Released: June 2006
Next CBECS will be conducted in 2007

Table B42. Water Heating Equipment, Number of Buildings and Floorspace for Non-Mall Buildings, 2003
  Number of Buildings (thousand) Total Floorspace (million square feet)
All
Build-
ings*
Build-
ings
with
Water Heating
Type of Water Heating Equipment All
Build-
ings*
Build-
ings
with
Water Heating
Type of Water Heating Equipment
Central-
ized
System
Distrib-
uted
System
Combin-
ation
Central-
ized and
Distrib-
uted
Systems
Central-
ized
System
Distrib-
uted
System
Combin-
ation
Central-
ized and
Distrib-
uted
Systems
All Buildings* ............................... 4,645 3,472 2,513 785 175 64,783 56,478 34,671 11,540 10,267
Building Floorspace
(Square Feet)
1,001 to 5,000 ................................ 2,552 1,715 1,267 418 Q 6,789 4,759 3,452 1,206 Q
5,001 to 10,000 .............................. 889 725 557 150 Q 6,585 5,348 4,154 1,057 Q
10,001 to 25,000 ............................ 738 607 429 133 44 11,535 9,562 6,649 2,205 708
25,001 to 50,000 ............................ 241 217 144 43 31 8,668 7,734 5,130 1,524 1,081
50,001 to 100,000 .......................... 129 119 70 27 22 9,057 8,412 5,020 1,853 1,538
100,001 to 200,000 ........................ 65 60 31 11 18 9,064 8,300 4,214 1,702 2,384
200,001 to 500,000 ........................ 25 23 13 3 7 7,176 6,680 3,584 900 2,196
Over 500,000 ................................. 7 6 3 1 2 5,908 5,683 2,469 1,093 2,121
Principal Building Activity
Education ....................................... 386 298 184 81 34 9,874 9,481 5,343 1,766 2,372
Food Sales ..................................... 226 186 148 Q Q 1,255 1,130 844 Q Q
Food Service ................................. 297 297 237 46 Q 1,654 1,654 1,291 226 Q
Health Care .................................... 129 127 103 14 9 3,163 3,160 2,001 247 912
  Inpatient ....................................... 8 8 4 Q 3 1,905 1,905 1,041 Q 755
  Outpatient .................................... 121 119 100 Q Q 1,258 1,255 960 Q Q
Lodging .......................................... 142 142 110 16 16 5,096 5,096 3,660 302 1,135
Retail (Other Than Mall).................. 443 314 227 77 Q 4,317 3,459 2,240 902 Q
Office ............................................. 824 733 533 166 34 12,208 11,804 6,899 2,237 2,667
Public Assembly ............................ 277 227 165 54 7 3,939 3,632 2,380 932 320
Public Order and Safety ................ 71 70 59 Q Q 1,090 957 663 Q Q
Religious Worship .......................... 370 315 221 78 16 3,754 3,512 2,352 835 325
Service .......................................... 622 418 281 126 Q 4,050 3,320 1,989 1,025 Q
Warehouse and Storage ............... 597 243 167 68 7 10,078 6,624 3,366 2,359 900
Other .............................................. 79 55 36 Q 6 1,738 1,630 908 Q 494
Vacant ........................................... 182 47 39 Q Q 2,567 1,020 734 Q Q
Year Constructed
Before 1920 ................................... 330 266 193 65 8 3,769 3,353 2,102 810 442
1920 to 1945 .................................. 527 367 255 89 23 6,871 5,292 3,251 1,130 912
1946 to 1959 .................................. 562 416 302 93 20 7,045 5,924 3,536 1,282 1,106
1960 to 1969 .................................. 579 444 317 106 21 8,101 7,202 4,446 1,604 1,152
1970 to 1979 .................................. 731 582 446 109 27 10,772 9,787 6,608 1,383 1,796
1980 to 1989 .................................. 707 531 389 120 22 10,332 9,420 5,489 1,883 2,048
1990 to 1999 .................................. 876 642 446 155 41 12,360 10,816 6,203 2,677 1,937
