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Geotechnical Business Committee Bridge the Gap presents the recommendations developed by a Special Task Force formed by GBA to address the gap between the responsibilities of the geotechnical engineer of record (GER) and the geotechnical-specialty constructor (GSC). This document discusses the reaso...
Abundant Opportunities Provide Career of Growth When I was three years old, whenever I went outside I would grab handfuls of dirt and eat it. My mother told my doctor about this odd habit, and the doctor told her not to worry about; it was not harmful. “You are what you eat”; I ate soil as a to...
GBA Emerging Leaders Class GBA has published over 100 case histories based on real-life events that have happened to geoprofessional firms. GBA Case Histories are unique because our members share real-life stories of problems that impacted their businesses. They also include the outcomes of correcti...
Conference Program Committee Are you a dynamic and engaging speaker with valuable content to share with industry leaders that can help improve their businesses and elevate the profession? Are you an experienced professional and an outstanding leader? If you answered yes to any of the above then, the...
Emerging Leaders Class 4 Case Histories have been written and read for more than 30 years. Now, they are available as podcasts so you can download, listen, and learn from anywhere. Follow along as our narrator shares the highlights, engages with subject matter experts, and delivers the lessons learn...
Mark Kramer, P.E., F. GBA, (SME) You can say I grew up with GBA (formerly ASFE). My father attended early ASFE meetings and I was fortunate to attend many meetings growing up. I still remember skiing at Keystone while attending an early ASFE meeting in the late 70’s. I enjoyed the resorts and I r...
Resource Collaboration Committee GBA just published a Best Practices document titled Avoiding Absolutes. This is an update from a Practice Alert of the same name that was published many years ago to help our members improve technical writing and verbal communication skills in managing their risks....
Emerging Leaders Class 4 GBA has a tradition of collaborating on issues that impact the geoprofessions. One of the ways we work together is by providing lessons learned through GBA Case Histories. GBA Case Histories provide unprecedented real-world learning examples related to project and business m...
GBA is excited to announce its new Project Award of Excellence. With this prestigious award, GBA will recognize the most outstanding projects by its members as they demonstrate the vision of GBA to great accomplishment. Winners of this award will have a platform to showcase their project excellen...
GBA provides hundreds of highly effective resources developed to satisfy the unique needs of geoprofessionals, giving members essential tools for achieving success. However, we also know that it can be overwhelming to sort through them all. To help, we have compiled a list of the top 10 GBA re...
Don Roberts’ experience as a consulting civil and environmental engineer, for over 60 years, was a great asset to the geoprofessionals. He was a past ASFE president (1985-1986) and contributed in many ways, for many years, to ASFE/GBA. Mr. Roberts was responsible for major geotechnical investigat...
Call for Abstracts: GBA 2021 Spring Conference If you are a dynamic, engaging speaker with valuable content to share with industry leaders, the Geoprofessional Business Association invites you to submit an abstract for GBA’s 2020 Spring Conference. Our members gather at GBA conferences to networ...
This is a great honor for me to be on the Board of Directors for the Geoprofessional Business Association and share my background and why GBA is so important to me. I was born and raised in Quebec City, Province of Quebec, Canada. The history of Quebec City extends back thousands of years, with its ...
GBA AWARDS RECIPIENTS GBA is a volunteer organization. Almost all the resources we produce for our members, our contributions to the geoprofessional community, and these conferences are mostly driven by volunteer leaders. Each Spring, during our conference we recognize those that have contributed to...
During the 2020 Fall Conference, President Ken Johnston (GZA GeoEnvironmental) shared his review of the first 6-months of GBA’s fiscal year with our members. In his address, President Johnston shared his personal challenges and the challenges facing our members today. He highlighted GBA’s respo...