| AHP | Air heat pump |
| AI | Artificial intelligence |
| ANN | Artificial neural networking |
| ANOVA | Analysis of variance |
| AQS | Ambient air quality standards |
| BHE | Bore hole exchanger |
| BWG | Body weight gain |
| Cc | CO2 concentration |
| COP | Coefficient of performance |
| CO2 | Carbon dioxide |
| Cp | Specific heat (kcal/kg °C) |
| Ec | Electricity consumption |
| ET | Expression trees |
| FA | Formaldehyde |
| FCR | Feed conversion ratio |
| FCU | Fan coil unit |
| FI | Feed intake |
| G | Solar radiation |
| GEP | Gene expression programming |
| GER | Geothermal energy resources |
| GHG | Greenhouse gas |
| GHP | Geothermal heat pump |
| GHPS | Combined geothermal heat pump and solar system |
| H | Humidity |
| HI | Heating load |
| H2S | Hydrogen sulphide |
| KOPIA | Korean Photovoltaic Industry Association |
| kW | Kilowatt |
| kWh | Kilowatt hour |
| M | Mass flow rate (kg/h) |
| MAE | Mean absolute error |
| NH3 | Ammonia |
| NRE | New renewable energy |
| Pc | Concentration of PM2.5 |
| PM2.5 | Particulate matter |
| R | Correlation coefficient |
| RER | Renewable energy resource |
| RMSE | Root mean square value |
| SE | Solar energy |
| SPSS | Statistical package for social science |
| T | Temperature |
| Tm | Mean collector temperature |
| Ta | Ambient temperature |
| TVOC | Total volatile organic compounds |
| ΔT | Inlet˗outlet temperature difference (°C) |
| V | Ventilation rate |
| α1 | Coefficient of first-order heat loss |
| α2 | Coefficient of second-order heat loss |
| µ | General mean |
| αij | Effect of treatment |
| eij | Random error |
| Yij | Response variable |
| ƞcollector | Solar collector efficiency |
| ƞo | Optical efficiency |