A Look at Retail and Service Buildings
How old are they?
How do they use energy and how much does it cost?
How old are they?
The median age of retail and service buildings in the U.S. in 1995 was 35.5 years, which means that half of them were built before 1960 and half were built since 1960. Retail and service buildings are slightly older than the stock of commercial buildings.
The age of retail and service buildings differs by type. All malls, on average, are ten years newer than all commercial buildings, while retail buildings other than malls are four years older than all commercial buildings.
Table 2: Number, size and age of retail and service buildings by Census region and division and type of retail or service
Table 3: Number, percent, and size of retail and service buildings by year constructed category
Continue: Who owns and occupies them?
Go to "How old are they?" for other building types:
- Office
- Education
- Health Care
- Retail and Service
- Food Service
Specific questions may be directed to:
Joelle Davis Michaels
joelle.michaels@eia.doe.gov
CBECS Manager
Phone:
(202) 586-8952
FAX:
(202) 586-0018
URL: http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/consumptionbriefs/cbecs/pbawebsite/retailserv/retserv_howold.htm
Release
date: September 11, 2000
File last modified:
January 3, 2001