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Buildings, Size and Age Data by Equipment Types for Education Buildings
Number of Buildings (thousand)
Percent of Buildings
Floorspace (million square feet)
Percent of Floorspace
Square Feet per Building (thousand)
Median Age of Building (years)
 
All Education Buildings
327
100
8,651
100
26.4
35.5
 
Heating Equipment (more than one may apply)
Heat Pumps
47
14
1,184
14
25.0
40.5
Furnaces
48
15
1,040
12
21.7
34.5
Individual Space Heaters
46
14
1,869
22
41.0
40.5
District Heat
30
9
1,086
13
35.8
23.5
Boilers
106
32
5,048
58
47.5
41.5
Packaged Heating Units
139
42
2,710
31
19.5
29.5
Other
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Main Heating Equipment
Heat Pumps
30
9
495
6
16.3
39.5
Furnaces
39
12
547
6
14.0
30.5
Individual Space Heaters
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
32.5
District Heat
26
8
1,032
12
39.7
29.5
Boilers
99
30
4,601
53
46.7
42.5
Packaged Heating Units
111
34
1,572
18
14.1
29.5
Other
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Cooling Equipment (more than one may apply)
Residential-Type Central Air Conditioners
23
7
625
7
27.4
25.5
Heat Pumps
39
12
1,220
14
31.5
34.5
Individual Air Conditioners
79
24
2,974
34
37.7
42.5
District Chilled Water
Q
Q
676
8
35.3
21.5
Central Chillers
31
10
2,108
24
67.0
34.5
Packaged Air Conditioning Units
164
50
4,331
50
26.3
30.5
Swamp Coolers
Q
Q
508
6
56.0
29.5
Other
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Main Cooling Equipment
Residential Type A/C Units
Q
Q
321
4
17.8
25.5
Heat Pumps
25
8
502
6
19.7
30.5
Individual Air Conditioners
47
14
1,540
18
33.0
46.5
District Chilled Water
Q
Q
614
7
33.8
21.5
Central Chillers
29
9
1,881
22
64.0
33.5
Packaged A/C Units
127
39
2,812
33
22.1
31.5
Swamp Coolers
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Other
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Main Equipment Replaced Since 1995 (more than one may apply)
Heating
60
18
1,541
18
25.5
35.5
Cooling
81
25
2,663
31
32.9
40.5
 
Lighting Equipment Types (more than one may apply)
Incandescent
120
37
5,027
58
41.8
40.5
Standard Fluorescent
309
94
8,325
96
26.9
35.5
Compact Fluorescent
56
17
2,746
32
49.3
32.5
High Intensity Discharge
49
15
3,761
43
76.9
30.5
Halogen
34
10
2,302
27
68.2
39.5
Other
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Water Heating Equipment
Centralized System
141
43
5,049
58
35.8
35.5
Distributed System
55
17
1,088
13
19.8
42.5
Combination of Centralized and Distributed System
45
14
1,922
22
43.0
36.5
 
Commercial Refrigeration Equipment (more than one may apply)
Any Equipment
84
26
5,423
63
64.6
39.5
Walk-In Units
51
15
4,199
49
82.9
34.5
Cases or Cabinets
66
20
4,330
50
65.5
40.5
None
243
74
3,227
37
13.3
32.5
 
Personal Computers
None
45
14
215
2
4.7
35.5
1 to 4
65
20
698
8
10.7
29.5
5 to 9
45
14
433
5
9.6
31.5
10 to 19
54
16
659
8
12.2
25.5
20 to 49
49
15
1,305
15
26.4
40.5
50 to 99
36
11
1,778
21
49.6
37.5
100 to 249
25
8
1,977
23
80.0
34.5
250 or More
8
2
1,586
18
200.7
34.5
 
Photocopiers
None
158
48
1,330
15
8.4
34.5
One
67
20
1,476
17
22.1
39.5
2 to 4
85
26
3,603
42
42.6
37.5
5 to 9
14
4
1,326
15
94.4
36.5
10 or More
4
1
916
11
213.1
34.5
 
Other Electronic Equipment (more than one may apply)
Laser Printers
157
48
6,736
78
43.0
36.5
FAX Machines
170
52
7,405
86
43.5
37.5
 
Energy-Related Space Functions (more than one may apply)
Commercial Food Preparation
94
29
5,525
64
58.5
40.5
Activities with Large Amounts of Hot Water
81
25
4,628
53
57.5
39.5
Q=Data withheld because the Relative Standard Error (RSE) was greater than 50 percent, or fewer than 20 buildings were sampled.
Source: Energy Information Administration, 1999 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey.

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