SUMMARY
COMPARISON TABLE
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Number
of Buildings (thousand) |
Total
Floorspace (million square feet) |
Average
Square Feet per Building (thousand) |
Total
Workers (thousand) |
Average
Square Feet per Worker |
|
|
|
|
|
|
| All
Commercial Buildings |
4,579 |
58,772 |
12.8 |
76,767 |
766 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
| Building
Activity |
|
|
|
|
|
| Retail
and Service |
1,289 |
12,728 |
9.9 |
13,464 |
945 |
| --
Retail |
704 |
9,127 |
13.0 |
8,675 |
1,052 |
| ---
Strip
Mall |
130 |
2,887 |
22.3 |
3,529 |
818 |
| ---
Enclosed
Mall |
12 |
1,817 |
Q |
1,814 |
1,001 |
| ---
Other Retail |
562 |
4,423 |
7.9 |
3,332 |
1,328 |
| --Service |
585 |
3,601 |
6.2 |
4,788 |
752 |
| Office |
705 |
10,478 |
14.9 |
27,053 |
387 |
| Warehouse |
580 |
8,481 |
14.6 |
4,904 |
1,730 |
| Public
Assembly |
326 |
3,948 |
12.1 |
2,997 |
1,317 |
| Education |
309 |
7,740 |
25.1 |
10,096 |
767 |
| Food Service |
285 |
1,353 |
4.8 |
2,342 |
578 |
| Religious
Worship |
269 |
2,792 |
10.4 |
3,844 |
Q |
| Vacant |
261 |
2,384 |
9.1 |
638 |
3,735 |
| Lodging |
158 |
3,618 |
22.8 |
2,748 |
1,317 |
| Food Sales |
137 |
642 |
4.7 |
652 |
984 |
| Health Care |
105 |
2,333 |
22.2 |
4,483 |
520 |
| -- Inpatient |
22 |
1,641 |
74.6 |
3,035 |
541 |
| -- Outpatient |
83 |
692 |
8.3 |
1,448 |
478 |
| Public Order
and Safety |
87 |
1,271 |
14.6 |
1,703 |
746 |
| Other |
67 |
1,004 |
14.9 |
1,844 |
544 |
| -- Laboratory |
25 |
455 |
18.1 |
726 |
627 |
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Median
Age (years) |
Average
Hours Open per Week |
Total
Energy Consumption (trillion Btu) |
Total
Energy Expenditures
(million dollars) |
|
|
|
|
|
| All
Commercial Buildings |
30.5 |
62 |
5,321 |
69,618 |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Building
Activity |
|
|
|
|
| Retail
and Service |
35.5 |
61 |
973 |
14,025 |
| -- Retail |
35.5 |
62 |
563 |
9,360 |
| ---
Strip Mall |
25.5 |
78 |
181 |
3,365 |
| ---
Enclosed
Mall |
20.5 |
63 |
94 |
1,658 |
| --- Other
Retail |
39.5 |
59 |
288 |
4,337 |
| --Service |
33.5 |
59 |
410 |
4,665 |
| Office |
23.5 |
52 |
1,019 |
15,849 |
| Warehouse |
18.5 |
59 |
325 |
4,709 |
| Public Assembly |
31.5 |
53 |
449 |
4,988 |
| Education |
33.5 |
51 |
614 |
7,129 |
| Food Service |
22.5 |
85 |
332 |
4,817 |
| Religious
Worship |
31.5 |
41 |
104 |
1,337 |
| Vacant |
39.5 |
19 |
51 |
638 |
| Lodging |
30.5 |
156 |
461 |
5,114 |
| Food Sales |
25.5 |
112 |
137 |
2,634 |
| Health Care |
23.5 |
79 |
561 |
5,261 |
| -- Inpatient |
24.5 |
166 |
484 |
4,122 |
| -- Outpatient |
21.5 |
56 |
77 |
1,139 |
| Public Order
and Safety |
32.5 |
72 |
124 |
1,551 |
| Other |
26.5 |
79 |
173 |
1,865 |
