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Fig. 3.4 Per capita building area in China (Source: data based on Statistical Yearbook of China)

Fig. 3.5 Annual growth rate of energy consumption in buildings sector (Source: China Statistical
Yearbook [ 1 ])

3.2.1.1 Mandatory Standards for Energy Conservation in Newly
Constructed Buildings Have Produced Notable Effects
In 2005, 53 % of new buildings followed mandatory standards in the design period,
and 21 % of them followed in the construction period. The figures were 99.5 % and
95.4 %, respectively, at the end of the 11th Five-Year Plan period (Fig. 3.6 ), having