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Buildings, Size and Age Data by Equipment Types for Religious Worship 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 Religious Worship Buildings
307
100
3,405
100
11.1
38.5
 
Heating Equipment (more than one may apply)
Heat Pumps
17
5
327
10
19.5
27.5
Furnaces
184
60
1,701
50
9.3
41.5
Individual Space Heaters
101
33
1,021
30
10.1
46.5
District Heat
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Boilers
51
17
1,010
30
19.6
68.5
Packaged Heating Units
78
25
1,047
31
13.4
28.5
Other
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Main Heating Equipment
Heat Pumps
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Furnaces
175
57
1,573
46
9.0
43.5
Individual Space Heaters
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
District Heat
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Boilers
36
12
767
23
21.3
50.5
Packaged Heating Units
73
24
895
26
12.2
28.5
Other
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Cooling Equipment (more than one may apply)
Residential-Type Central Air Conditioners
50
16
694
20
13.9
31.5
Heat Pumps
19
6
403
12
21.2
27.5
Individual Air Conditioners
69
22
781
23
11.4
38.5
District Chilled Water
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Central Chillers
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Packaged Air Conditioning Units
123
40
1,630
48
13.3
28.5
Swamp Coolers
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Other
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Main Cooling Equipment
Residential Type A/C Units
45
15
540
16
12.0
31.5
Heat Pumps
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Individual Air Conditioners
26
9
209
6
7.9
45.5
District Chilled Water
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Central Chillers
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Packaged A/C Units
113
37
1,443
42
12.7
28.5
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
62
20
598
18
9.7
49.5
Cooling
48
16
592
17
12.3
35.5
 
Lighting Equipment Types (more than one may apply)
Incandescent
237
77
2,775
82
11.7
38.5
Standard Fluorescent
244
79
3,048
90
12.5
38.5
Compact Fluorescent
30
10
633
19
20.9
38.5
High Intensity Discharge
28
9
490
14
17.4
39.5
Halogen
53
17
965
28
18.3
28.5
Other
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Water Heating Equipment
Centralized System
222
72
2,495
73
11.2
38.5
Distributed System
16
5
266
8
16.9
24.5
Combination of Centralized and Distributed System
14
5
347
10
24.0
14.5
 
Commercial Refrigeration Equipment (more than one may apply)
Any Equipment
21
7
574
17
27.5
42.5
Walk-In Units
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Cases or Cabinets
19
6
427
13
22.6
45.5
None
286
93
2,831
83
9.9
38.5
 
Personal Computers
None
138
45
877
26
6.4
47.5
1 to 4
134
44
1,471
43
11.0
37.5
5 to 9
27
9
700
21
26.0
26.5
10 to 19
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
20 to 49
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
50 to 99
N
N
N
N
N
N
100 to 249
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
250 or More
N
N
N
N
N
N
 
Photocopiers
None
186
61
1,354
40
7.3
46.5
One
88
29
1,276
37
14.5
31.5
2 to 4
34
11
762
22
22.7
9.5
5 to 9
N
N
N
N
N
N
10 or More
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
 
Other Electronic Equipment (more than one may apply)
Laser Printers
86
28
1,688
50
19.5
21.5
FAX Machines
82
27
1,599
47
19.5
24.5
 
Energy-Related Space Functions (more than one may apply)
Commercial Food Preparation
32
10
692
20
21.5
50.5
Activities with Large Amounts of Hot Water
35
11
795
23
22.7
27.5
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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