Commercial and Institutional Building Energy Use Survey 2000 (CIBEUS) Summary Report, December 2003

Introduction

In 2001, Statistics Canada conducted the first Commercial and Institutional Building Energy Use Survey (CIBEUS) on behalf of the Office of Energy Efficiency (OEE) of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). CIBEUS contributes directly to the OEE's mandate - to strengthen and expand Canada's commitment to energy efficiency in order to help address the challenges of climate change - by providing detailed information on the commercial sector that will be useful to assess how well Canada is fulfilling its commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

The main objective of this survey was to collect energy intensity information for the commercial and institutional buildings in Canada for the reference year 2000. More precisely, the survey involved collecting information on

• building characteristics
• occupancy characteristics
• energy efficiency characteristics
• energy consumption

The purpose of this summary report is to give an overview of the main survey findings. A more detailed report entitled Commercial and Institutional Building Energy Use Survey 2000 - Detailed Statistical Report is also available at oee.nrcan.gc.ca/corporate/statistics/neud/dpa/data_e/cibeus_description.cfm.

The findings presented in this document are representative of the CIBEUS target population. The CIBEUS target population includes all buildings with an area of at least 92 m², of which 50% or more is devoted to commercial or institutional activities, located in Census Metropolitan Areas (CMAs) or Census Agglomerations (CAs) with a population of 175 000 or greater; or in the Atlantic provinces, a population of 50 000 or greater.

For more information on this publication or on OEE services, please contact us by e-mail.

This summary report was prepared by Vincent Fecteau, Demand Policy and Analysis Division, OEE. Jean-François Bilodeau was the project leader, and David McNabb provided overall direction.

For more information on the survey or any other subject covered in this document, contact

Office of Energy Efficiency
Natural Resources Canada
580 Booth Street, 18th Floor
Ottawa ON K1A 0E4
Fax: (613) 947-0535
E-mail

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