Commercial Building Stock Assessment
The Commercial Building Stock Assessment provides information on the energy use and characteristics of commercial buildings and their installed equipment in the Northwest.
Essential Data for Regional Planning
The Commercial Building Stock Assessment (CBSA) collects, analyzes, and publishes information on the energy use and characteristics of commercial buildings and their installed equipment in the Northwest. This information is used to advance strategies for a more efficient and resilient energy system in the Northwest by NEEA, its funders, and other regional stakeholders. It supports market transformation and energy efficiency programs, energy resource forecasting and planning, utility conservation potential assessments, and utility integrated resource plans.
Get Ready for 2025 CBSA
Planning is currently underway for the upcoming 2025 CBSA. If you have been contacted about participating in the 2025 CBSA, please refer to the CBSA Information for Participants page.
Explore Previous CBSA Reports
The CBSA has a rich history of collecting and analyzing data on building characteristics and energy usage in the Northwest. These reports provide a detailed look into the evolving landscape of commercial building energy use. Prior reports are available from 2009, 2014 and 2019. 2001 CBSA information is available up on request by contacting us.
Webinars
- 2025 CBSA:
- Webinar #1: October 2023 – Covers the study’s design, timeline, and the firm selected to lead the study.
- Webinar #2: March 2024 – Covers the study’s instrumentation, sub-sampling, billing data, location and timing for initial recruiting, and initial site visits.
- Webinar #3: June 2024 – Covers study’s instrumentation, sub-sampling, billing data, location and timing for initial recruiting, and initial site visits.
- Webinar #4: October 2024 – Covers recruitment efforts and data collection, which includes the web survey, billing data, and site visits.
- Webinar #5: March 2025 – Covers recruitment efforts and data collection.
Reports
Data
- 2019 CBSA:
- 2014 CBSA:
- Public Site Summary Table
- Detailed HVAC Table
- Detailed Database
- Database Dictionary
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Residential Building Stock Assessment
The RBSA provides information on the energy use and characteristics of residential buildings, and their installed equipment, in the Northwest.
Northwest End Use Load Research Project
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