Table B4. Census Region and Division, Number of Buildings, 1999 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Number of Buildings (thousand) | | |-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | Northeast | Midwest | South | | | | |---------------+---------------+-----------------------| West | | | All | |Middle | East | West | South | East | West |---------------| | |Buildi-| New |Atlant-| North | North |Atlant-| South | South |Mounta-| | | | ngs |England| ic |Central|Central| ic |Central|Central| in |Pacific| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Buildings ................ 4,657 208 479 782 406 748 396 618 315 705 Building Floorspace (Square Feet) 1,001 to 5,000 ............... 2,348 99 206 390 230 368 189 360 155 351 5,001 to 10,000 .............. 1,110 41 128 200 72 194 80 139 80 175 10,001 to 25,000 ............. 708 38 92 122 66 105 87 69 39 91 25,001 to 50,000 ............. 257 14 25 32 17 43 25 25 25 52 50,001 to 100,000 ............ 145 10 16 22 13 24 9 16 12 23 100,001 to 200,000 ........... 59 3 7 11 5 11 4 6 4 8 200,001 to 500,000 ........... 23 1 4 5 2 4 1 2 Q 3 Over 500,000 ................. 7 Q 2 1 1 1 Q 1 Q 1 Principal Building Activity Education .................... 327 8 23 23 18 52 22 48 21 113 Food Sales ................... 174 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Food Service ................. 349 Q Q 78 Q 41 Q 61 Q 65 Health Care .................. 127 Q 11 25 Q 37 Q 21 4 16 - Inpatient .................. 11 Q Q 1 Q 1 Q 2 Q 2 - Outpatient ................. 116 Q Q Q Q 35 Q Q Q 15 Lodging ...................... 153 Q 10 15 12 22 20 12 19 41 Mercantile ................... 667 Q 92 127 55 107 55 95 34 77 - Retail (Other Than Mall) ... 534 Q 78 107 50 77 44 84 29 42 - Enclosed and Strip Malls ... 133 Q 14 19 5 29 Q 12 Q 35 Office ....................... 739 47 55 117 56 163 77 75 43 107 Public Assembly .............. 305 Q 33 50 39 52 36 38 Q 29 Public Order and Safety ...... 72 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Religious Worship ............ 307 Q 29 43 32 23 Q 49 Q 62 Service ...................... 478 Q 53 68 72 72 37 89 18 49 Warehouse and Storage ........ 603 31 53 122 70 114 50 50 37 76 Other ........................ 102 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Vacant ....................... 253 Q Q 75 Q Q Q Q Q Q Year Constructed 1919 or Before ............... 419 35 91 140 32 31 Q 32 Q Q 1920 to 1945 ................. 499 28 37 147 59 58 45 51 35 38 1946 to 1959 ................. 763 24 114 123 51 123 65 102 52 110 1960 to 1969 ................. 665 33 64 97 57 85 38 76 66 149 1970 to 1979 ................. 774 38 39 95 46 117 65 156 45 173 1980 to 1989 ................. 846 34 88 73 92 152 120 136 61 90 1990 to 1999 ................. 690 Q 47 107 68 183 Q 65 36 113 Floors One .......................... 2,879 83 208 384 240 525 259 517 208 455 Two .......................... 1,168 86 143 214 117 159 110 77 74 188 Three ........................ 420 23 85 141 31 36 Q 18 23 41 Four to Nine ................. 178 15 40 42 18 25 Q 4 11 19 Ten or More .................. 11 Q 3 1 Q 3 Q 1 Q 2 Workers (main shift) Fewer than 5 ................. 2,376 81 189 440 228 380 193 397 172 295 5 to 9 ....................... 807 52 111 144 80 92 54 75 48 151 10 to 19 ..................... 683 40 74 90 45 151 68 54 43 117 20 to 49 ..................... 487 18 68 68 27 78 65 61 27 74 50 to 99 ..................... 174 9 21 16 15 26 10 15 14 47 100 to 249 ................... 90 6 10 18 6 15 5 12 7 12 250 or More .................. 39 1 4 5 4 7 2 4 3 9 Weekly Operating Hours 39 or Fewer .................. 978 Q 72 193 93 161 85 135 90 106 40 to 48 ..................... 1,156 45 111 168 112 203 108 174 85 150 49 to 60 ..................... 986 52 82 167 83 164 55 128 54 202 61 to 84 ..................... 664 35 95 123 61 95 44 69 22 121 85 to 167 .................... 474 13 52 80 22 76 60 75 35 61 Open Continuously ............ 398 20 66 51 35 49 45 38 30 65 Ownership and Occupancy Nongovernment Owned .......... 4,135 181 426 752 353 671 360 554 284 555 - Owner Occupied ............. 2,801 123 331 522 225 478 241 363 153 363 - Nonowner Occupied .......... 1,099 56 87 169 87 151 112 168 92 178 - Unoccupied ................. 236 Q Q 61 Q Q Q Q Q Q Government Owned ............. 521 27 52 30 52 77 36 64 31 150 Vacancy Status Completely Vacant ............ 140 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Mostly Vacant ................ 113 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Partially Vacant ............. 697 32 46 124 65 119 54 93 40 125 Not At All Vacant ............ 3,707 165 411 583 325 599 336 501 233 555 Number of Establishments One .......................... 