There is also a legal question which your new company's lawyer would best handle if you decide to take the job:
Is it Legal to Poach a Competitor's Employees?
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/04/30/tagblogsfindlawcom2011-freeenterprise-idUS159854584220110430
As for Ethics, rather than...
A Vast Machine
Computer Models, Climate Data, and the Politics of Global Warming
Paul N. Edwards
http://books.google.ca/books?id=K9_LsJBCqWMC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false
From the Introduction
"Unless you have been in a coma since 1988, you have certainly heard or
read a story that...
In Ontario, this requirement is in the Engineer's Code of Ethics:
http://www.peo.on.ca/Ethics/code_of_ethics.html
"A practitioner shall not accept an engagement to review the work of another practitioner for the same employer except with the knowledge of the other practitioner or except where...
Thanks everyone for all the tips. The book by Robert T. Ratay looks good. Here is a presentation by him on Structural Condition Assessment:
http://www.ucs.iastate.edu/mnet/_repository/2009/structural/pdf/Robert%20Ratay.pdf
Hello, hope all is great.
Would anyone happen to know of any guidelines for conducting a structural assessment of an exisiting building? I am only familiar with the two guidelines listed below:
1. The Building Authority in Singapore has a guideline on periodic structural engineering...
You may want to contact the regulator of engineering in your jurisdiction and find out a few things, such as:
1) Is there an industrial exception which applies to your company? In some jurisdictions, non-engineers can practice engineering in industries that are exempt. However, in many cases...
What does the Engineering Code of Ethics in your jurisdiction say?
Here is the Code of Ethics in Ontario:
http://www.peo.on.ca/Ethics/code_of_ethics.html
"3) A practitioner shall act in professional engineering matters for each employer as a faithful agent or trustee and shall regard as...
From the National Snow & Ice Data Center
"... Since the early twentieth century, with few exceptions, glaciers around the world have been retreating at unprecedented rates. Some scientists attribute this massive glacial retreat to the Industrial Revolution, which began around 1760. In fact...
"Real-world visual evidence has a unique ability to convey the reality and immediacy of global warming to a worldwide audience. The Extreme Ice Survey provides scientists with basic and vitally important information on the mechanics of glacial melting and educates the public with firsthand...
From MIT Press
The Fate of Greenland
Lessons from Abrupt Climate Change
"Geological evidence suggests that Greenland has already been affected by two dramatic changes in climate: the Medieval Warm Period, when warm temperatures in Northern Europe enabled Norse exploration and settlements in...
I agree with fegenbush, the important question is, "what would you like to do?"
To quote Joseph Campbell, "When you follow your bliss... doors will open where you would not have thought there would be doors; and where there wouldn't be a door for anyone else."
Climate Change Sparks Battles in Classroom
"In 2009, the Heartland Institute, which has received significant funding from Exxon-Mobil, expanded its audience beyond teachers and students with a pamphlet, called The Skeptic’s Handbook, mailed to the presidents of the country’s 14,000 public...
"Climate scientists have played a significant role in investigating global climate change. In the USA, a debate has swirled about whether a consensus on climate change exists among reputable scientists and this has entered the policy process. In order to better understand the views of US climate...
High risk of permafrost thaw
"Arctic temperatures are rising fast, and permafrost is thawing. Carbon released into the atmosphere from permafrost soils will accelerate climate change, but the magnitude of this effect remains highly uncertain. Our collective estimate is that carbon will be...
Interesting journal article from the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States.
Expert credibility in climate change
Although preliminary estimates from published literature and expert surveys suggest striking agreement among climate scientists on the tenets of...
