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Most newer buildings have some kind of an air conditioning system. But, it would certainly depend on where one is, and the type of building.

Many northern and north western cities tend to be cool enough that many homes don't have or use AC systems. And, I'd assume the buildings would be similar. One might still want some kind of air circulation system.

Big warehouse like buildings (Home Depot & etc) might not be efficiently cooled by AC systems, and they might be left out.

Once I worked in a wood factory. It had a huge blower system. I don't remember the exact numbers, but I think they said it essentially replaced 100% of the air in the building every 10 minutes or so. We had local space/workstation heaters for use in the winter, but AC units would be pointless in the summer.

Although, people tend to be a lot more demanding in office buildings than in factories.

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