120 Years of U.S. Residential Housing Stock and Floor Space

摘要: Residential buildings are a key driver of energy consumption and also impact transportation land-use. Energy in the residential sector accounts for one-fifth total U.S. energy-related CO2 emissions, with floor space major building demands. In this work consistent, vintage-disaggregated, annual long-term series housing stock 1891–2010 is presented. An attempt was made to minimize effects incompleteness inconsistencies present national survey data. Over period, increased almost tenfold, from approximately 24,700 235,150 million square feet, corresponding doubling per capita 400 800 feet. While population five times over 50% decrease household size contributed towards tenfold increase number units space, while average unit remains surprisingly constant, as result retirement dynamics. last 30 years, however, these trends appear be changing, shows signs leveling off, or even increasing again, has been increasing. GDP show remarkably constant growth trend period primary similar 60 decoupling only within decade.