Solar & Battery Regulation & Incentive Programs

High Performance Building Standards in New State Construction

Program Overview


Category:
Regulatory Policy
Program Type:
Energy Standards for Public Buildings
Implementing Sector:
State
State:
New Jersey
Eligible Storage Technologies:
Solar - Passive, Solar Water Heat, Solar Space Heat, Solar Photovoltaics, Wind (All), Biomass, Geothermal Heat Pumps, Combined Heat & Power, Daylighting, Comprehensive Measures/Whole Building, Custom/Others pending approval, Wind (Small), Hydroelectric (Small)
Green Building Requirement:
New buildings larger than 15,000 square feet constructed for the sole use of state entities should be designed and managed to meet high performance green building standards.
Applicable Sectors:
State Government
Last Updated:
07/22/2019

Summary

In January 2008, New Jersey enacted legislation mandating the use of high performance green building standards in new state construction. The standard requires that new buildings larger than 15,000 square feet constructed for the sole use of state entities should be designed and managed to meet high performance green building standards. The law allows for exceptions from specific requirements in cases of practical difficulty. These exceptions only apply to the specific requirement in question and do not extend to all requirements. With some exceptions the state is also required to purchase Energy Star products when available, a provision adopted in 2007.


Authorities

NameEnacted DateEffective DateExpired Date
N.J. Stat. § 52:32-5.3 et seq.01/13/200801/13/2008
N.J. Stat. § 52:34-6.408/06/200708/06/2007