3,528 169 362 570 291 563 328 501 213 532 2 to 5 ....................... 688 22 90 133 58 109 42 80 40 114 6 to 10 ...................... 114 Q 12 11 Q 19 Q 6 6 30 11 to 20 ..................... 48 4 3 3 4 10 Q 4 Q 13 More than 20 ................. 27 Q Q 3 Q 6 Q 3 Q 3 Currently Unoccupied ......... 251 Q Q 61 Q Q Q Q Q Q Energy Sources (more than one may apply) Electricity .................. 4,395 190 449 730 383 711 383 595 275 679 Natural Gas .................. 2,670 45 266 611 263 231 224 365 230 435 Fuel Oil ..................... 434 90 128 28 20 98 12 28 Q Q District Heat ................ 117 2 29 11 Q Q Q 21 9 13 District Chilled Water ....... 50 Q 2 2 Q 3 Q Q Q 7 Propane ...................... 451 62 51 63 46 87 Q 30 Q Q Other ........................ 153 Q 20 23 Q Q Q Q Q Q Energy End Uses (more than one may apply) Buildings with Space Heating . 4,016 170 431 688 361 612 366 524 271 592 Buildings with Cooling ....... 3,560 136 337 563 298 631 353 522 239 481 Buildings with Water Heating . 3,239 151 364 515 261 492 283 404 244 525 Buildings with Cooking ....... 857 36 106 162 59 134 79 101 57 124 Buildings with Manufacturing . 151 Q Q Q Q 30 Q 37 Q 19 Buildings with Electricity Generation .................. 172 8 38 27 13 44 6 14 11 11 Percent of Floorspace Heated Not Heated ................... 641 Q 48 94 Q 136 29 94 44 114 1 to 50 ...................... 576 Q 65 116 35 56 56 70 40 121 51 to 99 ..................... 627 22 59 114 61 119 63 72 39 77 100 .......................... 2,813 130 307 459 266 437 247 383 193 393 Percent of Floorspace Cooled Not Cooled ................... 1,097 71 142 219 108 117 43 96 77 224 1 to 50 ...................... 1,012 65 161 221 109 126 70 93 55 112 51 to 99 ..................... 751 30 49 137 70 140 66 114 69 76 100 .......................... 1,796 41 126 205 119 364 217 315 116 293 Percent Lit When Open Zero ......................... 34 Q Q Q N Q Q Q Q Q 1 to 50 ...................... 835 35 89 200 73 132 56 88 53 110 51 to 99 ..................... 1,228 51 143 201 136 180 75 198 93 152 100 .......................... 2,096 93 198 278 144 331 247 284 118 404 Building Never Open/ Electricity Not Used ........ 464 Q Q 101 53 90 Q 47 50 Q Heating Equipment (more than one may apply) Heat Pumps ................... 492 6 18 10 18 190 104 44 15 86 Furnaces ..................... 1,460 66 156 429 203 115 105 149 116 121 Individual Space Heaters ..... 894 33 86 130 75 132 109 129 81 119 District Heat ................ 96 2 29 8 Q 5 Q 20 5 12 Boilers ...................... 581 80 109 123 52 76 18 29 30 63 Packaged Heating Units ....... 1,347 29 107 129 72 229 149 267 96 270 Other ........................ 185 Q 20 35 Q 17 Q 27 15 34 Cooling Equipment (more than one may apply) Residential-Type Central Air Conditioners ............ 676 Q 63 174 111 79 63 116 29 32 Heat Pumps ................... 485 4 15 8 19 187 99 43 19 91 Individual Air Conditioners .. 799 61 111 147 68 140 89 83 27 74 District Chilled Water ....... 50 Q 2 2 Q 3 Q Q Q 7 Central Chillers ............. 130 5 12 15 10 34 5 18 13 18 Packaged Air Conditioning Units ....................... 1,953 76 189 284 119 318 200 323 142 301 Swamp Coolers ................ 136 Q Q Q Q Q Q Q 73 36 Other ........................ 49 Q Q Q Q 3 Q Q Q Q Main Equipment Replaced Since 1995 (more than one may apply) Heating ...................... 984 Q 98 192 74 164 62 146 54 159 Cooling ...................... 1,085 51 100 183 47 202 90 203 69 139 Building Shell Conservation Features (more than one may apply) Multipaned Windows ........... 2,130 107 235 465 233 331 189 174 131 265 Tinted, Reflective, or Shading Glass ............... 1,283 30 97 168 96 195 114 199 138 245 HVAC Conservation Features (more than one may apply) Variable Air-Volume System ... 550 11 82 94 36 106 26 63 44 89 Economizer Cycle ............. 567 38 80 63 67 55 32 47 57 127 HVAC Maintenance ............. 2,786 149 349 414 260 419 254 327 209 404 Energy Management and Control System (EMCS) ....... 460 17 63 59 47 66 30 42 31 103 Lighting Conservation Features (more than one may apply) Specular Reflectors .......... 843 48 100 107 48 148 60 108 48 175 Electronic Ballasts .......... 2,167 109 262 333 149 328 189 284 129 385 Skylights or Atriums ......... 580 17 72 87 43 90 43 70 55 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q=Data withheld because the Relative Standard Error (RSE) was greater than 50 percent, or fewer than 20 buildings were sampled. N=No responding cases in sample. Note: Due to rounding, data may not sum to totals. Source: Energy Information Administration, Office of Energy Markets and End Use, Form EIA-871A of the 1999 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey.