No! A Section J report does not expire under normal circumstances. However, there are two occasions where a Section J energy report could lose its credibility:

  1. New Standard Adoption: In case an energy report is conducted under the requirements of an old version of the Building Code, when your council adopts a new version of the building code, you may be required to update the old report.
  2. Changes to architectural drawings: If there are new revisions available to the building drawings and the changes are significant, the energy assessor needs to update the old report for it to be in line with the new changes.