Colegio Oficial de la Arquitectura Técnica de Valencia

What Colegio Oficial de la Arquitectura Técnica de Valencia does

COAT Valencia (Colegio Oficial de la Arquitectura Técnica de Valencia) is a public-law professional corporation founded in 1944 that groups approximately 3,300 Aparejadores, Arquitectos Técnicos and Ingenieros de Edificación practising in Valencia province. Its statutory remit covers mandatory professional certification (visado) of technical interventions, professional registration, continuing education, and public-interest representation in building-safety matters. The entity is governed by a Junta de Gobierno elected by its members and is affiliated to the national Consejo General de la Arquitectura Técnica de España (CGATE).

The portfolio spans regulated services and selected commercial activities. Core regulated services include the electronic visado platform (Registro Telemático), the free SAC citizen-advisory service, Bolsa de Trabajo (job placement), the Centro de Mediación, and a digital magazine and newsletter distributed to ~3,000 members. Commercial and semi-commercial lines include the proprietary CCWin4 quality-control management software (priced at €250 for members / €300 for others, with periodic upgrades), a continuous-education catalogue delivered partly through the multi-college Activatie platform, advertising and sponsorship inventory (web banners, email blasts to 3,000 members at €500/blast, digital magazine insertions), and the wholly-owned subsidiary DETEC, created in 2003, which acts as a Technical Control Organism (OCT) and provides decennial-damage insurance, civil-liability coverage and technical-control services tied to the Ley de Ordenación de la Edificación (LOE).

Distribution is regional: a Valencia headquarters on Calle Colón, branch offices in Alzira (La Ribera) and Gandía (La Safor), plus the same-building DETEC office and digital channels (website, blog El Puntal, newsletter La Semana, Twitter/X, Facebook). The GTM motion is community-led: pre-registration of architecture students, mandatory visado pulls transactions through the platform, peer referrals drive membership, and advertising is sold against the captive ~3,300-member audience. ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications are held, supporting institutional credibility with both members and citizens.

Name

Colegio Oficial de la Arquitectura Técnica de Valencia

Legal name

Colegio Oficial de la Arquitectura Técnica de Valencia

Website

https://caatvalencia.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1944

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

COAT Valencia is a public-law professional college serving approximately 3,300 technical architects and building engineers in Valencia province, delivering mandatory visado certification, training, CCWin4 quality-control software, job placement, citizen advisory, and construction insurance via its DETEC subsidiary.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Professional Association Services

NAICS

Educational Services (611), Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services (5416), Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services (54)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAAALAH

Construction & Trades Licensure (Contractor, Electrician, Plumber, HVAC CE)

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Professional Licensure & Continuing Professional Education (CE/CPE)

SECONDARYEDAAANAL

Construction, Engineering & Skilled Trades Licensure Prep

Education/Adult & Continuing Education/Professional Certification Programs

SECONDARYBPAHAIAL

Testing, Inspection, Certification & Commissioning (TICx) Technical Services

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Engineering & Technical Consulting

Keywords

• Professional certification services
• Building quality management
• Technical architecture regulation
• Professional association services
• Construction insurance services

Headquarters

HQ city

Valencia

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Professional Visado (Certification) Fees: Mandatory and voluntary professional certification/registration fees for technical architects' work and interventions, as regulated by Decree 1000/2010. Fees are charged per professional act.
2. Training and Course Fees: Revenue from professional training courses, workshops and continuing education programs offered through the college and Activatie platform. Pricing varies from free to several hundred euros per course.
3. CCWin Software Sales: Sale of CCWin4 quality control software licenses to professionals. New users: 250€ (colegiados) or 300€ (others). Updates: 150€-200€ depending on version and date.
4. Advertising and Sponsorship: Revenue from advertising placements on website, digital magazine La Semana, blog, and event sponsorships targeting the professional membership base.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

COAT Valencia is a professional college (corporación de derecho público) that represents approximately 3,300 Aparejadores, Arquitectos Técnicos e Ingenieros de Edificación practicing in the province of Valencia. It provides mandatory professional certification (visado), continuing education, job placement, technical advisory, citizen assistance, and operates a wholly-owned subsidiary (DETEC) for decennial insurance and technical control organism services. It also sells CCWin4 quality control management software to technical professionals.

