Released: June 2006
Next CBECS will be conducted in 2007

Table B35. Percent of Floorspace Cooled, Number of Buildings and Floorspace for Non-Mall Buildings, 2003
  Number of Buildings (thousand) Total Floorspace (million square feet)
All
Build-
ings*
Not
Cooled
1 to 50
Percent
Cooled
51 to 99
Percent Cooled
100
Percent
Cooled
All
Build-
ings*
Not
Cooled
1 to 50
Percent
Cooled
51 to 99
Percent
Cooled
100
Percent
Cooled
All Buildings* ............................... 4,645 1,020 985 629 2,011 64,783 7,843 16,598 13,211 27,132
Building Floorspace
(Square Feet)
1,001 to 5,000 ................................ 2,552 710 407 279 1,155 6,789 1,782 1,206 781 3,021
5,001 to 10,000 .............................. 889 157 226 133 374 6,585 1,177 1,704 995 2,710
10,001 to 25,000 ............................ 738 109 225 126 277 11,535 1,612 3,517 2,034 4,372
25,001 to 50,000 ............................ 241 25 64 43 109 8,668 893 2,369 1,479 3,928
50,001 to 100,000 .......................... 129 11 41 25 52 9,057 726 2,926 1,751 3,654
100,001 to 200,000 ........................ 65 5 14 14 32 9,064 725 1,984 1,954 4,402
200,001 to 500,000 ........................ 25 Q 6 7 10 7,176 Q 1,822 2,057 2,685
Over 500,000 ................................. 7 Q Q 2 3 5,908 Q Q 2,159 2,360
Principal Building Activity
Education ....................................... 386 34 49 46 257 9,874 673 1,993 2,228 4,980
Food Sales ..................................... 226 Q 38 69 104 1,255 Q 252 508 438
Food Service ................................. 297 Q 38 56 189 1,654 Q 276 359 948
Health Care .................................... 129 Q Q 26 95 3,163 Q Q 893 2,148
  Inpatient ....................................... 8 Q Q 2 6 1,905 Q Q 605 1,229
  Outpatient .................................... 121 N Q 25 89 1,258 N Q 288 919
Lodging .......................................... 142 Q 23 24 83 5,096 Q Q 1,361 2,790
Retail (Other Than Mall).................. 443 37 115 86 205 4,317 238 1,048 1,091 1,940
Office ............................................. 824 34 97 143 549 12,208 176 1,093 3,508 7,432
Public Assembly ............................ 277 64 39 45 128 3,939 462 649 1,140 1,688
Public Order and Safety ................ 71 Q 26 13 21 1,090 Q 184 221 638
Religious Worship .......................... 370 62 54 55 199 3,754 453 626 696 1,979
Service .......................................... 622 252 231 44 95 4,050 789 2,151 435 675
Warehouse and Storage ............... 597 330 213 Q 43 10,078 2,783 6,314 Q 652
Other .............................................. 79 Q 31 4 22 1,738 Q 685 368 584
Vacant ........................................... 182 130 23 Q Q 2,567 1,731 523 Q Q
Year Constructed
Before 1920 ................................... 330 98 95 50 87 3,769 878 1,320 728 842
1920 to 1945 .................................. 527 146 107 79 196 6,871 1,952 1,990 1,445 1,484
1946 to 1959 .................................. 562 132 125 81 224 7,045 999 2,083 1,490 2,473
1960 to 1969 .................................. 579 112 131 64 272 8,101 976 2,202 1,734 3,189
1970 to 1979 .................................. 731 121 146 133 331 10,772 799 2,751 2,112 5,110
1980 to 1989 .................................. 707 129 151 90 335 10,332 496 2,061 2,324 5,450
1990 to 1999 .................................. 876 181 165 97 433 12,360 1,056 3,000 2,421 5,883
2000 to 2003 .................................. 334 100 65 35 133 5,533 686 1,190 956 2,701
Census Region
Northeast ....................................... 726 208 184 97 237 12,905 1,952 4,270 3,101 3,582
Midwest ......................................... 1,266 309 293 197 467 17,080 2,596 4,757 3,761 5,966
South ............................................. 1,775 296 366 195 918 23,489 1,936 4,915 3,903 12,735
