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Buildings, Size and Age Data by Equipment Types for Health Care 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 Health Care Buildings
127
100
2,918
100
22.9
23.5
 
Heating Equipment (more than one may apply)
Heat Pumps
26
20
648
22
25.1
20.5
Furnaces
53
42
368
13
7.0
39.5
Individual Space Heaters
8
7
676
23
81.3
41.5
District Heat
3
3
736
25
215.2
29.5
Boilers
16
13
1,494
51
92.3
36.5
Packaged Heating Units
39
31
1,159
40
29.9
20.5
Other
Q
Q
335
11
46.3
29.5
 
Main Heating Equipment
Heat Pumps
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Furnaces
51
40
226
8
4.4
39.5
Individual Space Heaters
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
District Heat
3
3
713
24
211.5
29.5
Boilers
15
12
1,344
46
90.7
36.5
Packaged Heating Units
36
28
396
14
11.1
15.5
Other
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Cooling Equipment (more than one may apply)
Residential-Type Central Air Conditioners
Q
Q
572
20
26.2
29.5
Heat Pumps
29
23
684
23
23.6
29.5
Individual Air Conditioners
15
12
696
24
46.5
30.5
District Chilled Water
2
2
433
15
200.5
30.5
Central Chillers
9
7
1,609
55
174.8
23.5
Packaged Air Conditioning Units
77
60
1,783
61
23.2
22.5
Swamp Coolers
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Other
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Main Cooling Equipment
Residential Type A/C Units
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Heat Pumps
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Individual Air Conditioners
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
District Chilled Water
2
2
376
13
186.6
28.5
Central Chillers
8
6
1,387
48
170.3
21.5
Packaged A/C Units
73
57
695
24
9.6
21.5
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
32
25
394
13
12.4
22.5
Cooling
39
31
748
26
19.3
30.5
 
Lighting Equipment Types (more than one may apply)
Incandescent
83
66
2,246
77
26.9
25.5
Standard Fluorescent
126
99
2,881
99
22.8
23.5
Compact Fluorescent
20
16
1,712
59
84.2
21.5
High Intensity Discharge
8
6
943
32
119.0
36.5
Halogen
34
27
1,350
46
39.4
41.5
Other
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Water Heating Equipment
Centralized System
103
81
1,755
60
17.0
22.5
Distributed System
Q
Q
363
12
20.2
29.5
Combination of Centralized and Distributed System
6
4
785
27
140.9
24.5
 
Commercial Refrigeration Equipment (more than one may apply)
Any Equipment
12
9
1,931
66
164.0
34.5
Walk-In Units
7
5
1,749
60
258.5
27.5
Cases or Cabinets
10
8
1,745
60
166.4
34.5
None
115
91
986
34
8.5
22.5
 
Personal Computers
None
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
1 to 4
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
5 to 9
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
10 to 19
17
14
210
7
12.1
29.5
20 to 49
Q
Q
352
12
26.7
30.5
50 to 99
5
4
286
10
59.4
20.5
100 to 249
4
3
529
18
122.3
15.5
250 or More
3
2
1,211
42
483.3
27.5
 
Photocopiers
None
41
33
263
9
6.3
43.5
One
52
41
339
12
6.5
22.5
2 to 4
20
16
392
13
19.6
19.5
5 to 9
6
5
360
12
59.8
21.5
10 or More
8
6
1,564
54
206.2
19.5
 
Other Electronic Equipment (more than one may apply)
Laser Printers
105
82
2,684
92
25.6
22.5
FAX Machines
115
91
2,881
99
25.0
22.5
Medical Diagnostic Equipment
86
67
2,493
85
29.1
22.5
 
Energy-Related Space Functions (more than one may apply)
Commercial Food Preparation
11
8
1,788
61
168.3
36.5
Activities with Large Amounts of Hot Water
29
23
1,899
65
64.6
21.5
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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