
More than 100 homes on the inherited(继承的) royal estates of King Charles and Prince William fail to meet(未能达到) the legal minimum energy standards for landlords, the Guardian can reveal.
《卫报》可以透露,查尔斯国王和威廉王子继承的王室地产中,有100多套房屋未达到房东的法定最低能源标准。
An analysis of a large sample of domestic lets(住宅租赁) on the duchies(公爵领地) of Lancaster and Cornwall and the Sandringham estate found that one in five(五分之一) have Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ratings(评级) of F or G.
对兰开斯特公爵领地、康沃尔公爵领地和桑德灵厄姆庄园的大量住宅租赁样本进行分析后发现,五分之一的房屋能源绩效证书评级为F或G。
EPCs are documents that provide an energy efficiency score(分数,评分) for properties, in relation to(与...相关) their running costs(运行成本). Introduced in England and Wales in 2007 as concern grew about carbon emissions(碳排放), they help to estimate(估算) energy bills and environmental impact(环境影响). The most energy-efficient properties are awarded(被授予) an A rating and the worst are given a G.
EPC是提供房产能效评分的文件,与房产的运行成本相关。随着对碳排放的担忧加剧,EPC于2007年在英格兰和威尔士推出,有助于估算能源账单和环境影响。能效最高的房产获得A级,最差的则被评为G级。