West .............................................. 878 208 142 140 388 11,310 1,359 2,656 2,446 4,849
Climate Zone: 30-Year Average
Under 2,000 CDD and --
  More than 7,000 HDD ................... 855 277 207 118 253 10,622 2,072 3,133 2,327 3,089
  5,500-7,000 HDD ......................... 1,173 290 245 184 453 17,335 2,810 4,657 3,568 6,300
  4,000-5,499 HDD ......................... 673 91 195 92 295 11,504 558 3,422 3,297 4,227
  Fewer than 4,000 HDD ................ 1,276 273 215 162 626 15,739 1,762 3,480 2,803 7,693
2,000 CDD or More and --
  Fewer than 4,000 HDD ................ 669 88 123 74 384 9,584 641 1,906 1,215 5,822
Number of Floors
One ................................................ 3,136 795 607 361 1,372 25,981 4,562 7,975 3,508 9,936
Two ............................................... 1,031 167 249 161 453 16,270 1,726 4,806 3,068 6,670
Three ............................................. 339 49 92 72 126 7,501 1,064 1,626 1,629 3,182
Four to Nine ................................... 128 8 37 30 53 10,085 411 1,917 2,927 4,829
Ten or More ................................... 12 Q Q 5 6 4,947 Q Q 2,078 2,515
Number of Workers (main shift)
Fewer than 5 ................................. 2,653 907 555 259 932 15,492 5,901 3,819 1,438 4,334
5 to 9 .............................................. 778 53 176 122 428 6,166 440 2,046 1,077 2,603
10 to 19 .......................................... 563 40 130 103 289 7,803 499 2,999 1,347 2,958
20 to 49 .......................................... 398 12 82 98 206 10,989 423 3,361 2,629 4,576
50 to 99 .......................................... 147 8 31 22 86 7,934 506 2,034 1,585 3,810
100 to 249 ...................................... 77 Q 9 16 50 6,871 Q 1,152 1,696 3,958
250 or More ................................... 30 Q 2 8 19 9,528 Q 1,188 3,439 4,893
Weekly Operating Hours
Fewer than 40 ............................... 1,002 407 143 82 371 6,863 2,865 1,207 658 2,132
40 to 48 .......................................... 1,117 166 273 140 538 11,622 1,114 3,136 2,222 5,150
49 to 60 .......................................... 1,062 179 283 149 450 15,723 1,966 4,598 2,973 6,186
61 to 84 .......................................... 591 70 136 114 272 10,334 643 3,192 2,448 4,051
85 to 167 ........................................ 400 62 79 73 186 7,092 383 2,328 1,354 3,027
Open Continuously ........................ 475 137 71 71 195 13,149 872 2,137 3,555 6,585
Vacancy Status
Completely Vacant ......................... 157 117 Q Q Q 2,161 1,577 Q Q Q
Mostly Vacant ................................ 25 Q Q Q Q 406 Q Q Q Q
Partially Vacant .............................. 548 153 129 65 201 12,382 1,298 2,795 3,145 5,144
Not At All Vacant ........................... 3,915 736 832 557 1,789 49,834 4,814 13,280 9,992 21,747
Energy Sources (more than
one may apply)
Electricity ....................................... 4,404 780 983 629 2,011 63,307 6,381 16,583 13,211 27,132
Natural Gas .................................... 2,391 238 601 402 1,150 43,468 2,444 12,132 9,732 19,159
Fuel Oil ........................................... 451 152 120 57 121 15,157 1,267 3,384 4,493 6,013
District Heat ................................... 67 Q 9 9 37 5,443 Q 370 1,626 2,657
District Chilled Water ...................... 33 N Q 5 27 2,853 N Q 829 1,985
Propane ......................................... 502 103 149 67 184 7,076 1,363 2,620 1,119 1,974
Other .............................................. 132 54 37 19 22 1,401 176 503 304 418
Cooling Energy Sources
(more than one may apply)
Electricity ....................................... 3,589 N 978 625 1,986 54,321 N 16,465 12,327 25,529
Natural Gas .................................... 17 N Q 2 11 1,018 N Q 360 541
District Chilled Water ...................... 33 N Q 5 27 2,853 N Q 829 1,985
