{"id":10685,"date":"2013-02-05T08:44:17","date_gmt":"2013-02-05T08:44:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/designer-liability-construction-defects\/"},"modified":"2013-02-05T08:44:17","modified_gmt":"2013-02-05T08:44:17","slug":"designer-liability-construction-defects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/designer-liability-construction-defects\/","title":{"rendered":"Attributing liability to designers"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.4&#8243; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_start=&#8221;#f7f7f7&#8243; background_color_gradient_end=&#8221;#f9f9f9&#8243; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;262deg&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;40px|0px|7px|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;4px|0px|0px|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.4&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;Playfair Display|700|||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_line_height=&#8221;1.1em&#8221;]<h1>Attributing liability to designers<\/h1>\n[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.4&#8243; _dynamic_attributes=&#8221;content&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||&#8221;]@ET-DC@eyJkeW5hbWljIjp0cnVlLCJjb250ZW50IjoicG9zdF9kYXRlIiwic2V0dGluZ3MiOnsiYmVmb3JlIjoiIiwiYWZ0ZXIiOiIiLCJkYXRlX2Zvcm1hdCI6ImRlZmF1bHQiLCJjdXN0b21fZGF0ZV9mb3JtYXQiOiIifX0=@[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;2px|0px|15px|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;12px|0px|18px|0px|false|false&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.4&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;center&#8221; global_module=&#8221;5075&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221;]<span class=\"post_thumbnail \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"672\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/responsabilidad-proyecto.jpg\" class=\"attachment-100% size-100% wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/responsabilidad-proyecto.jpg 672w, https:\/\/dpcon.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/responsabilidad-proyecto-300x106.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/span>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;20px|0px|27px|0px|false|false&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.4&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.4&#8243;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Lato||||||||&#8221; text_text_color=&#8221;#3d3d3d&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;justified&#8221;]<p>The designer is liable for damage arising from<span>\u00a0<\/span><strong><span>insufficiencies, errors or inaccuracies in the project<\/span><\/strong>, assessed against the regulations applicable to drafting projects and the terms of the contract. The designer is liable whether such deficiencies are due to<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>their own acts or omissions or are caused by the calculations, studies or reports that the designer commissioned from other professionals<\/span>. All of this is without prejudice to the direct liability of those other professionals, both towards the owners and towards the designer by way of recourse.<\/p>\n<p>If, alongside the main project, there are partial projects drafted by technical professionals with no relationship of professional dependence between them, and who were not subcontracted by any of the designers taking part in the design, each designer will bear liability for the deficiencies in their own project. However, since in such cases the LOE entrusts the main designer with coordinating all the projects,<span>\u00a0<\/span><span>the main designer will be liable for damage arising from a lack of coordination between the different projects<\/span>. Being an employee does not exempt the designer from personal liability as a technical professional.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.4&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;6px|0px|1px|0px|false|false&#8221;][et_pb_row custom_padding=&#8221;27px|0px|7px|0px|false|false&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.4&#8243;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.4&#8243;][et_pb_comments show_avatar=&#8221;off&#8221; show_reply=&#8221;off&#8221; show_count=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.4&#8243; header_level=&#8221;h6&#8243; header_font=&#8221;Lato||||||||&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; button_bg_color=&#8221;#3550a0&#8243; button_border_width=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_border_radius=&#8221;30px&#8221; button_letter_spacing=&#8221;0px&#8221; button_font=&#8221;Lato|700|||||||&#8221; button_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_css_submit_button=&#8221;padding: 1% 4% 1% 4%;&#8221;][\/et_pb_comments][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.4&#8243; text_font=&#8221;Playfair Display|700|||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;34px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.3em&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;5%||4%&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;||10%&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221;]<p>Related articles<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_blog fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; posts_number=&#8221;3&#8243; include_categories=&#8221;all&#8221; show_author=&#8221;off&#8221; show_date=&#8221;off&#8221; show_categories=&#8221;off&#8221; show_pagination=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;3.21.4&#8243; border_width_all=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_style=&#8221;preset3&#8243; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221;][\/et_pb_blog][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; padding_2_tablet=&#8221;60px|50px|60px|50px|true|true&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Footer&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; background_color=&#8221;#3550a0&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;0|0px|47px|0px|false|false&#8221; hover_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243; saved_tabs=&#8221;all&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_enabled=&#8221;0&#8243;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff; font-size: 24px;\">DON&#8217;T HESITATE TO CONSULT US!