Sustainability Standard Conflict in Irrigation Assignment
S · State
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/13#Sustainability_Standard_Conflict_in_Irrigation_Assignment
Properties
Instance of
SustainabilityStandardConflictState
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#SustainabilityStandardConflictState
Active period
From Wasser's identification of the sustainability conflict through BER resolution
Affected parties
Cutting Edge Engineering
Engineer Intern Wasser
Landscape architect client
Confidence
0.91
Importance
high
Subject
The tension between the traditional irrigation system specification and UN SDG sustainability principles as perceived by Wasser
Terminated by
BER determination that the task is not unethical and that sustainable alternatives should be presented rather than the task refused
Triggering event
Wasser's assessment that designing a traditional irrigation system conflicts with UN Sustainable Development Goals and NSPE Code Section III.2.d sustainability provisions
Urgency level
medium
Source Evidence
Source text
This case illustrates the increasing priority and reach of sustainability principles relative to ethical decision-making of professional engineers
Text references
This case illustrates the increasing priority and reach of sustainability principles relative to ethical decision-making of professional engineers
engineers are encouraged to adhere to the principles of sustainable development in order to protect the environment for future generations
this case engages the engineering profession's ethical obligation to respond to complex sustainability challenges
TTL
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"Landscape architect client" ;
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proeth:importance "high" ;
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proeth:subject "The tension between the traditional irrigation system specification and UN SDG sustainability principles as perceived by Wasser" ;
proeth:terminatedby "BER determination that the task is not unethical and that sustainable alternatives should be presented rather than the task refused" ;
proeth:textreferences "This case illustrates the increasing priority and reach of sustainability principles relative to ethical decision-making of professional engineers",
"engineers are encouraged to adhere to the principles of sustainable development in order to protect the environment for future generations",
"this case engages the engineering profession's ethical obligation to respond to complex sustainability challenges" ;
proeth:triggeringevent "Wasser's assessment that designing a traditional irrigation system conflicts with UN Sustainable Development Goals and NSPE Code Section III.2.d sustainability provisions" ;
proeth:urgencylevel "medium" ;
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Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
13
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
discussion
First discovered
2026-02-25T00:52:29.788699+00:00
First case
13
Generated
2026-02-25T00:52:29.788699+00:00
Attributed to
Case 13 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-25T01:11:40.627564
Generated by
ProEthica Case 13 Extraction