Building Code Advocacy Engineer Principle Invoked By Engineer A
P · Principle
Individual
http://proethica.org/ontology/case/87#Building_Code_Advocacy_Engineer_Principle_Invoked_By_Engineer_A
Properties
Instance of
BuildingCodeAdvocacyEngineer
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#BuildingCodeAdvocacyEngineer
Applied to
Geographic area with no applicable building code
Local Government Officials Building Code Authority
Balancing with
Client Loyalty
Confidentiality of client project information
Employer Concurrence Requirement for Post-Obligation Advocacy
Concrete expression
Engineer A should consider advocating to local government officials for adoption of building codes that address 100-year storm surge elevation requirements, given that the geographic area currently has no applicable building code and Client A has refused to build to the recommended standard
Confidence
0.87
Importance
high
Interpretation
In this context, the absence of any building code in the geographic area creates a systemic public safety risk that extends beyond the individual Client A project; Engineer A's professional obligation to protect public welfare includes advocating to local government authorities for adoption of protective building codes that would address the identified storm surge risk for all coastal development in the area
Invoked by
Engineer A Present Case Coastal Risk Assessment
Tension resolution
The systemic nature of the regulatory gap — affecting not only Client A's project but all coastal development in the area — creates an advocacy obligation that extends beyond the individual client relationship; Engineer A may communicate the general public safety basis for storm surge building codes to local government without disclosing Client A's specific project details
Source Evidence
Source text
The geographic area in which Client A is planning to build the project currently has no building code in place
Text references
Engineer A believes the residential development project should be built to a 100-year projected storm surge elevation, due to public safety risks even at lower projections of future surge level rise
The geographic area in which Client A is planning to build the project currently has no building code in place
TTL
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case87:Building_Code_Advocacy_Engineer_Principle_Invoked_By_Engineer_A a proeth:BuildingCodeAdvocacyEngineer,
owl:NamedIndividual ;
rdfs:label "Building Code Advocacy Engineer Principle Invoked By Engineer A" ;
proeth:appliedto "Geographic area with no applicable building code",
"Local Government Officials Building Code Authority" ;
proeth:balancingwith "Client Loyalty",
"Confidentiality of client project information",
"Employer Concurrence Requirement for Post-Obligation Advocacy" ;
proeth:conceptCategory "Principle" ;
proeth:concreteexpression "Engineer A should consider advocating to local government officials for adoption of building codes that address 100-year storm surge elevation requirements, given that the geographic area currently has no applicable building code and Client A has refused to build to the recommended standard" ;
proeth:confidence "0.87" ;
proeth:discoveredincase "87" ;
proeth:discoveredinpass "2" ;
proeth:discoveredinsection "facts" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredat "2026-02-27T15:35:25.619322+00:00" ;
proeth:firstdiscoveredincase "87" ;
proeth:generatedattime "2026-02-27T15:35:25.619322+00:00" ;
proeth:importance "high" ;
proeth:interpretation "In this context, the absence of any building code in the geographic area creates a systemic public safety risk that extends beyond the individual Client A project; Engineer A's professional obligation to protect public welfare includes advocating to local government authorities for adoption of protective building codes that would address the identified storm surge risk for all coastal development in the area" ;
proeth:invokedby "Engineer A Present Case Coastal Risk Assessment" ;
proeth:principleclass "Building Code Advocacy Engineer" ;
proeth:sourcetext "The geographic area in which Client A is planning to build the project currently has no building code in place" ;
proeth:tensionresolution "The systemic nature of the regulatory gap — affecting not only Client A's project but all coastal development in the area — creates an advocacy obligation that extends beyond the individual client relationship; Engineer A may communicate the general public safety basis for storm surge building codes to local government without disclosing Client A's specific project details" ;
proeth:textreferences "Engineer A believes the residential development project should be built to a 100-year projected storm surge elevation, due to public safety risks even at lower projections of future surge level rise",
"The geographic area in which Client A is planning to build the project currently has no building code in place" ;
proeth:wasattributedto "Case 87 Extraction" ;
prov:generatedAtTime "2026-02-27T16:34:23.734639"^^xsd:dateTime ;
prov:wasGeneratedBy "ProEthica Case 87 Extraction" .
Metadata
Extraction details
Discovered in case
87
Discovered in pass
2
Discovered in section
facts
First discovered
2026-02-27T15:35:25.619322+00:00
First case
87
Generated
2026-02-27T15:35:25.619322+00:00
Attributed to
Case 87 Extraction
Generated
2026-02-27T16:34:23.734639
Generated by
ProEthica Case 87 Extraction