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; color: #ffffff; font-size: 20px;\">CUSTOM BUDGETS<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;1_2,1_2&#8243; module_class=&#8221;footerGeneral&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_margin=&#8221;10px||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;20px|0px|30px|0px|false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_contact_form email=&#8221;dpcon@dpcon.es&#8221; custom_message=&#8221;Name: %%Nombre%%||et_pb_line_break_holder||Telephone: %%Tel\u00e9fono%%||et_pb_line_break_holder||Email: %%Email%%||et_pb_line_break_holder||Message: %%Mensaje%%&#8221; module_id=&#8221;et_pb_contact_form_0&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; _unique_id=&#8221;16e5635d-2eb8-48a2-8bd9-055e86389bbe&#8221; form_field_background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.1)&#8221; form_field_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; title_level=&#8221;h2&#8243; title_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; title_text_align=&#8221;center&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;50px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; form_field_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; form_field_text_align=&#8221;left&#8221; form_field_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; form_field_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#3550a0&#8243; button_bg_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; button_border_width=&#8221;10px&#8221; button_border_color=&#8221;rgba(210,159,104,0)&#8221; button_border_radius=&#8221;100px&#8221; button_font=&#8221;Lato|900|||||||&#8221; button_use_icon=&#8221;off&#8221; max_width=&#8221;750px&#8221; max_width_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_margin_tablet=&#8221;|50px||50px&#8221; custom_margin_phone=&#8221;|50px||50px&#8221; custom_margin_last_edited=&#8221;off|desktop&#8221; form_background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0.1)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_contact_field field_id=&#8221;Nombre&#8221; field_title=&#8221;Name (required)&#8221; fullwidth_field=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; button_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221;][\/et_pb_contact_field][et_pb_contact_field field_id=&#8221;Tel\u00e9fono&#8221; field_title=&#8221;Phone&#8221; allowed_symbols=&#8221;numbers&#8221; required_mark=&#8221;off&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_contact_field][et_pb_contact_field field_id=&#8221;Email&#8221; field_title=&#8221;Email (required)&#8221; field_type=&#8221;email&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; button_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221;][\/et_pb_contact_field][et_pb_contact_field field_id=&#8221;Mensaje&#8221; field_title=&#8221;Message (required)&#8221; field_type=&#8221;text&#8221; fullwidth_field=&#8221;on&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; button_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221;][\/et_pb_contact_field][\/et_pb_contact_form][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;GDPR-LSSI&#8221; open_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; open_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; closed_toggle_text_color=&#8221;#4159a0&#8243; closed_toggle_background_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; title_font=&#8221;|||on|||||&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; body_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_orientation=&#8221;left&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;3px&#8221; border_color_all=&#8221;#4159a0&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p><span>The information you submit will be added to a file owned by DPCON RECLAMACIONES JUDICIALES S.L. It will be used solely to process your data and handle your request, in compliance with Regulation (EU) 2016\/679 (GDPR), Organic Law 3\/2018 (LOPDGDD) and Royal Decree 1720\/2007. Your data will not be shared with third parties except when legally required, and will be retained until you request deletion.<\/span><br \/> <span>You may exercise your rights of access, rectification, erasure, portability, restriction, objection and withdrawal of consent at any time by writing to dpcon@dpcon.es.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_toggle][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; text_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; text_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; text_line_height=&#8221;1.9em&#8221; link_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; link_text_color=&#8221;#ffffff&#8221; ul_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; ol_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; quote_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_2_font=&#8221;Playfair