Engineer A Subdivision Tract Defect Reporting Forensic Engineer
R · Role
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/78#Engineer_A_Subdivision_Tract_Defect_Reporting_Forensic_Engineer
Definition
Licensed PE and registered architect retained by an insurance company to forensically investigate arson-damaged beam; discovers the beam is seriously under-designed; recognizes the defect likely affects multiple identical tract homes in the subdivision; reports findings in writing to the insurance company; contacts the State Board of Professional Engineers to inquire about further public-safety obligations.
Properties
Instance of
SubdivisionTractDefectReportingForensicEngineer
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#SubdivisionTractDefectReportingForensicEngineer
Attributes
| license | Professional Engineer |
| additional_credential | Registered Architect |
| specialty | Forensic engineering and structural design |
| experience | Extensive design and forensic engineering experience |
Confidence
0.93
Importance
high
Relationships
| type | investigates_work_of |
| target | Original Tract Home Design Engineer (unnamed) |
| type | notifies |
| target | State Board of Professional Engineers |
| type | responds_to_decision_of |
| target | Construction Contractor Reuse Decision Maker Individual |
| type | retained_by |
| target | Insurance Company Forensic Investigation Client |
Role category
public_responsibility
Source Evidence
Source text
Engineer A is a professional engineer and registered architect with extensive design and forensic engineering experience
Text references
Engineer A determines that the beam was seriously under-designed
Engineer A is a professional engineer and registered architect with extensive design and forensic engineering experience
Engineer A is asked to look at a beam that had been burned, as a result of arson
Engineer A observes that since the house was a tract home, there are other identical designs in the subdivision
Engineer A submits his report to the insurance company that retained him
Engineer A writes his report and identifies the design defect
Engineer A, still concerned with his obligation to the public beyond just informing the insurance company, calls the State Board of Professional Engineers
TTL
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case78:Engineer_A_Subdivision_Tract_Defect_Reporting_Forensic_Engineer a proeth:SubdivisionTractDefectReportingForensicEngineer,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Engineer A Subdivision Tract Defect Reporting Forensic Engineer" ;
proeth:attributes "{'license': 'Professional Engineer', 'additional_credential': 'Registered Architect', 'specialty': 'Forensic engineering and structural design', 'experience': 'Extensive design and forensic engineering experience'}" ;
proeth:caseinvolvement "Licensed PE and registered architect retained by an insurance company to forensically investigate arson-damaged beam; discovers the beam is seriously under-designed; recognizes the defect likely affects multiple identical tract homes in the subdivision; reports findings in writing to the insurance company; contacts the State Board of Professional Engineers to inquire about further public-safety obligations." ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Role" ;
proeth:confidence "0.93" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "78" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "1" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-27T04:51:12.507457+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "78" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-27T04:51:12.507457+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:relationships "{'type': 'investigates_work_of', 'target': 'Original Tract Home Design Engineer (unnamed)'}",
"{'type': 'notifies', 'target': 'State Board of Professional Engineers'}",
"{'type': 'responds_to_decision_of', 'target': 'Construction Contractor Reuse Decision Maker Individual'}",
"{'type': 'retained_by', 'target': 'Insurance Company Forensic Investigation Client'}" ;
proeth:rolecategory "public_responsibility" ;
proeth:roleclass "Subdivision Tract Defect Reporting Forensic Engineer" ;
proeth:sourcetext "Engineer A is a professional engineer and registered architect with extensive design and forensic engineering experience" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A determines that the beam was seriously under-designed",
"Engineer A is a professional engineer and registered architect with extensive design and forensic engineering experience",
"Engineer A is asked to look at a beam that had been burned, as a result of arson",
"Engineer A observes that since the house was a tract home, there are other identical designs in the subdivision",
"Engineer A submits his report to the insurance company that retained him",
"Engineer A writes his report and identifies the design defect",
"Engineer A, still concerned with his obligation to the public beyond just informing the insurance company, calls the State Board of Professional Engineers" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 78 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-27T05:38:29.570407"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 78 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
78
Discovered in pass
1
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-02-27T04:51:12.507457+00:00
First case
78
Generated
2026-02-27T04:51:12.507457+00:00
Attributed to
Case 78 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-27T05:38:29.570407
Generated by
ProEthica Case 78 Extraction