How should this glossary be used?
This glossary gathers the terms, abbreviations and mechanisms used around Heating. Its role is to make official sources easier to read and to catch misunderstandings early.
Entries stay concise, but they are meant to be functional: each definition clarifies the correct meaning in the project context before estimate, file preparation or decision logic gets mixed up.
- look up terms alongside official sources
- clarify abbreviations early
- then return to the guide or procedure that matches the decision
Glossary
What exactly does district heating mean?
This glossary entry defines district heating, shows when the term changes the reading of a heating file, and separates it from nearby notions such as central heating, collective boilers, and heat pumps.
What exactly is a heat pump?
Glossary entry for the heating cluster: this page defines what a heat pump means in a heating project, when the term actually matters for subsidy logic, and which nearby technologies people most often confuse with it.
What is GEAK Plus?
Swiss heating glossary page explaining GEAK Plus as an energy advisory tool, when it is useful in a heating renovation, and how to distinguish it from a simple certificate, a contractor quote, a technical design study, or a subsidy guarantee.