A specially trained and certified technician will conduct the Home Assessment.*

The first step consists of the technician taking inventory of, and reporting on, the current conditions in your home, including the following:

• Health and safety check (carbon monoxide levels, moisture, and indoor air quality problems)
• Overall comfort level (cold/hot spots, indoor air quality stuffiness/stale odors)
• Air sealing opportunities
• Insulation levels
• Heating system efficiency
• Cooling system/central air conditioning efficiency, if applicable
• Domestic hot water system efficiency
• Major appliances
• Lighting

Certified technicians use a number of diagnostic tools during your Home Assessment including the Carbon Monoxide (CO) Analyzer, which is an important health and safety tool.

Your contractor will identify any potential health and safety issues during the initial assessment.  They will need to be addressed before any energy efficiency improvements can be made through the program.

As long as no health and safety issues are present, the second step of the program consists of a participating contractor, using a 2-person crew, performing air sealing work that is fully subsidized by the program.  This includes a before and after Blower Door Test, which measures the air tightness of a home and aids in identifying areas where air leakage is occurring.  If health and safety issues have been identified during your Home Assessment, these will need to be remedied before step 2 can proceed.  

Step 3 will include additional, more extensive home improvements for energy efficiency.

Steps 2 and 3 can be combined into 1 visit. 
You can work with either one of our participating contractors or directly with the program.  To schedule your home assessment with the program, or to find out the status of your home in the process, call 866-NJSMART.  You may be able to schedule your audit sooner by contacting one of our participating, certified contractors.

Federal Tax Credits are now available for energy efficient home improvements.  More affordable with incentives bigger then ever there is no better time to participate in Home Performance with ENERGY STAR! 

*Participating contractors in the New Jersey Home Performance with ENERGY STAR program are independent home improvement contractors who have been accredited and certified by the Building Performance Institute.  The contractors who participate in the program warrant their own work and may charge different fees for services they provide, including the home assessment if additional testing is included.  It is generally accepted practice to contact several contractors before selecting one.  Neither the NJ Board of Public Utilities, New Jersey’s Clean Energy Program, the Market Manager nor its contractors, warrant the products or services of participating contractors.