A green home begins with ENERGY STAR^®.  Homebuilders and homebuyers across the country are increasingly interested in green building, but what exactly makes a home green? It all begins with ENERGY STAR...

Green building means improving the way that homes and homebuilding sites use energy, water, and materials to reduce impacts on human health and the environment.  Building a green home means making environmentally-preferable and sustainable decisions throughout the building process-decisions that will minimize the environmental impact of the home while it is being built and over the many years it will be lived in.

Learn More about the U.S. Green Building Council's LEED for Homes Program.

For information about NJ ENERGY STAR Homes, call 866-NJSMART and request an Information Package and that an Account Manager get in touch with you. 

• Learn how to participate in the program. 
• Learn how to work with qualified rating companies to design, build and certify a New Jersey ENERGY STAR Home.
• Find out the latest information about New Jersey ENERGY STAR Homes in the 2012 program changes letter.
• Follow the builder step-by-step instructions to see how easy and rewarding it is to become a New Jersey ENERGY STAR Homes builder. If you are a rating company, learn more through the rating company step-by-step instructions.  
• Keep current with the EPA's version 3 guidelines for ENERGY STAR qualified new homes.
• Consult the Field Guide anytime for detailed information on meeting national and New Jersey program requirements. Also available for further information is the First Edition Errata and Clarifications. 
• Builders/Developers seeking funding through the NJ Housing & Mortgage Finance Agency (NJHMFA) are advised to contact NJ ENERGY STAR Homes (see above) to find out about complying with NJHMFA Letter of Intent requirements concerning ENERGY STAR. 
• New Jersey ENERGY STAR Homes 2012 Co-operative Advertising Guidelines