Question

Sustainable development refers to work that simultaneously satisfies economic, social, and environmental requirements (United Nations, 2002). It is self-evident that work must be economically viable so that customers are willing to pay for the work supplied. Work must also be safe and otherwise socially compatible. Furthermore, work needs to be environmentally acceptable in that harmful discharges are minimized, wastes are decreased, material and energy resources are conserved, and any other detrimental impact on the environment is minimized. Some academicians suggest that it is the engineer responsibility to attain the ideals of sustainable development. They view it as the major challenges facing engineers in the future (Cruickshank 2003). Do you agree with this notion? Why or why not?

Answer 1

Engineers have the duty, including codes and specifications, to fulfill the design requirements defined. The developer can not however take it upon itself, in the interests of efficiency, to deviate from these criteria. Worldwide, numerous computer codes of ethics suggest the developers intentionally put the public interest first. This seems to challenge the theory of the business where people seeking their self-interest serve the public interest. Until recent years, there was rarely a problem for engineers regarding self interest and the public interest because engineering projects were nearly synonymous with human advancing.

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