Introduction to the Nonresidential Buildings Energy-Consumption Survey: 1979-1980, Building Characteristics, Energy End Use and Fuel Oil Tank Data. Public Use Data Tapes, Shoppers' Guide

摘要

The nonresidential Buildings Energy Consumption Survey (NBECS) was designed to provide information related to energy consumption in nonresidential buildings. A representative sample of all nonresidential buildings in the 48 contiguous states and the District of Columbia was selected using a multistage area probability technique. This document is intended to serve as a general introduction to the building characteristics, energy end use, and fuel oil tank data from the 1979-1980 NBECS. These data are available to the public on machine-readable magnetic tape. The document contains an overview of the NBECS, brief descriptions of each of the files included on the tape and a list of the variables in the main data set. A copy of the questionnaire used in the collection of data for the NBECS is appended. (ERA citation 07:043965)