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Leo Titus, Jr., P.E. (ECS Group of Companies) is the new President of the Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA), a not-for-profit association of geoprofessional firms. Mr. Titus took office during ceremonies at GBA’s annual meeting held on...
GBA Environmental Business Committee Authored by Margaret Panatera, P.E. (GZA GeoEnvironmental) Reviewed/edits by Daniel Gradishar, P.E. (Terracon) and Victor Barchers, PE (Kleinfelder) 1. What is Environmental Justice? Environmental justice (EJ) in...
GBA Nominating Committee GBA’s Nominating Committee has announced its slate of officers and directors for the May 1, 2022-April 30, 2023 fiscal year. GBA President-Elect and Board Chair-Elect, Leo Titus, Jr., P.E. (ECS, Ltd.) will become Pre...
Recently, GBA created and delivered customized engagement reports to all members to help you evaluate the value of membership and identify ways to receive more value in the future. It is important to us that you receive full value from your membershi...
GBA is excited to announce the 2022 Outstanding Project Award. With this prestigious award, GBA will recognize some of the most outstanding projects by its members who live and demonstrate the vision of GBA to great accomplishment. Winners of this aw...
By: W. Jerrold Samford, P.G., F.GBA ASTM has revised the “Phase 1” standard practice, E1527. The revised standard should now be cited by consultants as E1527-21. While it has...
Summary In this episode of the DEI series, we will be discussing allies in diversity, equity, and inclusions. Allies can be essential to drive systemic improvements to workplace policies, practices, and culture. But what does it mean to be an ally? H...
GBA Geotechnical Business Committee New language in the 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) will explicitly mandate how under-slab plumbing is to be protected from expansive soil, reducing professional liability risk for geotechnical engineers. Ra...
Forward For more than 50-years, GBA has delivered two conferences annually, one in the Fall and one in the Spring. This will not change because GBA conferences provide timely and valuable information that our members use to manage risk and optimize b...
Surveys indicate most GBA Member-Firms do not have a formal process for validating software or spreadsheets before they are used. This Best Practices document reviews the risks of using commercial software and spreadsheets blindly or without validati...