Viewpoint: Making purpose pay the bills

This month's letters include discussion on foundation design, protecting the profession and recent articles on artificial intelligence.

Nick Simpson explores three philosophical approaches to doing good and encourages readers to consider how these might be applicable in their work as structural engineers.

Robin Jones provides a summary of the discussion at a roundtable hosted by the IStructE in June 2025, exploring ethical and business practice impacts of the adoption of artificial intelligence in the structural engineering sector.