Problem 2. Sustainability Calculations (30 Points). Two building designs are bei
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Problem 2. Sustainability Calculations (30 Points). Two building designs are being considered. From energy models (which you will learn in your mechanical systems classes), you predict Building A (1500 m2) will consume 2000 MJ/mlyear of operational energy. From life cycle assessment (LCA) models (which you wl learn in a course I teach at the senior level), will predict Building A will require the use of materials and components that total and initial 400,000 MJ in embodied energy For Building B (1500 m2), can reduce the operational energy (a reduction) to 1950 MJ/m2lyear, but you need 5,100,000 MJ in initial embodied energy (thicker walls and roofs, more insulation materials, higher-insulating windows). From a total primary energy standpoint, which building most efficient in terms of total life cycle energy if the building is expected to last 50 years? What if the building is expected to last 100 years? Show your calculations and discuss your results. Problem 3. Evaluating an Ethically Charged Scenario (40 Points). You are a civil engineer working for a local engineering firm. The company is relatively small and not very well known. In fact, times have been a little bit tough in your firm, since one of the principals retired. Good news for you, though, since you can climb the management ladder faster! Right now, you are new to the companyExplanation / Answer
Problem 3.
Ethically Charged Scenario
In order to appreciate the ethically charged scenario, we first peruse the ASCE Code of Ethics to understand our duties and responsibilities.
CANON 1. HOLD SAFETY PARAMOUNT
CANON 2. SERVICE WITH COMPETENCE
CANON 3. ISSUE TRUE STATEMENTS
CANON 4. ACT AS A FAITHFUL AGENT
CANON 5. REPUTATION BY MERIT
CANON 6. UPHOLD PROFESSIONAL HONOR
CANON 7. CONTINUE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
CANON 8. TREAT ALL PERSONS FAIRLY
The brief background of case is:
Action suggested
If you peruse the ethics advised by ASCE then it is quite clear that as a engineer you have to be true, fair, just, professional and above all HOLD SAFETY PARAMOUNT. Therefore, as a young, sincere and dedicated engineer I will without any further delay immediately seek a meeting with the manager and explain to him/her about the serious deficiencies noticed by me in the quality of work being done by the land development agency and the consequences which may lead to affect the safety of a prestigious building being funded by public /tax payers money. It is also my bounden duty as an engineer to safeguard the public money and lives of people involved in case of an accident resulting from faulty soil/survey data being submitted by the land development firm.
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