Contractors participating in New Jersey's Home Performance with ENERGY STAR® meet the certification and accreditation guidelines of the Building Performance Institute (BPI), the industry's resource for building science technology that sets the standards for assessing and improving the energy performance of homes.

• Contractors' companies must be accredited by the Building Performance Institute (BPI) to participate in the program.
• Technicians performing the audits must also be individually BPI certified, demonstrating that they have the knowledge to test your home and make recommendations based on building science principles. 

Becoming a Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Contractor

Before becoming BPI certified, requirements to participate as a Home Performance with ENERGY STAR contractor, include:

• Have been in business for more than one year;
• Be registered with the NJ Department of Revenue;
• Be registered with the state of NJ as a business and have a NJ Home   Improvement Contractor License;
• Have a $1M general liability insurance coverage;
• Have a federal tax ID number

If your company meets the minimum requirements, take the first step in becoming a participating contractor with Home Performance with ENERGY STAR and fill out the contractor application. Once we receive your application, we will review it for all of the requirements and necessary documentation. Upon approval, our account manager will contact you to schedule a program orientation during which we will go over the details of the program with you. 

Becoming Building Performance Institute (BPI) Certified

In order to become a participating contractor in Home Performance with ENERGY STAR, you will be required to: 

• Sign the Program's Participation Agreement
• Purchase diagnostic equipment
• Become BPI Certified and Accredited
  • Attend the training
  • Take the BPI Written and Field Test)
• Begin participation in the program

Call 866-NJSMART for more information.

Contractors are eligible for contractor production incentives for successfully completed projects, which will be explained to them when they attend orientation.

Current Home Performance with ENERGY STAR Contractors

In 2010, the Board of Public Utilities approved new procedures related to remediation of NJCEP contractor issues. Attached please find the Contractor Remediation Procedures which sets the new procedures.