| |
1992 |
1995 |
1999 |
2003 |
| Principal
Building Activity: Collection |
Interviewer
observation, then confirmed with respondent |
Same
as 1992 |
Asked
of respondents only; specific building types were collected within
major categories |
Same
as 1999 |
| Principal
Building Activity: Categories |
Vacant;
Office/Professional;
Shopping center/ Mall/Retail/Service;
Laboratory;
Non-refrigerated warehouse or storage;
Food sales;
Public order and safety;
Outpatient health services/ Clinic;
Industrial
processing and manufacturing;
Agricultural purposes;
Refrigerated warehouse or storage;
Religious worship;
Public assembly; Education;
Food services;
Hospital/Inpatient health services;
Skilled nursing/Other residential care;
Hotel/Motel/Dorm;
Residential;
Indoor enclosed parking garage;
Other |
Same
as 1992
EXCEPT
these activities broken out into separate categories:
Enclosed shopping mall; Strip shopping center; Retail other than
mall; Service |
Fewer
initial general categories, but ultimately same as 1995 after
specific building type questions asked |
Same
as 1999
AND
Data center/Computer "server farm" |
| Out
of Scope Activities |
Industrial;
Agricultural; Residential |
Same
as 1992
AND
Indoor parking garages |
Same
as 1995 |
Same
as 1995 |
| Floorspace |
Actual
square footage or square footage categories:
1,001 to 5,000; 5,001 to 10,000;
10,001 to 25,000;
25,001 to 50,000;
50,001 to 100,000; 100,001 to 200,000; 200,001 to
500,000; Over 500,000 |
Same
as 1992 |
Same
as 1992 |
Same
as 1992 |
| Year
Constructed |
Actual
year constructed or year constructed categories:
1899 or before;
1900-1919;
1920-1945;
1946-1959;
1960-1969;
1970-1979;
1980-1989;
1990-1992 |
Actual
year constructed or year constructed categories:
1899 or before;
1900-1919;
1920-1945;
1946-1959;
1960-1969;
1970-1979;
1980-1989;
1990-1992;
1993-1995 |
Actual
year constructed or year constructed categories:
1919 or before;
1920-1945;
1946-1959;
1960-1969;
1970-1979;
1980-1989;
1990-1995;
1996-1999 |
Actual
year constructed or year constructed categories:
1919 or before;
1920-1945;
1946-1959;
1960-1969;
1970-1979;
1980-1989;
1990-1999;
2000-2003 |
| Ownership/
Occupancy |
Building
owned by/occupied by (asked once for owned and again for occupied):
Federal government; State government; Local government;
Privately-owned utility Company;
Religious organization;
Private or non-profit organization |
Building
owned by:
Federal government;
State government;
Local government |
Same
as 1995 |
Building
owned by: Federal government; State government; Local government;
Property management company; Other corporation, partnership,
or LLC; Religious organization; Other non-profit organization;
Privately-owned school; Individual owner; Other
|
| |
Number
of businesses or organizations that occupy the building |
Same
as 1992 |
Same
as 1992 |
Same
as 1992 |
| |
Whether
the occupant is (or the occupants include) the owner or owner's
representative |
Whether
one of the occupants is the building owner or owner's representative |
Whether
the occupant (or one of the occupants) owns the building, and
if not, whether the owner employs anyone who works on-site |
Whether
this owner occupies any space in building |
| Hours
of Operation |
Number
of normal operating hours for each day of the week (or, for each
day, whether the building is open 24 hours, is not open, or the
hours vary)
OR
Hours vary by season |
Open
24 hours a day
OR
If the hours do not vary, the opening and closing
times for weekdays, Saturday, and Sunday |
Open
24 hours a day
OR
Whether building is open Monday through Friday,
open some of the days, or not open on weekdays; and Whether it
is normally open on weekends |
Same
as 1999 |
| |
Total
operating hours per week (actual number or category) |
Same
as 1992 |
Same
as 1992 |
Same
as 1992 |
| Number
of Employees |
Number
of main shift workers (actual number or category) |
Same
as 1992 |
Same
as 1992 |
Same
as 1992 |
| |
Total