| -- Laboratory |
28.5 |
55 |
108 |
1,216 |
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Electricity
Consumption (billion kWh) |
Electricity
Expenditures (million dollars) |
Natural
Gas Consumption (bilion cubic feet) |
Natural
Gas Expenditures (million dollars) |
|
|
|
|
|
| All
Commercial Buildings |
764 |
56,621 |
1,895 |
9,018 |
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|
|
|
|
| Building
Activity |
|
|
|
|
| Retail
and Service |
149 |
11,655 |
385 |
1,979 |
| -- Retail |
105 |
8,232 |
175 |
991 |
| ---
Strip
Mall |
39 |
3,061 |
48 |
298 |
| ---
Enclosed
Mall |
22 |
1,577 |
13 |
66 |
| --- Other
Retail |
44 |
3,594 |
114 |
627 |
| --Service |
44 |
3,424 |
210 |
988 |
| Office |
198 |
14,020 |
233 |
1,150 |
| Warehouse |
52 |
3,934 |
103 |
559 |
| Public Assembly |
50 |
3,604 |
138 |
675 |
| Education |
65 |
5,168 |
239 |
1,117 |
| Food Service |
49 |
3,931 |
154 |
851 |
| Religious
Worship |
10 |
953 |
56 |
303 |
| Vacant |
5 |
481 |
26 |
119 |
| Lodging |
55 |
3,838 |
207 |
966 |
| Food Sales |
35 |
2,532 |
17 |
97 |
| Health Care |
62 |
3,901 |
252 |
838 |
| -- Inpatient |
49 |
2,917 |
230 |
734 |
| -- Outpatient |
12 |
984 |
22 |
103 |
| Public Order
and Safety |
14 |
1,131 |
32 |
167 |
| Other |
22 |
1,473 |
54 |
197 |
| -- Laboratory |
14 |
931 |
Q |
Q |
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Total
Energy Consumption per Square Foot
(thousand Btu) |
Electricity
Consumption per Square Foot
(kWh) |
Natural
Gas Consumption per Square Foot (cubic feet) |
|
|
|
|
| All
Commercial Buildings |
90.5 |
13.4 |
49.7 |
| |
|
|
|
| Building
Activity |
|
|
|
| Retail
and Service |
76.4 |
11.8 |
45.2 |
| -- Retail |
61.7 |
11.6 |
27.4 |
| ---
Strip
Mall |
62.8 |
13.4 |
27.4 |
| ---
Enclosed
Mall |
51.5 |
12.3 |
9.1 |
| --- Other
Retail |
65.1 |
10.1 |
35.9 |
| --Service |
113.9 |
12.3 |
98.5 |
| Office |
97.2 |
18.9 |
35.7 |
| Warehouse |
38.3 |
6.4 |
22.4 |
| Public Assembly |
113.7 |
12.7 |
51.9 |
| Education |
79.3 |
8.4 |
41.1 |
| Food Service |
245.5 |
36.0 |
153.5 |
| Religious
Worship |
37.4 |
3.4 |
28.0 |
| Vacant |
21.5 |
3.9 |
38.8 |
| Lodging |
127.3 |
15.2 |
73.2 |
| Food Sales |
213.5 |
54.1 |
42.6 |
| Health Care |
240.4 |
26.5 |
143.0 |
| -- Inpatient |
295.1 |
30.1 |
160.5 |
| -- Outpatient |
110.7 |
18.1 |
66.7 |
| Public Order
and Safety |
97.2 |
11.3 |
43.6 |
| Other |
172.2 |
22.1 |
82.4 |
| -- Laboratory |
237.9 |
30.2 |
Q |
Q=Data withheld
because the Relative Standard Error (RSE) was greater than 50 percent,
or data were reported for fewer than 20 buildings.
Source: Energy Information Administration, 1995 Commercial Buildings
Energy Consumption Survey.
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