Product overview

Colegio Oficial de la Arquitectura Técnica de Valencia (COAT Valencia) operates as a professional college organization offering a portfolio of interconnected services for technical architects and building professionals. The core offering includes professional membership with visado services, DETEC (a subsidiary providing technical control organism services and decennial insurance), and CCWin4 software for quality management. Supporting services encompass SAC citizen assistance, online telematic registration, ACTIVATIE training platform, job placement, mediation services, and professional publications. The portfolio is unified through the common focus on building construction quality, professional regulation, and member services in the Valencia province.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CAATIE Valencia / COAT Valencia Professional Membership The main professional college organization for Technical Architects, Building Surveyors, and Building Engineers in Valencia province. Provides membership services including registration, professional visado, training, job placement, and citizen assistance.
• Visado Profesional Professional visado service providing document verification, identity certification, formal compliance checking, and registration/custody of technical documentation for building projects, regulated by Decree 1000/2010.
• DETEC (Desarrollo Técnico y Calidad en la Edificación S.A.) Wholly-owned subsidiary operating as a Technical Control Organism (OCT) and construction insurance company. Provides decennial insurance for buildings, technical control of projects, installations, and construction execution, and laboratory accreditation services.
• Organismo de Control Técnico (OCT) Technical Control Organism providing assistance in verifying project quality, materials, and construction execution according to applicable regulations, as required for obtaining decennial insurance.
• Seguro Decenal (Decennial Insurance) Ten-year damage insurance mandated by the Ley de la Ordenación de la Edificación (LOE) that guarantees repair or compensation for structural defects affecting mechanical resistance and building stability.
• CCWin4 Quality Control Software Computer application for quality control management in building works regulated by Decreto 10/2023 of the Valencian Government. Manages programming of control activities, execution tracking, result registration, and document control, with Gescal export capability. New license: 250€ (members) / 300€ (others).
• SAC - Servicio de Atención al Ciudadano Free citizen attention service providing consultation on building damage, improvements, and questions about buildings, housing, or premises, staffed by qualified technical architects. Accessible online and by phone.
• Registro Telemático (Electronic Registration System) Online platform for telematic registration and visado of professional interventions, enabling digital document submission, digital signatures, and regulatory compliance tracking with templates and document management.
• Bolsa de Trabajo (Job Placement Service) Job placement service connecting employers with qualified technical architects for building, rehabilitation, appraisals, and professional consulting services. Handles both temporary placements and specific professional interventions.
• Centro de Mediación (Mediation Center) Mediation center staffed by technical architects and building engineers, particularly suited for resolving disputes in the building sector.
• Formación Profesional (Professional Training) Training services including software courses (AutoCAD, 3dsMax, Rhinoceros), energy efficiency certification (CE3x, SG SAVE), construction pathology, expert appraisal, and continuing education for technical architects.
• Revista Noticias COAT Valencia Quarterly digital magazine covering professional news and current industry topics, sent to all members and distributed to professional colleges throughout Spain.
• ACTIVATIE Professional Platform Professional social network and training platform for technical building professionals providing online courses, technical consultations, collaboration opportunities, and job board services across 40+ Spanish technical colleges.

