The Magazine for Professional Engineers
May 2015
Designing the Future
Do PEs have an ethical responsibility to think ahead to help prevent harmful effects of technology? Read more.
Featured Articles
In 2013, about one in five worker deaths in the private sector occurred in the construction industry. Engineers and architects can reduce risk for construction workers by considering construction safety in their designs, however. It’s a slowly growing idea, but comes with some caveats. >>
The more than 610,000 highway bridges in the US require safety inspections to ensure proper maintenance, repair, and rehabilitation. Increasingly, transportation departments are taking advantage of new technology to help assess bridge conditions. >>
Departments & Columns
You Said It
PE Report
Concepts
Legal Beat
On Ethics
You Be the Judge: Divided Loyalties
Leading Insight
PE Community
Construction: Companies Rely on Cloud, But Security Lags, Survey Shows
Education: Declining Degrees
Private Practice: The Learning Curve: How to Develop a Sustainable Competitive Advantage
Private Practice: Study: Don’t Buy Into Myths About Millennials in the Workplace
NSPE Now
Outlook: Who Needs NSPE Anymore?
Policy Perspectives: Interior Department Announces Final Hydraulic Fracturing Rules