Table 3.1 Buildings – Characteristics by building size, 2019
| Building size | Building count | Floor space | Energy use | Energy intensity | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | QI | Share | millions of m2 | QI | Share | PJ | QI | Share | GJ/m2 | |
| 5,000 square feet or less (465 square metres or less) | 308,328 | A | 55.5% | 72.2 | A | 10.1% | 87.3 | A | 9.1% | 1.30 |
| 5,001 to 10,000 square feet (466 to 929 square metres) | 96,899 | A | 17.4% | 66.7 | A | 9.4% | 76.7 | A | 8.0% | 1.15 |
| 10,001 to 50,000 square feet (930 to 4,645 square metres) | 123,389 | A | 22.2% | 256.4 | A | 36.0% | 376.8 | A | 39.4% | 1.40 |
| 50,001 to 200,000 square feet (4,646 to 18,580 square metres) | 23,456 | A | 4.2% | 196.4 | A | 27.6% | 284.4 | B | 29.7% | 1.30 |
| Over 200,000 square feet (over 18,580 square metres) | 3,503 | A | 0.6% | 120.6 | A | 16.9% | 131.3 | A | 13.7% | 1.10 |
| Total Buildings | 555,576 | A | 100.0% | 712.4 | A | 100.0% | 956.4 | A | 100.0% | 1.29 |
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Quality indicators (QI) classify each estimate according to its quality as follows: A–20% or less, B–between 20% and 30%, C–between 30% and 40%, and F–more than 40%.
Notes:
- SCIEU 2019 collected data through two surveys: a survey for buildings and a survey for establishments. The latter includes universities, other post−secondary institutions (i.e. colleges / CEGEPs, technical schools) and hospitals, where one establishment may have one or multiple buildings. The establishment survey for SCIEU 2019 yielded a total of 1,444 establishments, comprised of 242 universities, 445 other post−secondary institutions, and 757 hospitals, representing 4,660 university buildings, 1,824 other post−secondary buildings, and 2,008 hospital buildings, respectively.
- Some totals may not be the same between tables due to rounding.