COAATBU

What COAATBU does

The Colegio Oficial de Aparejadores y Arquitectos Técnicos de Burgos (COAATBU) is a private, non-profit professional college founded in 1941 and headquartered at Plaza de los Aparejadores in Burgos, Spain. It is the legally mandated regulatory body for architectural technicians (aparejadores y arquitectos técnicos) practicing in Burgos province, performing mandatory professional registration, project visa/sealing, normative guidance, and professional representation as part of Spain's national CGATE architecture-technical college system.

The college operates a member-services platform anchored by the iCOLEGIA portal (visa/sealing, economic information, circulars, CSV verification), the Activatie professional social network, a Gabinete Técnico with training, normative and library services, an equipment-lending service, a Centro de Mediación, and a Punto de Información Catastral. Distribution is delivered through three provincial offices (Burgos capital, Aranda de Duero, Miranda de Ebro), the formacion.auzalan.net LMS, and Ensacon S.L., a subsidiary that distributes MUSAAT professional liability and PREMAAT mutual insurance exclusively to members.

COAATBU generates revenue from recurring annual membership (collegiación) fees, fee-for-service training courses, and technical publications (Revista Cercha, Alféizar, ECOEDIFICA bulletins), with the insurance distribution arm producing adjacent commission income. Customers are registered architectural technicians as the primary segment, supplemented by students (pre-collegiation), property administrators, rural development groups, and municipal governments; marketing is community-led through educational outreach, professional events, and digital channels.

Name

COAATBU

Legal name

Colegio Oficial de Aparejadores y Arquitectos Técnicos de Burgos

Website

https://coaatburgos.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1941

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

COAATBU is the official Spanish professional college for architectural technicians in Burgos province, founded in 1941. It delivers mandatory registration, project visa/sealing, training, insurance, and technical library services to registered members through three provincial offices and digital platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Burgos

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Colegiación (Membership Fees): COAATBU generates revenue primarily through annual membership fees charged to registered architectural technicians (aparejadores/arquitectos técnicos). The college offers one year of free collegiation to top academic performers as recognition.
2. Formación y Cursos (Training): Revenue is generated from professional training courses offered to members and the public, including preparation courses for public administration access exams, point cloud and laser scanning courses, Passive House certification courses, and psychology/economics workshops.
3. Venta de Publicaciones (Publications Sales): The college publishes and sells technical publications including the digital magazine 'Revista Cercha' and the 'Alféizar' bulletin, as well as sustainability bulletins ECOEDIFICA.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

COAATBU is a legally-mandated professional college that registers, regulates, and supports aparejadores and architectural technicians in the province of Burgos. It sells compulsory professional membership, issues project visas and electronic seals, runs a continuing-education catalog, distributes professional indemnity insurance via its subsidiary ENSACON, S.L., and operates member services including a technical advisory cabinet, mediation center, equipment loan, and a professional social network called Activatie.

Product overview

COAATBU is a professional college/association for technical architects (Aparejadores y Arquitectos Técnicos) providing a unified platform of member services. The core digital offering consists of iCOLEGIA (member portal for visas and economic information), ACTIVATIE (professional social network), and the Gabinete Técnico (technical cabinet with training and standards). Supporting services include equipment lending, mediation center, cadastral information point, CSV verification, cloud storage (CloudWorks), and publications including the Cercha digital magazine and Alféizar journal.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• iCOLEGIA: Online portal for visa services, economic information, circulars and other member services
• Activatie
• Centro de Mediación

Products and services

• Professional Membership (Colegiación)
• Project Visa / Electronic Sealing (Visado Electrónico)