workers across all shifts (actual number of category) |
Not
collected |
Not
collected |
Not
collected |
| Predominant
Exterior Wall Material Categories |
Masonry;
Siding or shingles; Metal panels;
Concrete panels;
Window glass;
Decorative glass;
Other |
Same
as 1992 AND
No one major type |
Not
collected |
Brick,
stone or stucco; Concrete panels; Concrete (block or poured);
Siding or shingles; Metal panels; Window glass; Decorative glass;
Other; No one major type |
| Predominant
Roof Material Categories |
Built-up;
Wood shingles;
Shingles (not wood); Metal surfacing;
Synthetic or rubber; Slate or tile;
Concrete;
Other |
Same
as 1992 AND
No one major type |
Not
collected |
Same
as 1995 |
| Building
Footprint |
Square;
Rectangle;
Rectangle or Square with courtyard;
H-Shaped;
U-Shaped;
E-Shaped;
T-Shaped;
L- or Right angle- shaped;
Cross-shaped;
Other |
Not
collected |
Not
collected |
Same
as 1992 EXCEPT Rectangle broken out into Wide rectangle or Narrow
rectangle |
| |
Length
and width of building |
Not
collected |
Not
collected |
Not
collected |
| Exterior
glass |
Percentage
of exterior wall surface that is glass |
Not
collected |
Not
collected |
Range
describing percent of exterior wall surface that is glass: 10
percent or less; 11 to 25 percent; 26 to 50 percent; 51 to 75
percent; 76 to 100 percent
AND
Whether amount of glass is same for all sides of building and,
if not, whether the sides receiving direct sunlight have more
or less glass area than the sides that do not receive direct sunlight |
| Floors |
Actual
number of floors in tallest section of building (including basements
and parking levels) |
Same
as 1992 |
Same
as 1992 |
Same
as 1992 |
| Elevators
and Escalators |
Not
collected |
Not
collected |
Not
collected |
Presence
and number of each |
| Renovations |
Not
collected |
Not
collected |
Not
collected |
For
buildings constructed before 1980, whether any portion of building
had undergone major renovations since 1980, and which types: Addition
or annex; Reduction of floorspace; Cosmetic improvements; Exterior
replacement; Interior wall re-configuration; HVAC upgrade; Lighting
upgrade; Window replacement; Plumbing upgrade; Insulation upgrade |
| Space
Usage |
Commercial
food preparation;
Computer room; Activities requiring special ventilation equipment;
Activities requiring large amounts of hot water |
Same
as 1992 EXCEPT
did not ask about rooms requiring special ventilation equipment |
Same
as 1995 EXCEPT
did not ask about computer room |
Same
as 1995 |
| Multibuilding
Facility |
Whether
building is on multibuilding facility |
Same
as 1992 |
Same
as 1992 |
Same
as 1992 |
| |
Presence
of central physical plant that produces:
District hot water; District steam; District chilled
water;
Electricity |
Same
as 1992 |
Same
as 1992 |
Same
as 1992 |
| |
Primary
business, commerce or function of multibuilding facility:
Primary or secondary school; College, university or junior college;
Other school; Shopping center/Mall; Automotive sales and service;
Other retail sales and service; Office; Warehouse; Industrial/
Manufacturing; Hospital or other health service; Religious activities;
Hotel/Motel; Amusement or recreation; Transportation; Residential;
Agricultural; Other |
Primary
business, commerce or function of multibuilding facility:
Primary or secondary school; College, university or junior college;
Other school; Hospital or other health care; Manufacturing industrial;
Other industrial; Transportation; Post office; Prison; Other government;
Other |
Primary
business, commerce or function of multibuilding facility:
Primary or secondary school; College, university or junior college;
Other school; Office; Retail; Religious; Hospital or other health
care; Post office; Other goverment; Manufacturing industrial;
Other industrial; Transportation; Other |
Same
as 1999
AND
Lodging or resort |
| |
Not
collected |
Not
collected |
Whether
campus or complex is owned by the Federal goverment |
Same
as 1999 |