Quantifiable outcome

• Free citizen advice service handles building defect queries with over 80% of buildings having humidity-related issues.
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DETEC (Desarrollo Técnico y Calidad en la Edificación, S.A.)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2003DETEC was created in 2003 from the Colegio Oficial de Aparejadores, Arquitectos Técnicos e Ingenieros de Edificación de Valencia. It is a company that provides specialized services related to the most recent construction legislation obligations, primarily in the area of decennial liability insurance for the building sector. DETEC acts as a Technical Control Organism (OCT) for building projects.
• ACTIVATIEcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerACTIVATIE is the professional social network platform for aparejadores. COAT Valencia is a member college of ACTIVATIE, which provides online training, technical consultations, job postings, and professional networking services across 40+ member colleges in Spain.
• MUSAAT (Mutua de Seguros a Prima Fija)coreOthersMUSAAT is a mutual insurance company offering professional liability coverage for architects and technical architects. COAT Valencia offers scholarships for MUSAAT mutualists and promotes MUSAAT insurance products to its members.
• HNA-PREMAAT (Hermandad Nacional de Arquitectos, Arquitectos Técnicos y Químicos)coreOthersPREMAAT is a mutual benefit society providing personal savings, health insurance, and professional benefits plans for technical architects. COAT Valencia offers scholarships and promotes PREMAAT products to members, with regular promotional campaigns for SPP (Personalized Pension System) products.
• ASISA (Mutualidad de Seguros de Salud)minorOthersASISA provides health insurance services to COAT Valencia members through a partnership agreement.
• MAPFREminorOthersMAPFRE provides insurance products to COAT Valencia members including property and casualty coverage.
• Consejo General de Arquitectura Técnica de España (CGATE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational governing body for technical architecture in Spain. CGATE coordinates professional standards, represents the profession nationally and internationally, and runs programs like HIT (Technical Information Sheet).
• Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería de Edificación (ETSIE) - UPVminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe building engineering school at Polytechnic University of Valencia. COAT Valencia maintains links with ETSIE for student pre-registration, training, and professional development.
• Instituto Valenciano de la Edificación (IVE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIVE provides building quality information and resources. Referenced in COAT Valencia citizen advice services as a quality resource.
• Colegio Territorial de Administradores de Fincas de Valencia y CastellónminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartnership agreement with the association of property administrators in Valencia and Castellón for referral of professional services and collaboration on building management matters.
• Union Profesional de ValenciaminorOthersProfessional union of Valencia bringing together various professional associations for mutual cooperation and advocacy.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA): UK chartered body for architects. Comparable as a major international professional architecture membership organization offering certification, training, and advocacy; useful benchmark for how Spanish technical colleges may evolve at national scale.
• Consejo General de la Arquitectura Técnica de España (CGATE): National governing body for technical architecture in Spain. Directly comparable as the umbrella organization that COAT Valencia reports to and that coordinates standards, training programs (HIT), and national advocacy across 40+ territorial technical colleges.

Others

• Instituto Valenciano de la Edificación (IVE): Valencian building quality institute. Comparable as an adjacent ecosystem organization providing building quality information and resources; referenced by COAT Valencia in citizen advice services and shares the same regulatory focus on construction quality.
• MUSAAT (Mutua de Seguros a Prima Fija): National mutual liability insurer for technical architects and architects. Comparable as a partner organization offering professional liability coverage to the same member base; operates the same mutual insurance model that COAT Valencia's DETEC subsidiary replicates at regional level.

Direct peers

• Colegio Oficial de Arquitectos de la Comunidad Valenciana (COACV): Sister professional college for architects (as opposed to technical architects) in the same Valencia region. Closely comparable function — public law corporation, mandatory visado, training, mediation — but serves a higher-tier professional qualification with overlapping jurisdiction in building projects.
• Colegio de Administradores de Fincas de Valencia y Castellón: Regional professional college for property administrators. Directly comparable professional association structure (public law corporation, member services, visado, training) and has an explicit partnership agreement with COAT Valencia for referral of technical architect services.
• Colegio Oficial de Aparejadores y Arquitectos Técnicos de Barcelona: Twin territorial technical architecture college serving Barcelona. Highly comparable as a peer provincial college under the same CGATE umbrella, providing visado, training, and member services to Aparejadores in Catalonia.

Regional players

• Colegio de Ingenieros Técnicos de Obras Públicas: National professional college for civil engineering technical professionals. Comparable professional association structure (public law, member services, training) for an adjacent technical engineering profession with overlapping responsibilities in construction and infrastructure.

Emerging players

• BIMobject: Digital platform for building product information and BIM workflows. Comparable as a technology-driven disruptor offering digital tools that may complement or substitute COAT Valencia's CCWin4 quality control software in modern construction practice.
• ETSIE - Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería de Edificación (UPV): Building engineering school at Polytechnic University of Valencia. Comparable as the primary educational pipeline feeding COAT Valencia's membership; offers degree programs and coordinates pre-registration that channels students into the college.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/coatvalencia
• Facebookfacebook.com/coatvalencia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/coatvalencia

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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