"Creating without consuming: an ethical responsibility"

© 2022 EPFL

© 2022 EPFL

Prof. Corentin Fivet (Structural Xploration Lab) was invited to contribute to the latest book promoting the art of Swiss Engineers, just published by Espazium. The 6-page essay frames the necessity for structural designers to reconsider the extent of their ethical responsibility in light of the climate crisis. It is part of a series of 5 essays linking the practice of civil engineering with the UN Sustainable Development Goals. The book also reviews 18 recent exemplary projects in Switzerland.

The trillingual book (German, French, Italian) is available for 49 francs: https://www.espazium.ch/fr/actualites/lart-des-ingenieurs-suisses-20212022-commandez-le-des-maintenant#