Display|700|||||||&#8221; header_2_font_size=&#8221;40px&#8221; header_2_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; header_3_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; header_4_font=&#8221;Lato|700|||||||&#8221; header_4_text_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0.4)&#8221; header_4_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; header_4_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#3550a0&#8243; background_layout=&#8221;dark&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|40px||40px|true|true&#8221; animation_style=&#8221;zoom&#8221; animation_intensity_zoom=&#8221;2%&#8221; header_font_size_tablet=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_font_size_phone=&#8221;24px&#8221; header_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;30px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|tablet&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p class=\"h2contact\">Contact<\/p>\n<p class=\"h4contact\"><a href=\"#\" style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 500;\">Telephones: 911 61 01 65 \/ 646 567 732<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"h4contact\"><a href=\"#\" style=\"font-size: 16px; font-family: 'Open Sans', Arial, sans-serif; font-weight: 500;\">Email: dpcon@dpcon.es<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Headquarters: Paseo de la Castellana 257, 1\u00ba Sur<br>CP 28046, Madrid<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 20px;\">SERVICE ALL OVER SPAIN<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_button=&#8221;on&#8221; button_text_size=&#8221;15px&#8221; button_text_color=&#8221;#4159a0&#8243; button_bg_color=&#8221;rgba(255,255,255,0)&#8221; button_border_width=&#8221;2px&#8221; button_border_color=&#8221;rgba(65,89,160,0.08)&#8221; button_border_radius=&#8221;100px&#8221; button_font=&#8221;Lato|700|||||||&#8221; button_use_icon=&#8221;off&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;15px|30px|15px|30px|true|true&#8221; button_border_color_hover=&#8221;#4159a0&#8243; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; button_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_size__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_text_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_width__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;on&#8221; button_border_color__hover=&#8221;#4159a0&#8243; button_one_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_border_radius__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_letter_spacing__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_one_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221; button_two_bg_color__hover_enabled=&#8221;off&#8221;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\"> <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/legal-notices\/\" style=\"font-size: 14px; color: #ffffff;\">Legal notice<\/a><span style=\"font-size: 14px;\">| <a href=\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/privacy-policy\/\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Privacy Policy<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/cookies-policy\/\" style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Cookie Policy<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Attributing liability to designers <span class=\"post_thumbnail \"><img width=\"672\" height=\"237\" src=\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/responsabilidad-proyecto.jpg\" class=\"attachment-100% size-100% wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/responsabilidad-proyecto.jpg 672w, https:\/\/dpcon.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/responsabilidad-proyecto-300x106.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 672px) 100vw, 672px\" \/><\/span> The designer is liable for damage arising from\u00a0insufficiencies, errors or inaccuracies in the project, assessed against the regulations applicable to drafting projects and the terms of the contract. The designer is liable whether such deficiencies are due to\u00a0their own acts or omissions or are caused by the calculations, studies [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5988,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_yoast_wpseo_focuskw":"designer liability construction defects","_yoast_wpseo_title":"Attributing Liability to Designers - %%sitename%%","_yoast_wpseo_metadesc":"When is the designer liable for construction defects in Spain? Project errors, reports commissioned from others and coordination of partial projects.","_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":"","_et_pb_page_layout":"et_no_sidebar"},"categories":[1464,1417,1403,1433],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10685","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-geotechnical-survey","category-liability-for-construction-defects","category-news","category-structural-damage-en"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Attributing Liability to Designers - DPCON<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When is the designer liable for construction defects in Spain? Project errors, reports commissioned from others and coordination of partial projects.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/designer-liability-construction-defects\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Attributing Liability to Designers - DPCON\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"When is the designer liable for construction defects in Spain? Project errors, reports commissioned from others and coordination of partial projects.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/designer-liability-construction-defects\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"DPCON\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2013-02-05T08:44:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/responsabilidad-proyecto.