EIA Energy Efficiency:Table 6b. U.S. Commercial Buildings Energy Intensity Using Weather-Adjusted Site Energy1 by Census Region and Principal Building Activity, 1992-1995 (Thousand Btu per Square Foot) Principal Building Activity and Census Region Survey Years 19922 1995 U.S. Total 83 90 Education 78 79 Food Sales 185 212 Food Service� 217 244 Health Care 237 240 Lodging 164 127 Mercantile and Service 73 76 Office 101 96 Public Assembly 70 114 Public Order and Safety 112 96 Religious Worship 30 38 Warehouse and Storage 42 38 Other 3 155 170 Vacant 28 21 Total Northeast 85 86 Education 87 83 Food Sales Q Q Food Service� 139 Q Health Care 230 278 Lodging 167 177 Mercantile and Service 65 61 Office 94 86 Public Assembly 76 108 Public Order and Safety 118 92 Religious Worship 35 43 Warehouse and Storage 50 46 Other 3 122 Q Vacant Q 11 Total Midwest 99 102 Education 87 85 Food Sales 202 Q Food Service� 240 171 Health Care 308 305 Lodging 162 148 Mercantile and Service 84 98 Office 118 109 Public Assembly 90 111 Public Order and Safety Q 98 Religious Worship 36 51 Warehouse and Storage 71 50 Other 3 Q Q Vacant 42 Q Total South 78 80 Education 62 63 Food Sales 176 196 Food Service� 220 299 Health Care 233 211 Lodging 148 111 Mercantile and Service 73 72 Office 120 87 Public Assembly 54 86 Public Order and Safety 100 81 Religious Worship 26 24 Warehouse and Storage 36 33 Other 3 Q 197 Vacant 16 15 Total West 81 96 Education 78 92 Food Sales 203 151 Food Service� 335 256 Health Care 136 206 Lodging 190 111 Mercantile and Service 72 69 Office 85 107 Public Assembly 93 Q Public Order and Safety Q Q Religious Worship 25 42 Warehouse and Storage 30 26 Other 3 124 Q Vacant 37 27 1 Sum of major fuels. Weather-adjusted energy consumption for 1999 is not reported because 1999 CBECS does not estimate energy consumption for space heating, space cooling, and ventilation. 2 Estimates adjusted to match the 1995 and 1999 CBECS definition of target population. More information available online: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cbecs/comparesampdesign.html 3 Laboratory buildings are included in the "Other" category. Q = Data withheld because the Relative Standard Error was greater than 50 percent or fewer than 20 buildings were sampled. Sources: Energy Information Administration (EIA), Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Surveys, 1992, 1995, and EIA, "Annual Energy Review," 2003; Tables 1.10 and 1.19. Available online: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/txt/ptb0110.html, and http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/txt/ptb0109.html For specific questions about�the "Commercial Buildings Sector Energy Intensity Tables" please contact: Behjat Hojjati behjat.hojjati@eia.doe.gov Phone: 202-586-1068 Fax:�202-586-0018 For specific questions about the "Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey" and energy data, please contact: Joelle Michaels Survey Manager joelle.michaels@eia.doe.gov Phone: 202-586-8952 Fax:�202-586-0018 Release Date:�December 2004� InsertFooter();

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U.S. Commercial Buildings Energy Intensity

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Table 6b. U.S. Commercial Buildings Energy Intensity Using Weather-Adjusted Site Energy ¹ by Census Region and Principal Building Activity, 1992-1995 (Thousand Btu per Square Foot)
Principal Building Activity and Census Region	Survey Years
	1992²	1995
U.S. Total	81	89
Education	76	78
Food Sales	183	211
Food Service	215	242
Health Care	233	237
Lodging	161	126
Mercantile and Service	71	74
Office	99	95
Public Assembly	69	111
Public Order and Safety	110	95
Religious Worship	29	36
Warehouse and Storage	41	37
Other ³	152	167
Vacant	27	21

Total Northeast	84	86
Education	87	82
Food Sales	Q	Q
Food Service	138	Q
Health Care	228	275
Lodging	166	176
Mercantile and Service	64	60
Office	89	85
Public Assembly	75	106
Public Order and Safety	117	92
Religious Worship	35	42
Warehouse and Storage	49	46
Other ³	129	Q
Vacant	Q	11

Total Midwest	94	100
Education	85	83
Food Sales	200	Q
Food Service	236	168
Health Care	303	299
Lodging	158	146
Mercantile and Service	79	96
Office	113	106
Public Assembly	87	107
Public Order and Safety	Q	95
Religious Worship	35	49
Warehouse and Storage	61	49
Other ³	Q	Q
Vacant	38	Q

Total South	73	79
Education	60	61
Food Sales	175	195
Food Service	218	296
Health Care	229	208
Lodging	145	111
Mercantile and Service	72	71
Office	108	86
Public Assembly	53	84
Public Order and Safety	95	80
Religious Worship	25	23
Warehouse and Storage	31	32
Other ³	Q	192
Vacant	16	15

Total West	78	94
Education	75	90
Food Sales	201	151
Food Service	332	254
Health Care	134	203
Lodging	186	110
Mercantile and Service	69	68
Office	81	106
Public Assembly	90	Q
Public Order and Safety	Q	Q
Religious Worship	24	40
Warehouse and Storage	29	25
Other ³	122	Q
Vacant	36	26
¹ Sum of major fuels. Weather-adjusted energy consumption for 1999 and 2003 is not reported because 1999 and 2003 CBECS do not estimate energy consumption for space heating, space cooling, and ventilation. Normals are based on calculations of data from 1971 through 2000. To aggregate Census division degree-days to Census regions, each division value is weighted by its percentage of the total Census region population. ² Estimates adjusted to match the 1995 and 1999 CBECS definition of target population. More information available online: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cbecs/comparesampdesign.html ³ Laboratory buildings are included in the "Other" category. Q = Data withheld because the Relative Standard Error was greater than 50 percent or fewer than 20 buildings were sampled. Sources: Energy Information Administration (EIA), Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Surveys, 1992, 1995, and EIA, "Annual Energy Review," 2005; Tables 1.10 and 1.19. Available online: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/txt/ptb0110.html, and http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/aer/txt/ptb0109.html

For questions about the "Commercial Buildings Energy Intensity Tables," please contact:

Behjat Hojjati
Program Manager
behjat.hojjati@eia.doe.gov
Phone: 202-586-1068
Fax: 202-586-0018

For questions about the "Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey" and energy data, please contact:

Joelle Michaels
Survey Manager
joelle.michaels@eia.doe.gov
Phone: 202-586-89528
Fax: 202-586-0018