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Buildings, Size and Age Data by Equipment Types for Service 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 Service Buildings
478
100
3,388
100
7.1
31.5
 
Heating Equipment (more than one may apply)
Heat Pumps
37
8
381
11
10.4
23.5
Furnaces
189
40
1,129
33
6.0
29.5
Individual Space Heaters
122
26
1,165
34
9.6
23.5
District Heat
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Boilers
33
7
532
16
16.1
46.5
Packaged Heating Units
112
24
1,184
35
10.5
24.5
Other
29
6
224
7
7.8
38.5
 
Main Heating Equipment
Heat Pumps
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Furnaces
160
33
799
24
5.0
35.5
Individual Space Heaters
108
23
694
20
6.4
23.5
District Heat
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Boilers
23
5
420
12
18.5
46.5
Packaged Heating Units
85
18
689
20
8.1
29.5
Other
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Cooling Equipment (more than one may apply)
Residential-Type Central Air Conditioners
70
15
491
14
7.0
35.5
Heat Pumps
33
7
399
12
12.0
24.5
Individual Air Conditioners
70
15
716
21
10.2
29.5
District Chilled Water
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Central Chillers
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Packaged Air Conditioning Units
139
29
1,575
46
11.3
30.5
Swamp Coolers
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Other
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Main Cooling Equipment
Residential Type A/C Units
68
14
390
12
5.7
35.5
Heat Pumps
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Individual Air Conditioners
47
10
209
6
4.5
41.5
District Chilled Water
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Central Chillers
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Packaged A/C Units
130
27
1,222
36
9.4
30.5
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
130
27
787
23
6.1
29.5
Cooling
63
13
610
18
9.6
24.5
 
Lighting Equipment Types (more than one may apply)
Incandescent
163
34
1,276
38
7.8
36.5
Standard Fluorescent
436
91
3,218
95
7.4
29.5
Compact Fluorescent
37
8
299
9
8.1
34.5
High Intensity Discharge
82
17
1,163
34
14.2
25.5
Halogen
54
11
384
11
7.1
36.5
Other
N
N
N
N
N
N
 
Water Heating Equipment
Centralized System
226
47
1,742
51
7.7
31.5
Distributed System
51
11
429
13
8.3
29.5
Combination of Centralized and Distributed System
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
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
468
98
3,066
90
6.6
31.5
 
Personal Computers
None
203
42
653
19
3.2
37.5
1 to 4
204
43
1,251
37
6.1
35.5
5 to 9
34
7
401
12
11.9
21.5
10 to 19
28
6
407
12
14.3
31.5
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
371
78
1,779
53
4.8
34.5
One
88
18
742
22
8.5
25.5
2 to 4
17
4
486
14
27.9
19.5
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
134
28
1,820
54
13.6
27.5
FAX Machines
268
56
2,633
78
9.8
28.5
 
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
61
13
578
17
9.4
35.5
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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