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"672\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"237\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"DPcon reclama los da\u00f1os de tu vivienda\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"DPcon reclama los da\u00f1os de tu vivienda\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"10 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/designer-liability-construction-defects\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/designer-liability-construction-defects\/\",\"name\":\"Attributing Liability to Designers - DPCON\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/designer-liability-construction-defects\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/designer-liability-construction-defects\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/responsabilidad-proyecto.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2013-02-05T08:44:17+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/6afb1e983267262f2eac27053f62245c\"},\"description\":\"When is the designer liable for construction defects in Spain? Project errors, reports commissioned from others and coordination of partial projects.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/designer-liability-construction-defects\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/designer-liability-construction-defects\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/designer-liability-construction-defects\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/responsabilidad-proyecto.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/responsabilidad-proyecto.jpg\",\"width\":672,\"height\":237},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/designer-liability-construction-defects\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Inicio\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/dpcon-construction-surveyors-and-lawyers\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Attributing liability to designers\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/\",\"name\":\"DPCON\",\"description\":\"Peritos da\u00f1os constructivos Abogados construcci\u00f3n\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/#organization\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/6afb1e983267262f2eac27053f62245c\",\"name\":\"DPcon reclama los da\u00f1os de tu vivienda\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3308a1b7b898095f1db09f93360c9135ccf2918efe47b2eaa36fdec4e03c5dcf?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3308a1b7b898095f1db09f93360c9135ccf2918efe47b2eaa36fdec4e03c5dcf?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"DPcon reclama los da\u00f1os de tu vivienda\"},\"sameAs\":[\"http:\/\/www.dpcon.es\"]},{\"@type\":[\"Organization\",\"LegalService\"],\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/#organization\",\"name\":\"DPCON\",\"legalName\":\"DPCON RECLAMACIONES JUDICIALES, S.L.\",\"alternateName\":\"Dpcon Reclamaci\u00f3n Da\u00f1os Constructivos\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/\",\"description\":\"Expert architects and construction lawyers specialising in building damage and defects: expert report, judicial claim and enforcement of judgment. Service throughout Spain.\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/#logo\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cropped-logo.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cropped-logo.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"DPCON\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/#logo\"},\"telephone\":\"+34911610165\",\"email\":\"dpcon@dpcon.es\",\"vatID\":\"ESB04766606\",\"taxID\":\"B04766606\",\"foundingDate\":\"2013-04-26\",\"address\":{\"@type\":\"PostalAddress\",\"streetAddress\":\"Paseo de la Castellana 257, 1\u00ba Sur\",\"postalCode\":\"28046\",\"addressLocality\":\"Madrid\",\"addressRegion\":\"Madrid\",\"addressCountry\":\"ES\"},\"geo\":{\"@type\":\"GeoCoordinates\",\"latitude\":40.47475,\"longitude\":-3.690212},\"hasMap\":\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps?cid=10434357201489608659\",\"openingHoursSpecification\":[{\"@type\":\"OpeningHoursSpecification\",\"dayOfWeek\":[\"Monday\",\"Tuesday\"],\"opens\":\"09:00\",\"closes\":\"14:00\"},{\"@type\":\"OpeningHoursSpecification\",\"dayOfWeek\":[\"Monday\",\"Tuesday\"],\"opens\":\"16:00\",\"closes\":\"19:00\"},{\"@type\":\"OpeningHoursSpecification\",\"dayOfWeek\":[\"Wednesday\",\"Thursday\"],\"opens\":\"09:00\",\"closes\":\"19:00\"},{\"@type\":\"OpeningHoursSpecification\",\"dayOfWeek\":[\"Friday\"],\"opens\":\"08:00\",\"closes\":\"15:00\"},{\"@type\":\"OpeningHoursSpecification\",\"dayOfWeek\":[\"Saturday\",\"Sunday\"],\"opens\":\"00:00\",\"closes\":\"00:00\"}],\"availableLanguage\":[{\"@type\":\"Language\",\"name\":\"Spanish\",\"alternateName\":\"es\"},{\"@type\":\"Language\",\"name\":\"English\",\"alternateName\":\"en\"}],\"areaServed\":{\"@type\":\"Country\",\"name\":\"Spain\"},\"contactPoint\":[{\"@type\":\"ContactPoint\",\"contactType\":\"customer service\",\"telephone\":\"+34911610165\",\"email\":\"dpcon@dpcon.es\",\"areaServed\":\"ES\"}],\"knowsAbout\":[\"Latent defects\",\"Construction defects\",\"Structural damage\",\"Damp\",\"Cracks\",\"Spanish Building Act (LOE)\",\"Architectural expert reports\"],\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DPCON.reclama.defectos.vivienda\/\",\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/dpconsl\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Attributing Liability to Designers - DPCON","description":"When is the designer liable for construction defects in Spain? Project errors, reports commissioned from others and coordination of partial projects.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/designer-liability-construction-defects\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Attributing Liability to Designers - DPCON","og_description":"When is the designer liable for construction defects in Spain? Project errors, reports commissioned from others and coordination of partial projects.","og_url":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/designer-liability-construction-defects\/","og_site_name":"DPCON","article_published_time":"2013-02-05T08:44:17+00:00","og_image":[{"width":672,"height":237,"url":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/responsabilidad-proyecto.