Don't Complain – Act!

Editorial from Beton- und Stahlbetonbau 2/2011

Dr.-Ing. Karl Morgen

For years now, German engineers − and especially designers − have been complained about the flood of codes brought upon them. Professional associations have finally taken up this justified criticism. Correspondingly, initiatives to "professionalize" the "prestandardization" work have been brought to life, or rather founded.

For them to actually live, the must receive appropriate funding. Only with sufficient financial means professionalization can be achieved as professional work means to achieve a set goal with clear deadlines and budgets using paid employees. The goal is clear: reducing and simplifying the evermore tangled mess of codes.