Perit Warrant Exam study plan
Perit Warrant Exam · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 7 hours per week
Construction Law and Legal Framework
Map the Spanish construction-law hierarchy (Ley de Ordenación de la Edificación, Código Técnico de la Edificación, Ley de Contratos del Sector Público) and state which rule prevails in a conflict
Identify the parties and their duties under the LOE (promotor, proyectista, constructor, director de obra, director de ejecución, entidades de control) and write a one-line duty summary for each
Distinguish the ten-year, three-year and one-year liability periods and match each to the defect type it covers
Outline the mandatory insurance and guarantee regime that applies to each party
Your checkpoint
A two-page legal framework sheet with a hierarchy diagram, a party-duty table and a liability-period table, self-quizzed with 20 recall questions
Construction Law and Legal Framework & Professional Practice, Ethics and Liability
Apply the LOE liability periods to three short defect scenarios and justify which period governs
Explain the professional-college duties and disciplinary framework that bind a perito in Spain
Differentiate the perito's roles in judicial, arbitration and insurance contexts and the scope of each
Draft the standard clauses of a peritación engagement (object, scope, method, fees, confidentiality)
Recognise the main conflict-of-interest and independence traps in expert appointment
Your checkpoint
A model engagement letter and a 600-word ethics case note resolving two conflicts of interest using cited rules
Building Measurement and Budgeting (Mediciones y Presupuestos)
Break a building into its measurement units and apply the correct criteria for each (m2 constructed, m2 useful, linear, unit, weight)
Compute a priced budget from a measured quantity list using a unit-price breakdown (material, labour, machinery, indirect)
Build a simple bill of quantities with chapters, codes and rounding conventions
Calculate the percentages for overheads, industrial profit and VAT and show how they stack
Produce a certified valuation (certificación de obra) for a partial month with retention applied
Your checkpoint
A complete spreadsheet budget for a small two-storey house: quantities, unit prices, chapter subtotals, overheads, profit, VAT and one certification
Construction Technology and Materials & Structural Analysis and Design
Select the correct structural system and material for four given building typologies and justify each choice
Read a reinforced-concrete and a steel member schedule and extract the reinforcement and section data
Explain the load path from slab to beam to column to foundation and identify the critical members
Compute simple bending, shear and deflection checks for a simply supported beam
Identify the common construction pathologies (thermal bridging, damp, cracking) and their typical causes
Your checkpoint
A pathology and structure report on a described building: load path sketch, one worked beam calculation and five defects with cause and remedy
Building Services and Installations
Size the basic elements of a water supply and drainage installation from fixture units and flow rates
Explain the design logic of a low-voltage electrical installation (supply, protection, earthing) and size a feeder
Describe the ventilation, heating and air-conditioning options for a residential building and their regulatory drivers
Locate the mandatory fire-safety measures for a given building use and height
Your checkpoint
An installation dossier for a described dwelling: one-line supply and drainage schematic, electrical single-line diagram and a fire-measures checklist
Project Management and Site Organization & Urban Planning and Land Use
Build a critical-path schedule for a small works project and identify the float on each activity
Draft a site layout plan covering access, storage, crane position, welfare and waste
Prepare a quality-control plan with inspection points and acceptance criteria
Classify land by planning category (urban, urbanizable, no urbanizable) and state the development rights attached to each
Explain how the PGOU and the applicable regional planning law constrain a building permit
Your checkpoint
A site organisation pack (schedule with critical path, layout sketch, quality plan) plus a one-page planning classification note for a described plot
Energy Efficiency and Sustainability
Apply the CTE energy-saving requirements (HE1 to HE5) to a described building and list the compliance checks
Interpret an energy performance certificate and explain the scale and the main drivers of a poor rating
Compare passive design measures (orientation, insulation, shading, thermal mass) for their cost-effectiveness
Identify the main renewable options for a residential building and their integration constraints
Your checkpoint
An energy assessment of one described dwelling: compliance checklist against HE1-HE5, an EPC rating estimate with justification and five ranked improvement measures with payback logic
Construction Law and Legal Framework & Building Measurement and Budgeting (Mediciones y Presupuestos) & Construction Technology and Materials & Structural Analysis and Design & Building Services and Installations & Project Management and Site Organization & Urban Planning and Land Use & Energy Efficiency and Sustainability & Professional Practice, Ethics and Liability
Complete two full timed mock exams under exam conditions and score each by domain
Redo every question missed in the mocks and write the underlying rule or criterion for each
Consolidate the highest-weight domains (1, 2, 3, 4) with a final recall pass on formulas and thresholds
Rehearse the structure of a written peritación answer under time pressure
Your checkpoint
Two scored mock exams with a domain-by-domain error log and a one-page final revision sheet of formulas, thresholds and legal periods
Milestones
Week 2: Score at least 70% on a self-made 30-question quiz covering domain 1 and domain 9, and be able to state the LOE liability periods from memory
Week 4: Produce the full budget and the pathology report unaided; check that unit prices reconcile to chapter subtotals and that the beam calculation matches a hand check
Week 6: Explain the critical path of the schedule and the planning classification of the plot without notes, and confirm the site pack is complete
Week 8: Average at least 65% across the two mock exams with no domain below 50%, and show a written error log covering every missed question