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Buildings, Size and Age Data by Equipment Types for Other 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 Other Buildings
102
100
1,222
100
12.0
30.5
 
Heating Equipment (more than one may apply)
Heat Pumps
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Furnaces
40
39
309
25
7.8
37.5
Individual Space Heaters
29
28
257
21
9.0
39.5
District Heat
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Boilers
6
6
247
20
41.0
69.5
Packaged Heating Units
24
24
383
31
15.7
7.5
Other
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Main Heating Equipment
Heat Pumps
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Furnaces
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Individual Space Heaters
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
District Heat
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Boilers
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Packaged Heating Units
22
22
325
27
14.7
7.5
Other
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Cooling Equipment (more than one may apply)
Residential-Type Central Air Conditioners
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
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Central Chillers
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Packaged Air Conditioning Units
28
27
482
39
17.4
10.5
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
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Central Chillers
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Packaged A/C Units
26
26
378
31
14.3
8.5
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
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Cooling
26
25
303
25
11.7
37.5
 
Lighting Equipment Types (more than one may apply)
Incandescent
32
32
644
53
20.0
34.5
Standard Fluorescent
84
82
1,142
93
13.6
31.5
Compact Fluorescent
Q
Q
300
25
Q
6.5
High Intensity Discharge
5
5
382
31
70.5
15.5
Halogen
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Other
N
N
N
N
N
N
 
Water Heating Equipment
Centralized System
53
52
674
55
12.8
30.5
Distributed System
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Combination of Centralized and Distributed System
3
3
171
14
55.9
28.5
 
Commercial Refrigeration Equipment (more than one may apply)
Any Equipment
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Walk-In Units
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Cases or Cabinets
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
None
99
98
957
78
9.6
31.5
 
Personal Computers
None
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
1 to 4
34
33
217
18
6.4
37.5
5 to 9
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
10 to 19
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
20 to 49
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
50 to 99
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
100 to 249
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
250 or More
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Photocopiers
None
60
59
329
27
5.5
30.5
One
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
2 to 4
4
4
125
10
31.3
32.5
5 to 9
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
10 or More
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Other Electronic Equipment (more than one may apply)
Laser Printers
59
58
978
80
16.6
29.5
FAX Machines
66
65
1,044
85
15.9
29.5
 
Energy-Related Space Functions (more than one may apply)
Commercial Food Preparation
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Activities with Large Amounts of Hot Water
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q=Data withheld because the Relative Standard Error (RSE) was greater than 50 percent, or fewer than 20 buildings were sampled; N=No cases in responding sample.
Source: Energy Information Administration, 1999 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey.

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