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"DPcon reclama los da\u00f1os de tu vivienda","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"DPcon reclama los da\u00f1os de tu vivienda","Est. reading time":"10 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/designer-liability-construction-defects\/","url":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/designer-liability-construction-defects\/","name":"Attributing Liability to Designers - DPCON","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/designer-liability-construction-defects\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/designer-liability-construction-defects\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/responsabilidad-proyecto.jpg","datePublished":"2013-02-05T08:44:17+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/6afb1e983267262f2eac27053f62245c"},"description":"When is the designer liable for construction defects in Spain? Project errors, reports commissioned from others and coordination of partial projects.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/designer-liability-construction-defects\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/designer-liability-construction-defects\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/designer-liability-construction-defects\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/responsabilidad-proyecto.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/responsabilidad-proyecto.jpg","width":672,"height":237},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/designer-liability-construction-defects\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Inicio","item":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/dpcon-construction-surveyors-and-lawyers\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Attributing liability to designers"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/#website","url":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/","name":"DPCON","description":"Peritos da\u00f1os constructivos Abogados construcci\u00f3n","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/#organization"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/6afb1e983267262f2eac27053f62245c","name":"DPcon reclama los da\u00f1os de tu vivienda","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3308a1b7b898095f1db09f93360c9135ccf2918efe47b2eaa36fdec4e03c5dcf?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/3308a1b7b898095f1db09f93360c9135ccf2918efe47b2eaa36fdec4e03c5dcf?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"DPcon reclama los da\u00f1os de tu vivienda"},"sameAs":["http:\/\/www.dpcon.es"]},{"@type":["Organization","LegalService"],"@id":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/#organization","name":"DPCON","legalName":"DPCON RECLAMACIONES JUDICIALES, S.L.","alternateName":"Dpcon Reclamaci\u00f3n Da\u00f1os Constructivos","url":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/","description":"Expert architects and construction lawyers specialising in building damage and defects: expert report, judicial claim and enforcement of judgment. Service throughout Spain.","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/#logo","url":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cropped-logo.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/04\/cropped-logo.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"DPCON"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/#logo"},"telephone":"+34911610165","email":"dpcon@dpcon.es","vatID":"ESB04766606","taxID":"B04766606","foundingDate":"2013-04-26","address":{"@type":"PostalAddress","streetAddress":"Paseo de la Castellana 257, 1\u00ba Sur","postalCode":"28046","addressLocality":"Madrid","addressRegion":"Madrid","addressCountry":"ES"},"geo":{"@type":"GeoCoordinates","latitude":40.47475,"longitude":-3.690212},"hasMap":"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps?cid=10434357201489608659","openingHoursSpecification":[{"@type":"OpeningHoursSpecification","dayOfWeek":["Monday","Tuesday"],"opens":"09:00","closes":"14:00"},{"@type":"OpeningHoursSpecification","dayOfWeek":["Monday","Tuesday"],"opens":"16:00","closes":"19:00"},{"@type":"OpeningHoursSpecification","dayOfWeek":["Wednesday","Thursday"],"opens":"09:00","closes":"19:00"},{"@type":"OpeningHoursSpecification","dayOfWeek":["Friday"],"opens":"08:00","closes":"15:00"},{"@type":"OpeningHoursSpecification","dayOfWeek":["Saturday","Sunday"],"opens":"00:00","closes":"00:00"}],"availableLanguage":[{"@type":"Language","name":"Spanish","alternateName":"es"},{"@type":"Language","name":"English","alternateName":"en"}],"areaServed":{"@type":"Country","name":"Spain"},"contactPoint":[{"@type":"ContactPoint","contactType":"customer service","telephone":"+34911610165","email":"dpcon@dpcon.es","areaServed":"ES"}],"knowsAbout":["Latent defects","Construction defects","Structural damage","Damp","Cracks","Spanish Building Act (LOE)","Architectural expert reports"],"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DPCON.reclama.defectos.vivienda\/","https:\/\/twitter.com\/dpconsl"]}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10685","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10685"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10685\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5988"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10685"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10685"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dpcon.es\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10685"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}