Full Title: Natural Gas in Commercial Buildings
Author(s): Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Publisher(s): Center for Climate and Energy Solutions
Publication Date: October 1, 2012
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Description (excerpt):
- There were more than 4.8 million commercial buildings in the United States in 2003.
- Space heating and lighting are the largest uses of energy in commercial buildings, representing 38 percent and 20 percent of total site use respectively.
- The choice of electricity or natural gas use within the sector is dependent on building use, size, and geographic location.
- Health care and educational buildings use natural gas more commonly than other commercial building types.