A Look at Education Buildings

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How much energy do they use and how much does it cost?

EDUCATION BUILDINGS
Table 5: Major Fuel Consumption and Cost by Size Category

	Sum of Major Fuels
	Consumption			Cost
	Total (trillion Btu)	per Building (million Btu)	per Square Foot (thousand Btu)	per million Btu (dollars)

All Education Buildings	614	1,986	79.3	11.62

Building Floorspace Category
Small	40	400	159.4	13.30
Medium	250	1,464	76.4	12.54
Large	324	8,428	76.8	10.69

Small buildings = 1,001 to 5,000 square feet
Medium buildings = 5,001 to 50,000 square feet
Large buildings = Over 50,000 square feet

Source: Energy Information Administration,
1995 Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey.

Specific questions may be directed to:

Joelle Davis Michaels
joelle.michaels@eia.doe.gov
CBECS Manager

URL: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/consumptionbriefs/cbecs/pbawebsite/education/educ_tablemajfuelsize.htm

Release date: August 2, 2000
File last modified: January 3, 2001