2000 to 2003 .................................. 334 224 165 48 12 5,533 4,683 3,037 771 875
Census Region and Division
Northeast ....................................... 726 600 480 97 22 12,905 11,789 7,770 2,325 1,695
  New England ............................... 233 188 154 29 5 2,964 2,724 1,839 Q 375
  Middle Atlantic .............................. 493 411 326 68 18 9,941 9,065 5,930 1,815 1,319
Midwest ......................................... 1,266 987 698 241 48 17,080 14,928 9,724 2,670 2,534
  East North Central ........................ 696 572 389 159 25 11,595 10,208 6,695 1,750 1,763
  West North Central ...................... 571 415 310 82 23 5,485 4,720 3,029 920 771
South ............................................. 1,775 1,217 854 304 60 23,489 19,913 11,537 4,564 3,812
  South Atlantic .............................. 874 643 455 153 35 12,258 10,714 5,649 2,432 2,633
  East South Central ....................... 348 227 174 38 14 3,393 2,858 1,890 469 499
  West South Central ...................... 553 347 224 113 10 7,837 6,341 3,998 1,664 679
West .............................................. 878 668 480 143 45 11,310 9,848 5,640 1,981 2,227
  Mountain ...................................... 299 256 189 46 21 3,675 3,422 1,928 566 928
  Pacific .......................................... 580 413 291 97 24 7,635 6,426 3,712 1,415 1,299
Climate Zone: 30-Year Average
Under 2,000 CDD and --
  More than 7,000 HDD ................... 855 683 543 107 34 10,622 9,474 6,315 1,468 1,691
  5,500-7,000 HDD ......................... 1,173 926 647 225 54 17,335 15,160 9,553 2,954 2,654
  4,000-5,499 HDD ......................... 673 554 405 121 28 11,504 10,785 6,774 2,015 1,996
  Fewer than 4,000 HDD ................ 1,276 883 635 208 40 15,739 13,192 7,444 3,009 2,739
2,000 CDD or More and --
  Fewer than 4,000 HDD ................ 669 426 284 125 18 9,584 7,867 4,585 2,094 1,187
Number of Floors
One ................................................ 3,136 2,134 1,542 511 81 25,981 20,164 13,206 4,825 2,134
Two ............................................... 1,031 899 645 210 44 16,270 14,914 8,809 3,882 2,224
Three ............................................. 339 304 228 52 24 7,501 6,915 4,353 1,268 1,294
Four to Nine ................................... 128 124 92 11 21 10,085 9,688 5,826 1,111 2,751
Ten or More ................................... 12 11 6 1 4 4,947 4,796 2,477 454 1,865
Number of Workers (main shift)
Fewer than 5 ................................. 2,653 1,653 1,204 420 29 15,492 9,525 6,885 2,417 224
5 to 9 .............................................. 778 675 509 137 29 6,166 5,393 4,019 1,095 279
10 to 19 .......................................... 563 514 390 103 21 7,803 7,182 5,224 1,391 567
20 to 49 .......................................... 398 384 265 78 41 10,989 10,480 6,210 2,827 1,442
50 to 99 .......................................... 147 142 89 29 24 7,934 7,688 4,468 1,408 1,812
100 to 249 ...................................... 77 75 43 14 18 6,871 6,815 3,679 1,090 2,046
250 or More ................................... 30 30 13 3 13 9,528 9,395 4,186 1,312 3,897
Weekly Operating Hours
Fewer than 40 ............................... 1,002 580 421 148 11 6,863 4,305 2,952 1,144 209
40 to 48 .......................................... 1,117 856 583 247 26 11,622 9,989 5,995 2,945 1,050
49 to 60 .......................................... 1,062 845 585 200 60 15,723 13,564 7,404 3,538 2,622
61 to 84 .......................................... 591 506 397 80 29 10,334 9,477 6,321 1,416 1,740
85 to 167 ........................................ 400 330 259 52 19 7,092 6,635 4,288 1,173 1,174
Open Continuously ........................ 475 356 268 58 30 13,149 12,508 7,712 1,324 3,473
Multibuilding Facility
Not Part of a Multibuilding
 Facility ........................................... 3,169 2,505 1,882 517 107 40,048 35,302 22,726 6,725 5,851
College or University ...................... 83 64 45 10 9 3,480 3,372 2,303 410 659
Primary or Secondary School ........ 254 169 92 58 18 3,947 3,607 1,898 1,001 707
Office Complex .............................. 111 101 67 23 11 2,712 2,541 1,177 554 809
Retail Complex ............................... 151 87 64 Q Q 1,238 855 483 Q Q
Religious Campus or Complex ....... 195 169 126 33 Q 2,347 2,206 1,562 406 Q
Health Care Complex ..................... 39 37 27 Q 6 2,303 2,294 1,252 Q 843
Lodging or Resort Complex ........... 61 60 50 Q Q 912 909 652 Q Q
Government Complex .................... 87 60 40 17 Q 2,014 1,348 807 408 Q
Other .............................................. 496 222 119 96 6 5,783 4,044 1,810 1,526 708
Energy Sources (more than
one may apply)
Electricity ....................................... 4,404 3,470 2,511 785 175 63,307 56,463 34,656 11,540 10,267
Natural Gas .................................... 2,391 2,126 1,560 438 128 43,468 41,134 25,353 7,559 8,222
Fuel Oil ........................................... 451 376 290 61 26 15,157 14,560 8,411 2,183 3,965
District Heat ................................... 67 61 43 5 12 5,443 4,631 2,671 483 1,477
District Chilled Water ...................... 33 31 19 4 8 2,853 2,655 1,518 429 709
Propane ......................................... 502 428 321 86 20 7,076 6,292 3,626 1,413 1,253
Other .............................................. 132 95 67 25 Q 1,401 1,306 849 242 Q
Water-Heating Energy Sources
(more than one may apply)
Electricity ....................................... 1,910 1,910 1,265 550 94 27,490 27,490 14,245 7,842 5,404
Natural Gas .................................... 1,445 1,445 1,103 240 102 28,820 28,820 17,917 4,435 6,468
Fuel Oil ........................................... 94 94 91 Q 2 1,880 1,880 1,591 Q 248
District Heat ................................... 27 27 22 Q 3 3,088 3,088 2,073 Q 859
Propane ......................................... 128 128 98 Q Q 1,422 1,422 973 Q Q
Energy End Uses (more than
one may apply)
Buildings with Space Heating ........ 3,982 3,337 2,423 743 171 60,028 55,154 33,965 11,021 10,167
Buildings with Cooling .................... 3,625 3,112 2,266 675 171 56,940 53,232 32,513 10,654 10,065
Buildings with Water Heating ......... 3,472 3,472 2,513 785 175 56,478 56,478 34,671 11,540 10,267
Buildings with Cooking ................... 801 787 595 122 69 22,237 21,914 12,932 3,163 5,819
Buildings with Manufacturing ........ 119 102 63 27 12 3,138 2,987 1,053 1,065 869
Buildings with Electricity
 Generation .................................... 149 143 105 15 23 12,821 12,612 7,062 1,566 3,984
Energy-Related Space Functions
(more than one may apply)
Commercial Food Preparation ........ 799 785 593 122 69 22,223 21,901 12,919 3,163 5,819
Activities with Large
 Amounts of Hot Water .................. 567 567 415 80 72 19,482 19,482 11,127 2,679 5,676
Separate Computer Area ............... 553 516 348 105 63 26,873 26,129 14,844 4,200 7,085
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.gov/consumption/commercial/.
 * 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.