Special Reports

Given that the CFIA participates in public discussions on issues of national interest within its areas of expertise, for the benefit of society, it conducts a series of technical analyses related to engineering and architectural issues.

Economic Outlook Report: Fourth Quarter 2025
13th Audit of Public Housing
Economic Outlook Report: Third Quarter 2025
2025 Presidency Report
BIM Standard for Projects in Costa Rica
2024 Housing Sector Report: Overview and Trends
Economic Outlook Report: Second Quarter 2025
Report on the Municipal Ranking of Construction Permit Processing
The "Pensar en Costa Rica" Project – 2025 Version
Document prepared by specialist Silvia Valentinuzzi, Engineer, for the Technical Workshop on Zoning Plans.
2024 Report on Unpermitted Construction
Study and Analysis of Current Trends in Costa Rica Regarding Sustainable Buildings and Energy Efficiency
 Appendix 1 PEEBCool
Appendix 2 PEEBCool
2024 Presidency Report
2023 Report on Unpermitted Construction
VUIS Compendium
Response to Appeal: Comptroller's Office
Housing Sector Overview and Trends 2023
12th Annual Audit Report on Public Housing 2023
2022 Report on Unpermitted Construction
Thinking About Costa Rica, 2021 Edition
Report on the Crackdown on Unpermitted Construction Projects: Second Half of 2021

11th Audit of Public Housing and Social Housing Units, 2021
Report on Unpermitted Construction: First Half of 2021
Press Conference on the 11th Social Housing Audit Report, Diciembre
Presentation of the 2020 Municipal Digital Effectiveness Ranking for Building Permits
Presentation: Municipal Digital Effectiveness Ranking for the First Half of 2020
Report on Unpermitted Construction: Second Half of 2020
Special Report: Unpermitted Construction Projects—First Half of 2020
Quality of In-Situ Concrete GAM 2020
Envisioning Costa Rica 2025, 2019 Edition
2019 Digital Municipal Effectiveness Ranking
Special Committee on the High-Speed Passenger Rail Project (TRP)
Report on Construction Projects Without Permits Inspected in 2019
Consensus Group for the National Road Network: “Guidelines for Defining Costa Rica’s National Road Plan” (Full Report)
Consensus Group for the National Road Network: “Guidelines for Defining Costa Rica’s National Road Plan” (Executive Summary)
X 2018 Affordable Housing Audit
Final Engineering Report: Chilamate–Vuelta de Kooper Highway, Section 21+700 to 22+200
Annual Report on Construction Projects Without Permits Inspected in 2017
Technical Pre-Feasibility Study of a Mass Transit System in San José, 2017
Envisioning Costa Rica 2025, 2017 Edition
9th Annual Housing Assessment Report 2016
Study on Construction Without a Municipal Permit (2015)
8th Social Housing Audit 2013
Road Network: A Challenge for Costa Rica (Consensus Group) 2013
Recommendations for Road Network Management and Legislation / Consensus Group for the Rescue of the National Road Network, 2013
Proposal for Regulatory Improvement and Simplification of Municipal Procedures for Obtaining Building Permits, 2012
Prioritization of Road Infrastructure / Consensus Group for the Restoration of the National Road Network 2012
Costa Rica 2025, Part II, 2012
Preliminary Report: 1856 Gauge 2012
2011 Report on the Virilla River Bridge
Proposed New Law on Public Road Traffic, 2010
"Thinking About Costa Rica 2025" Project, 2010
Geotechnical Inspection Report on Slopes, San José-Caldera Highway, 2010
Report on Traffic Congestion in the Greater San José Metropolitan Area, 2005
San Jose International Convention Center: A Catalyst for Growth and Revitalization in Costa Rica