Systemic Design Defect Beyond Immediate Project Scope State
Class
c4843989
http://proethica.org/ontology/intermediate#SystemicDesignDefectBeyondImmediateProjectScopeState
Definition
State in which a professional engineer, while investigating or evaluating a specific structure or project, discovers evidence that the same design defect or structural inadequacy is likely present in multiple other structures beyond the immediate project scope — such as identical tract homes in a subdivision — thereby expanding the engineer's safety reporting obligation beyond the retaining client to include building officials, individual affected owners, and community associations.
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Definition
State in which a professional engineer, while investigating or evaluating a specific structure or project, discovers evidence that the same design defect or structural inadequacy is likely present in multiple other structures beyond the immediate project scope — such as identical tract homes in a subdivision — thereby expanding the engineer's safety reporting obligation beyond the retaining client to include building officials, individual affected owners, and community associations.
Source Evidence
Source Text
Engineer A also observed that, since the residence was a tract residence, there were other identical designs in the subdivision.
TTL
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rdfs:comment "State in which a professional engineer, while investigating or evaluating a specific structure or project, discovers evidence that the same design defect or structural inadequacy is likely present in multiple other structures beyond the immediate project scope — such as identical tract homes in a subdivision — thereby expanding the engineer's safety reporting obligation beyond the retaining client to include building officials, individual affected owners, and community associations." ;
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Metadata
Ontology
Type
Class
Content Hash
c48439890e5fd65b...Last Updated
2026-03-12 16:49
Extraction Provenance
Discovered in Case
57
Discovered In Pass
1
Discovered In Section
discussion
First Discovered At
2026-02-25T21:18:44.305030+00:00
First Discovered In Case
57
Generated
2026-02-25T21:18:44.305030+00:00
Was Attributed To
Case 57 Extraction