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EAD (Sustainable Design, Social Responsibilities)
EAD (Sustainable Design, Social Responsibilities)
EAD (Sustainable Design, Social Responsibilities)
UNIVERSITY
PRESENTATION ON -
1) ENGINEERING ETHICS
2) SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Engineers . . .
The kind of reasoning that goes on in such discussions involves certain goals
such as, in this case, health, safety and biodiversity.
The reasoning then focuses on finding the best – or at least the reasonably
better means for obtaining those goals.
Ethical reasoning is a type of practical reasoning that concerns certain
societal or life-form goals, such as justice, equality, freedom, health and
safety.
Typical Ethical Issues that Engineers
Encounter
Safety
Acceptable risk
Compliance
Confidentiality
Environmental health
Data integrity
Conflict of interest
Honesty/Dishonesty
Societal impact
Fairness
Accounting for uncertainty, etc.
NSPE Fundamental Canons of Ethics
1) On the environment
2) The health and comfort of building occupants,
thereby improving building performance.
5. Assess Environmental
Use Impact
Detail 6. Refine Design
Design Compare to
DFE Goals N
Y
Process
Improvemen 7. Reflect on DFE Process
and Results
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Life-Cycle Assessment (LCA)
Post-industrial
Recycling
Deposit Use
DFE and Material Guidelines
Example DFE Guidelines Example Material Guidelines
Do not combine materials Use recycled and
incompatible in recycling
recyclable industrial
Label all component materials
materials for recycling
Use natural materials
Enable easy disassembly
into separate material
which can be returned to
recycling streams biological decay cycles
Use no surface treatments Use processes which do
Eliminate packaging
not release toxic materials
Reduce weight and size for Capture and reuse all
shipping hazardous materials
Nike Considered Design
New products are designed
Materials Analysis Tool
using environmentally preferred
materials.
The materials analysis tool
evolves to reflect best practices
and Nike’s changing
environmental values.
Nike’s goal is for all new
products to be developed
using its Considered Design
standards.
footwear by 2011
clothing by 2015
equipment by 2020
Knowledge vs. Behavior
Unlike robots, no one can just program you to be an ethical engineer that
follows the codes.
Ethical behavior is about practice and virtue. It is about going beyond the
codes, and practicing behavior that leads to an ethical life.
“By the time of graduation students will have an understanding of
professional and ethical responsibility” - Abet