Quantifiable outcome

• 57.28% of the 255,000 housing units in Burgos province were built before 1979, with 52.8% having an energy rating of E and only 1.1% rated A, indicating a large addressable market for building rehabilitation and energy efficiency services
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Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Diputación Provincial de BurgoscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 December 2024A collaboration protocol was signed with the Excma. Diputación Provincial de Burgos, making COAATBU a partner in provincial development initiatives including the ProBurgos congress tourism initiative that brings together 27 professional colleges.
• ADECOAR - Asociación para el Desarrollo de la Comarca del ArlanzaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 October 2024A second collaboration agreement was signed with ADECOAR (Arlanza region development association) to provide architectural technical services to rural populations in the Arlanza comarca. This follows the March 2024 AGALSA agreement, creating a network of rural service provision across two comarcas.
• AGALSA - Grupo de Acción Local Sierra de la DemandaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 March 2024COAATBU signed a collaboration agreement with AGALSA to bring architectural technical services to rural areas of the Sierra de la Demanda region, supporting population retention in these communities. The college created a job bank (bolsa de trabajo) linked to the local action group's area of influence.
• Universidad de Burgos (UBU)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 6 February 2024The Rector of Universidad de Burgos and the President of COAATBU signed a Protocolo General de Actuación to collaborate on academic and professional activities. The UBU was also named Colegiado de Honor in 2015 in recognition of 52 years of collaboration. The college participates in UBU graduation ceremonies, awards top students with free membership, and provides pre-collegiation programs at the Escuela Politécnica Superior.
• Ayuntamiento de BurgoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLong-standing municipal partner for building inspection (ITC), urban planning, and energy efficiency programs. The college hosted candidates analyzing urban policies in 2015. The Ayuntamiento participates in COAATBU annual events and ceremonies.
• Ayuntamiento de Miranda de EbrominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOAATBU maintains an office in Miranda de Ebro and holds working meetings with the municipality's mayor and urban planning councilor to address local technical and building inspection needs.
• Ayuntamiento de Aranda de DuerominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCOAATBU has a presence in Aranda de Duero and collaborates with the municipality on building inspection programs, including the development of a municipal ordinance for Inspección Técnica de Construcciones (ITC).
• Ensacon, S.L.coreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorEnsacon S.L. is the official agent (Agente) for MUSAAT (professional liability insurance) and PREMAAT for the Burgos province, distributing these mandatory and voluntary insurance products exclusively through the college's member network.
• MUSAAT (Mutualidad de Aparejadores y Arquitectos Técnicos)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMUSAAT provides professional liability insurance (RCP) for architectural technicians. In 2026, MUSAAT returned 50% of the premium to mutualists who renewed their 2025 policy into 2026, payable in H2 2026. The college distributes MUSAAT insurance through Ensacon S.L.
• PREMAAT (Previsión Mutua de Aparejadores y Arquitectos Técnicos)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPREMAAT is the complementary mutual insurance provider for architectural technicians, offering additional voluntary coverage beyond MUSAAT's mandatory professional liability product. Distributed through Ensacon S.L.
• CGATE - Consejo General de la Arquitectura Técnica de EspañacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe national governing body for all Spanish architectural technician colleges. CGATE produces the ECOEDIFICA sustainability bulletin, the RIARTE research repository, organizes CONTART conventions, awards the annual PFG (final degree project) prizes, and provides normative/technical resources. COAATBU participates in CGATE-organized events and distributes their publications.
• Aparejadores Rugby Burgos Club DeportivominorGTM or Marketing PartnerThe rugby club, which carries the college's name, competes in División de Honor (top Spanish rugby division) and was named Colegiado de Honor in 2022. The club's senior men's team has competed in the Copa del Rey final and reached play-offs twice. The college sponsors and supports the club, which in turn promotes the profession's visibility across Spain.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Mutualidad de Previsión Social de Aparejadores y Arquitectos Técnicos (MUSAAT): National professional liability insurance mutual for architectural technicians, distributed through Ensacon S.L. at COAATBU. While a partner, MUSAAT is also an ecosystem incumbent that controls the underwriting economics behind COAATBU's insurance revenue stream.
• Consejo General de la Arquitectura Técnica de España (CGATE): National umbrella body for all Spanish colegios of aparejadores. COAATBU participates in CGATE events, distributes its ECOEDIFICA bulletin, and shares many of the same digital and training platforms. CGATE is the structural incumbent that defines the operating framework in which COAATBU competes.
• Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS): International professional body for surveying and real-estate professionals. Not a direct competitor in Spain, but a relevant comparable for how a professional membership organization packages credentials, training, and standards globally — useful as a benchmark for COAATBU's service architecture.
• American Institute of Architects (AIA): US national membership body for architects. A comparable large-scale professional association model for the architecture and building sector, illustrating how member services, continuing education, and advocacy can be packaged at scale — a long-run aspiration benchmark for COAATBU's digital and training platforms.

Direct peers

• Colegio Oficial de Aparejadores y Arquitectos Técnicos de Valladolid: Direct regional peer colegio for aparejadores in neighboring Valladolid province (also part of Castilla y León). It operates under the same legal framework as COAATBU, delivers the same member services (visado, training, publications, insurance), and competes for the same member pool within the same autonomous community.
• Colegio Oficial de Aparejadores y Arquitectos Técnicos de Madrid: Largest regional colegio for aparejadores in Spain, based in Madrid. Operates an identical service stack (iCOLEGIA platform, training, insurance distribution, publications) and serves as the benchmark for service standards and digital capabilities among regional colegios.
• Colegio Oficial de Aparejadores y Arquitectos Técnicos de Barcelona: Direct regional peer colegio covering Barcelona province with comparable member services and the same regulatory mandate. Comparable in scale and operating model to COAATBU, but with a significantly larger urban member base.
• Colegio Oficial de Aparejadores y Arquitectos Técnicos de Sevilla: Regional peer colegio covering Seville province. Operates under the same legal and service framework as COAATBU, providing collegiación, visado, training, and insurance distribution to architectural technicians in its jurisdiction.

Regional players

• Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de Burgos (COAB): The full-architect colegio operating in the same Burgos province. While serving a different regulated profession (arquitectos vs. aparejadores), it addresses overlapping end-markets (building projects, urban planning, technical inspections) and competes for similar municipal contracts and visibility in Burgos.
• Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros Técnicos Industriales de Burgos: Peer professional colegio for industrial technical engineers in Burgos province. Operates a similar member-services and regulatory model within the same province, providing a relevant comparable for colegio economics and GTM tactics.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

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