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2013 Fall Conference Proceedings

Members: Make sure you are logged in when viewing these videos to get free, easy access to them. Download the handouts. These videos were produced when the Geoprofessional Business Association was known as ASFE.
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GBA Timeline

Year 1969 GBA is launched as ASFE 1969 Loss-Prevention Seminars Now incorporated into GBA Conference content 1970 Standard Clauses 1970 Free Publications All materials are available free to all members 1971 Limitation of Liability The most significant AE contract provision of the past 40 years 1972 Fundamentals of Professional Practice A unique six-month program for firms' rising stars 1972 Case Histories 101 cases of geoprofessional mistakes, presented to help others learn 1972 Report Review An early sharing/self-help program 1972 Loss Prevention Manual Since replaced by a variety of specific, in-depth guides and manuals 1972 Audio Education Prog...
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Member Benefits

GBA member benefits help you and your firm grow and prosper.
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What Our Members Say!

GBA member testimonials explain better than we ever could why GBA membership is so important for geoprofessionals. Read on to learn why members stay for years and how GBA has helped their firm succeed.
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Top 10

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. So to help, we’ve compiled a list of the top 25 GBA resources by numbers ordered over the last two years.
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Environmental Business Committee

Welcome to the Environmental Business Council Portal, your one-stop shop for information to help you in your environmental practice!
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Construction Materials Engineering and Testing (CoMET) Committee

Welcome to the Construction Materials Engineering and Testing (CoMET) Business Council portal, your one-stop shop for CoMET-related information!
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Find a Resource

There are many ways to find GBA resources that have been developed to satisfy the unique needs of geoprofessionals, giving members essential tools for achieving success.
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Geotechnical Business Committee

Welcome to the Geotechnical Business Council Portal, your one-stop shop for information to help you in your geotechnical practice!
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Publications

GBA publications are at the core of how GBA provides its members with the unique business tools that geoprofessionals need to succeed.
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Reinbold Addresses GBA Leaders on the Year Ahead 

Welcome to the GBA Winter Leadership Conference.
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ASFE Changes Its Name to Geoprofessional Business Association 

Geoprofessional Business Association (GBA) is the new name of the organization formerly known as ASFE/The Geoprofessional Business Association.
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New Year Resolutions for Geoprofessionals

The start of a new year offers geoprofessionals the opportunity to set goals for professional growth and excellence. These resolutions are the waypoints on the roadmap of personal and professional growth. They will help you excel as a consultant, community member, and colleague and contribute to the elevation of geoprofessional value as a whole. Here are some suggestions as you prepare to learn, grow, and improve in 2024: Believe that all injuries are avoidable (there is no such thing as an accident) and act accordingly. Be involved in community service. Share a project story with GBA as a Case History. Practice continual teaching (mentor/train), transfer knowledge. Share a link to an article of interest for possible inclusion in GBA’s NEWSlog. Attend a GBA con...
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DR. ENGLISH: Neither 

Herodotus of Halicarnassus, the fifth-century BC Greek researcher and storyteller, is generally recognized as the world’s first historian. In his book The Histories, as translated by A.D. Godley in 1924, he supposedly wrote,
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GBA BUSINESS BRIEF:FINANCIAL SURVEY FISCAL YEAR 2020-2021

Prepared by GBA's Business Practices Committee, this GBA Business Brief conveys findings of the Committee's annual Financial Performance Survey. Topics covered include predistribution profit......
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 01

Case History No. 1 . A Member Firm performed a preliminary exploration for a housing development. Problems developed after the site and report were sold to a third-party....
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 02

Problems occurred when the Member Firm's client failed to follow the firm's foundation recommendations for a single-family residence......
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 03

When excavation for a new sewage treatment facility ran into difficulties, the contractor claimed that boring data were incorrect and sought compensation....
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 04

Eleven of 32 caissons proved defective when the Member Firm's recommended procedures were not followed....
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 05

Case History No. 5 from Derailed By Dispute. Changes to a foundation design resulted in a variety of claims....
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 06

Twelve years of legal entanglements resulted from services that the Member Firm performed for the developer of a housing project....
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 07

Problems ensued when a Member Firm failed to identify limitations on the use of its soil report and recommendations....
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 08

A Member Firm's free advice proved costly. It resulted in five years of entanglements....
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 09

Mysterious settlement problems ultimately led to the realization that insufficient personnel were assigned to project....
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 10

Limited funding caused the client - a local government - to reject the Member Firm's recommendations for a recreational facility aqueduct. Problems......
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 11

An inadequate soils evaluation rendered a major water treatment plant inoperative....
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 12

Nebulous language in geotechnical engineering report resulted in two years of legal battles....
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 13

The Member Firm failed to respond effectively to a conceptual change in the design of an office building, losing a major client as a result....
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 14

The Member Firm went along with a reduced scope of service in order to accommodate the client's budgetary problems. The result was a major loss....
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