Energy End Uses (more than
one may apply)
Buildings with Space Heating ........ 3,982 513 934 599 1,936 60,028 4,839 15,852 12,888 26,448
Buildings with Cooling .................... 3,625 N 985 629 2,011 56,940 N 16,598 13,211 27,132
Buildings with Water Heating ......... 3,472 360 810 560 1,742 56,478 3,246 14,671 12,741 25,819
Buildings with Cooking ................... 801 58 129 154 460 22,237 786 3,593 6,608 11,250
Buildings with Manufacturing ........ 119 Q 59 10 23 3,138 Q 1,695 524 437
Buildings with Electricity
 Generation .................................... 149 Q 30 34 80 12,821 Q 1,839 4,225 6,683
Percent of Floorspace Heated
Not Heated ..................................... 663 507 51 30 76 4,756 3,004 745 322 684
1 to 50 ............................................ 523 97 373 17 35 6,850 836 5,201 300 512
51 to 99 .......................................... 498 49 93 322 33 8,107 339 1,906 5,399 463
100 ................................................. 2,962 366 469 260 1,867 45,071 3,664 8,746 7,189 25,472
Percent Lit When Open
Zero ............................................... 47 Q Q N Q 293 Q Q N Q
1 to 50 ............................................ 929 231 378 89 231 10,203 1,668 4,053 1,755 2,727
51 to 99 .......................................... 1,108 132 210 304 462 18,288 1,156 3,820 6,366 6,947
100 ................................................. 2,176 286 374 228 1,289 32,789 2,229 8,311 5,055 17,194
Building Never Open/
 Electricity Not Used ....................... 386 330 Q Q Q 3,210 2,552 Q Q Q
Cooling Equipment (more
than one may apply)
Residential-Type Central
 Air Conditioners ............................ 1,006 N 284 182 540 11,035 N 4,453 2,332 4,250
Heat Pumps .................................... 492 N 76 82 335 9,041 N 1,573 2,334 5,134
  Packaged Heat Pumps ................. 288 N 43 43 202 5,426 N 808 1,346 3,272
  Split-System Heat Pumps ............. 174 N 32 34 108 2,606 N 623 655 1,329
  Individual Room Heat Pumps ........ 58 N Q 15 41 2,940 N Q 895 1,728
Individual Air Conditioners ............. 742 N 349 119 274 12,558 N 5,424 3,170 3,964
District Chilled Water ...................... 33 N Q 5 27 2,853 N Q 829 1,985
Central Chillers ............................... 111 N 9 31 72 11,636 N 462 4,304 6,870
Packaged Air Conditioning
 Units .............................................. 1,613 N 348 313 952 29,969 N 8,900 7,331 13,738
Swamp Coolers ............................. 122 N 36 43 43 1,561 N 489 522 550
Other .............................................. 40 N Q Q 22 1,232 N Q 261 766
HVAC Conservation Features
(more than one may apply)
Variable Air-Volume System ......... 466 16 72 84 294 19,597 342 2,863 5,549 10,843
Economizer Cycle .......................... 508 N 78 128 303 21,108 N 3,062 6,716 11,331
HVAC Maintenance ....................... 2,581 253 547 419 1,362 51,163 3,228 12,648 11,627 23,660
Energy Management and
 Control System (EMCS) ................ 252 5 27 53 167 15,630 272 1,823 4,934 8,601
Equipment Usage Reduced
When Building Not In Full Use
(more than one may apply)a
Heating ........................................... 2,878 366 698 432 1,382 42,722 2,857 11,363 9,666 18,835
Cooling ........................................... 2,761 N 788 474 1,499 43,205 N 12,888 10,297 20,020
Lighting .......................................... 3,685 563 866 530 1,727 46,987 4,399 13,673 9,368 19,548
Office Equipment ........................... 1,504 136 421 204 743 19,397 1,648 6,258 3,372 8,119
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.
a The definition for one or more of these row items has changed and may not be directly comparable with past CBECS estimates. 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.
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.