- CHP Community housing provider
- A not-for-profit organisation registered to own or manage social and affordable housing.
- HAFF Housing Australia Future Fund
- The federal fund, administered by Housing Australia, that supports new social and affordable homes. It includes the former National Housing Accord Facility.
- Housing Australia
- The national housing authority that administers HAFF funding rounds, including Round 3.
- SHEPI Social Housing Energy Performance Initiative
- Federal funding, delivered through state and territory governments, for energy upgrades to existing social housing.
- NASHH National Agreement on Social Housing and Homelessness
- The Commonwealth–state agreement for baseline social housing funding. It replaced the National Housing and Homelessness Agreement from 1 July 2024.
- NRSCH National Regulatory System for Community Housing
- The national registration scheme for community housing providers. Victoria and Western Australia run their own registration systems.
- NCC National Construction Code
- The national set of technical building requirements. NCC 2022 raised energy-efficiency and accessibility requirements for new homes.
- NatHERS Nationwide House Energy Rating Scheme
- The star rating used to show a home's thermal performance. Under NCC 2022 the minimum for new homes is 7 stars in most jurisdictions.
- Livable housing design
- Accessibility features introduced in NCC 2022, such as step-free entry and wider doorways. Most jurisdictions have adopted them.
- Modular Volumetric
- Homes built as complete three-dimensional modules in a factory, then transported and craned into place.
- Panelised
- Walls, floors and roofs made as flat panels offsite, then assembled on site.
- Consortium
- A group of partners, led by a CHP, that applies for and delivers a project together. Members can include builders, prefab firms, developers and financiers.
- Co-development
- An arrangement where a partner shares development capital, risk or capability with a provider on a project.
- Delivery Passport
- Our verified record of a contractor's compliance evidence, collected once and shared with any provider on the platform.