New Jersey's Proposed New Construction Program

Course Description

This presentation describes goals and objectives of the New Construction Program (NCP), scheduled for launch in early 2025. As proposed, energy efficiency will be combined into a single program for new construction and major renovation projects. The program is designed to simplify the customer experience and application process for all new construction buildings, with a long-term goal of transforming the new construction market in New Jersey to one in which most new buildings will have  “net zero” energy usage.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe how the proposed New Construction Program will streamline the application process for quicker project approvals.
• Explain how the proposed New Construction Program will incentivize energy-efficient and all-electric technologies in new construction.
• Discuss how the proposed New Construction Program will drive New Jersey’s new construction market towards “net zero” energy usage.
• Explain how the proposed New Construction Program will merge residential and commercial/industrial programs into a cohesive NCP to support Energy Master Plan goals.

Course Outline

• Introduction to the New Construction Program

• Incentives

• High Performance Pathway

• Streamlined Pathway

• Bundled Pathway

• Greenhouse Gas Reduction Bonus

• Enhanced Incentives

• New Construction Program Incentives

• New Construction Program Timeline