CBECS Building Types

The list below contains the Building Type classifications, also known as Principal Building Activity, established by the Commercial Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) performed by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA)^[1].

• Education
• Food Sales
• Food Service
• Health Care (Inpatient)
• Health Care (Outpatient)
• Lodging
• Mercantile (Enclosed and Strip Malls)
• Mercantile (Retail Other Than Mall)
• Office
• Other
• Public Assembly
• Public Order and Safety
• Religious Worship
• Service
• Vacant
• Warehouse and Storage

References

1. ↑ EIA CBECS Building Types U.S. Energy Information Administration (Oct 2008)