About the Residential New Construction Program
Incentives
The Residential New Construction Program offers incentives based on the qualifying home type.
As a participating Builder, you will earn financial incentives for each eligible ENERGY STAR certified new home you build. In addition, HERS Raters will receive $50 for each house approved by the program.
2025-2029 Builder and Rater Incentives for ENERGY STAR Certified v3.1 homes submitted on or after January 1, 2025
How to Participate
Talk to a participating rater
Your HERS rater will help you to determine if you qualify for the Program or what upgrades you can make to qualify. Builders should start working with a rater as soon as possible in the build process.
Complete the Residential New Construction Builder Application
Builders can participate with a specific home, or with all homes they build. There is no penalty for failing to meet the Program's requirements.
Have the home tested
Raters will inspect the home twice; once at pre-drywall and once at final. The rater will enter all the home information in an energy model and submit the needed information to the Program.
Start receiving checks
Once the rater submits the required documentation for each home, the program will review the documentation, verify the home qualifies, and send a check directly to the builder.
