complex 154 151 53 142 72 9 31 18

Retail complex 258 241 99 231 129 48 79 51

Storage complex 314 144 28 114 42 Q Q Q

Religious campus or complex 197 192 105 162 88 14 37 16

Health care complex 52 49 22 45 36 6 10 10

Lodging or resort complex 65 62 22 36 47 Q 7 Q

Transportation complex 35 34 Q 32 19 Q Q Q

Government complex 104 97 30 87 38 13 9 16

Other 371 336 90 313 113 45 51 27
Incandescent

Standard 

fluorescent

Compact

fluorescent

Highintensity

discharge Halogen LED

All buildings 5,557 5,025 1,826 4,649 2,302 525 905 473

Table B43. Lighting equipment, number of buildings, 2012

Number of buildings (thousand)

Lit 

buildings

Lighting equipment (more than one may apply)

All

buildings

Renovations in buildings

constructed before 2008

(more than one may apply)

Any type of renovation 2,094 2,006 876 1,858 1,056 232 427 244

Addition or annex 444 434 191 414 239 68 110 63

Reduction in floorspace 71 63 30 55 34 12 9 8

Roof replacement 987 943 440 869 482 110 200 135

Exterior wall replacement 194 184 86 172 101 23 56 34

Interior wall reconfiguration 889 856 403 818 496 115 213 136

Window replacement 560 547 261 507 325 72 141 98

HVAC equipment upgrade 1,101 1,066 513 1,002 613 156 259 160

Lighting upgrade 982 952 437 881 565 128 229 167

Electrical upgrade 747 718 360 660 419 94 199 110

Plumbing system upgrade 644 619 304 567 373 72 162 103

Insulation upgrade 382 370 178 353 214 40 92 73

Fire, safety, or security upgrade 616 603 304 567 356 80 162 103

Structural upgrade 152 147 85 134 90 15 47 31

Other 39 39 15 39 18 Q 9 6

No renovations 3,160 2,742 881 2,542 1,104 262 413 178

Buildings constructed 2008 or later 303 277 69 249 142 31 64 51

Energy sources 

(more than one may apply)

Electricity 5,234 5,025 1,826 4,649 2,302 525 905 473

Natural gas 2,933 2,890 1,137 2,713 1,490 345 596 336

Fuel oil 467 457 192 433 239 85 105 63

District heat 48 47 20 43 38 11 13 11

District chilled water 54 53 15 52 37 7 10 10

Propane 510 496 204 451 230 65 100 49

Other 172 167 62 156 91 21 34 21

Energy end uses 

(more than one may apply)

Buildings with space heating 4,722 4,637 1,720 4,325 2,180 499 864 455

Buildings with cooling 4,461 4,418 1,648 4,141 2,133 481 857 456

Buildings with water heating 4,423 4,381 1,674 4,093 2,149 493 861 460

Buildings with cooking 1,589 1,574 778 1,473 995 207 415 255

Buildings with manufacturing 259 253 99 245 105 49 49 20

Buildings with electricity

generation 410 405 149 386 260 78 112 88

Percent lit when open

Zero 70 Q Q Q Q N N Q

1 to 50 1,099 1,099 391 985 478 78 165 76

51 to 99 1,666 1,666 724 1,570 920 227 413 222

100 2,222 2,222 699 2,065 895 220 326 174

Building never open/electricity 

not used 501 32 Q 26 Q Q Q Q
Incandescent

Standard 

fluorescent

Compact

fluorescent

Highintensity

discharge Halogen LED

All buildings 5,557 5,025 1,826 4,649 2,302 525 905 473

Table B43. Lighting equipment, number of buildings, 2012

Number of buildings (thousand)

Lit 

buildings

Lighting equipment (more than one may apply)

All

buildings

Percent lit during off hours

Zero 2,489 2,296 759 2,084 827 170 298 104

1 to 50 2,441 2,441 984 2,305 1,319 314 554 316

51 to 100 202 202 64 184 109 27 41 34

Building always open with 

no "off hours" 102 87 20 77 47 14 12 19

Electricity not used 323 N N N N N N N

Lighting equipment types 

(more than one may apply)

Incandescent 1,826 1,826 1,826 1,656 1,041 267 512 253

Standard fluorescent 4,649 4,649 1,656 4,649 2,084 488 840 435

Compact fluorescent 2,302 2,302 1,041 2,084 2,302 319 607 350

High-intensity discharge 525 525 267 488 319 525 207 130

Halogen 905 905 512 840 607 207 905 215

LED 473 473 253 435 350 130 215 473

Other 10 10 9 10 10 Q 6 6

Window and interior lighting 

features (more than one may

apply)

Multipaned windows 3,012 2,902 1,152 2,726 1,496 361 611 377

Tinted window glass 1,875 1,825 697 1,723 991 275 402 250

Reflective window glass 549 541 224 504 330 88 156 106

External overhangs or awnings 1,867 1,819 761 1,728 1,011 215 396 257

Skylights or atriums 591 574 245 531 353 105 197 104

Light scheduling 918 918 390 851 598 200 300 183

Occupancy sensors 813 813 300 767 528 156 237 226

Multi-level lighting or dimming 349 349 219 320 258 86 160 117

Daylight harvesting 125 125 56 115 79 34 42 39

Demand responsive lighting 176 176 78 168 91 37 44 37

Building automation system (BAS) for 

lighting2 208 208 86 195 138 54 71 71

Equipment usage reduced when 

building not in full use 

(more than one may apply)

Heating 3,699 3,647 1,397 3,402 1,772 405 707 373

Cooling 3,517 3,480 1,348 3,250 1,736 391 705 371

Lighting 4,757 4,757 1,758 4,414 2,180 499 882 438
Incandescent

Standard 

fluorescent

Compact

fluorescent

Highintensity

discharge Halogen LED

All buildings 5,557 5,025 1,826 4,649 2,302 525 905 473

Table B43. Lighting equipment, number of buildings, 2012

Number of buildings (thousand)

Lit 

buildings

Lighting equipment (more than one may apply)

All

buildings

 1These climate regions were created by the Building America program, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Energy 

Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE). 

 2In earlier CBECS publications, BAS was referred to as Energy Management and Control System (EMCS) .

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

sampled.

 N = No cases in reporting sample.

 Notes: ● Because of rounding, data may not sum to totals. ● See Guide to the 2012 CBECS Detailed Tables or CBECS Terminology for 

definition of terms used in these tables and/or comparison of differences with prior CBECS tables. Both references can be accessed from 

http://www.eia.gov/consumption/commercial/data/2012/

 Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Consumption and Efficiency Statistics, Form EIA-871A of the 2012 

Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey.