Comments on: Engineering ethics (or the lack thereof) http://www.polimom.com/2006/03/21/engineering-ethics-or-the-lack-thereof/ I used to be in the middle, but they keep moving the line! Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:52:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 by: Polimom Says » The lure of the Pied Piper http://www.polimom.com/2006/03/21/engineering-ethics-or-the-lack-thereof/#comment-913 Fri, 31 Mar 2006 16:28:26 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2006/03/21/engineering-ethics-or-the-lack-thereof/#comment-913 [...] The answer? They didn’t understand the project. Evidently, the Army Corps of Engineers — with a LOT of impetus from the FEMA flood insurance folks — has just now realized that the levees are supposed to actually keep people safe; it was not just an intellectual exercise. [...] […] The answer? They didn’t understand the project. Evidently, the Army Corps of Engineers — with a LOT of impetus from the FEMA flood insurance folks — has just now realized that the levees are supposed to actually keep people safe; it was not just an intellectual exercise. […]

]]> by: Polimom http://www.polimom.com/2006/03/21/engineering-ethics-or-the-lack-thereof/#comment-860 Sat, 25 Mar 2006 13:11:14 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2006/03/21/engineering-ethics-or-the-lack-thereof/#comment-860 Tim, You're right - that is ethics in action. It is also only step one. I'm pleased that they've called it out in terms of the loss of life/property canon, because it shows they're on the right track. Tim,

You’re right - that is ethics in action. It is also only step one.

I’m pleased that they’ve called it out in terms of the loss of life/property canon, because it shows they’re on the right track.

]]> by: Tim http://www.polimom.com/2006/03/21/engineering-ethics-or-the-lack-thereof/#comment-857 Sat, 25 Mar 2006 03:44:41 +0000 http://www.polimom.com/2006/03/21/engineering-ethics-or-the-lack-thereof/#comment-857 You would be interested in the letter posted today from ASCE's Engineering Review Panel to the Corps. www.asce.org. The letter calls for several specific reviews to assure that citizens will be safe and will be assured they are safe. This is engineering ethics in action. Peace, Tim You would be interested in the letter posted today from ASCE’s Engineering Review Panel to the Corps. www.asce.org. The letter calls for several specific reviews to assure that citizens will be safe and will be assured they are safe. This is engineering ethics in action.

Peace,

Tim

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