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BENCHMARKING
BTUs / SQUARE FOOT
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Released Date: December 2004 |
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Page Last Modified:
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Table 7b. U.S. Commercial Buildings Energy Intensity Using
Primary Energy by Census Region and
Principal Building Activity, 1992-2003 |
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Thousand BTUs
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Principal Building Activity |
Survey Years |
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and Census Region |
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1992 |
1995 |
1999 |
2003 |
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U.S. Total * |
158 |
180 |
178 |
191 |
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Education |
131 |
137 |
135 |
159 |
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Food Sales |
482 |
586 |
537 |
535 |
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Food Service |
392 |
493 |
477 |
523 |
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Health Care |
386 |
423 |
337 |
346 |
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Lodging |
292 |
232 |
187 |
193 |
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Mercantile and Service |
143 |
157 |
180 |
204 |
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Office |
209 |
227 |
219 |
212 |
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Public Assembly |
145 |
201 |
170 |
180 |
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Public Order and Safety |
178 |
175 |
157 |
221 |
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Religious Worship |
46 |
61 |
57 |
77 |
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Warehouse and Storage |
82 |
80 |
86 |
94 |
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Other ** |
294 |
324 |
312 |
319 |
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Vacant |
49 |
37 |
27 |
33 |
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