Human beings are created for one fundamental reason: to make the life of
another human being better. This is not religion, and this is not
something that I have dream up. It is part of our human chemistry and
constitution, it is the way we are built. It is a scientific fact.
The amazing thing about structural engineering is that our profession
makes life better for all of humanity on a daily basis. Just look at
what we do. Our retrofit work preserves the past, our new work is
building the future, but above everything, we are in the business of
saving lives! Our work protects humanity from the devastating ravages of
natural hazards such as earthquakes, hurricanes and wind storms. People
become heroes by saving just one life. Structural engineers are saving
lives every time the wind blows!
Structural engineering is the reason we have an economy and an economic
infrastructure.
If structural engineers stopped work all of human
progress would come to a screeching halt! Structural Engineering is clearly a profession that is indispensable to
humanity, but then why don’t our professional fees and compensation
reflect our profession's immeasurable contributions to civilization?
(CEO CSI America- Ashraf Habibullah)