Commercial Buildings Historical Publications reports, data and building questionnaires

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Commercial Buildings reports, data tables and questionnaires

Released: May 2008

The Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) is a periodic sample survey about energy consumption, expenditures and related characteristics of U.S. commercial buildings. Links to previously published documents are provided below. Beginning in 1999, reports were only issued electronically. Additional electronic releases are available on the CBECS homepage.

Commercial buildings include all buildings in which at least half of the floorspace is used for a purpose that is not residential, industrial, or agricultural, so they include building types that might not traditionally be considered "commercial," such as schools, correctional institutions, and buildings used for religious worship.

Over the years, shorter reports were also issued on specialized issues related to CBECS. These are found below under “Other Related Reports.”

Survey Years
Building Characteristics		1979	1983	1986	1989	1992
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Consumption & Expenditures		1979	1983	1986	1989	1992
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Building Characteristics/Consumption & Expenditures 1995

Other Related Reports
User-Needs Study for the 1992 CBECS (1992)
Lighting in Commercial Buildings (1992)
Assessment of Energy Use in Multibuilding Facilities (1993)
Federal Buildings Supplemental Survey (1993)
Energy End-Use Intensities in Commercial Buildings (1994)
Buildings and Energy in the 1980's (1995)
Questionnaires (data collection forms)	1986	1989	1992	1995	1999	2003

Contacts

Specific questions on this product may be directed to:: Joelle Michaels; Joelle.Michaels@eia.doe.gov; Program Manager; Phone: (202) 586-8952; FAX: (202) 586-0018