Brief History and Role
CGATE, Spanish General Council was founded in 1958 through a royal decree of the Development Ministry to represent all professionals of technical architecture in Spain and their regional associations.
Principal Activities
CGATE's main objectives are to represent and defend the interests of the Technical Architect profession at national and international level; to represent and coordinate the professional organisation as a whole; to inform about state laws affecting the professional duties and degree curricula; to inform about the recognition of diplomas issued in other states; and to promote, at all levels, the greater prestige of the profession.
Principal Areas of Policy
- Building and Construction, execution of building works, its facilities and elements, conducting qualitative and quantitative control of the constructed buildings.
- Health and safety studies and plans and coordinating the activity of the companies relating to health and safety in construction works.
- Estimation techniques, measurements, valuations, appraisals and economic feasibility studies.
- Technical projects and performance management of building works.
- New building construction technologies.
- Evaluations and certifications of energy efficiency as well as building sustainability studies.
- Managing the use, conservation and maintenance of buildings.
Organisation
CGATE has three government boards:
- Executive Board (Presidente, Vice-president, Treasurer and four other members)
- Goverment Board (Executive Board and a representative for each Spanish Region (17))
- General Assembly (Executive Board and a representative for each province of Spain, (55))
All representatives and executive members are elected.
Membership
CGATE has 50.000 individual members. Members of CGATE must hold the degree of "Technical Architecture" regulated by the Education Ministry (240 ECTS).
Publications
CGATE, jointly with AEVIU and CSCAE, translated and published the Spanish version of EVS 2020.
