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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 CASE HISTORY # 30

An architect retained the Member Firm on the owner's behalf. Although the Member Firm predicted "more than two inches of settlement," the owner filed......
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 31

An architect requested a proposal from the geotechnical engineering firm whose office was next door to the site of a proposed newspaper......
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 32

Case History No. 32 . A civil engineer failed to follow a geotechnical engineer's recommendation in order to save several hundred dollars....
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 33

Case History No. 33 . The press of business forced a Member Firm to assign a somewhat new field representative to observe construction being performed by a tricky......
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 34

Case History No. 34 . The owner's desire to save a relatively few dollars on a fast-track project resulted in innumerable problems and cost overruns. The Member Firm......
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 35

Case History No. 35 A $4000, 17-day project was performed well, but the warning in the report could have been stated more strongly, especially so because follow-up contact......
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 36

A GBA Member Firm performed a RCRA Facility Assessment at a site owned by a manufacturer that was not interested in cooperating with the firm or the......
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 37

A highway alignment project resulted in a resident suing the jurisdiction that was the GBA member's client. The engineer assumed he would be working......
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 38

When the Member Firm's recommendations were not followed, the owner wound up paying high costs that could have been avoided had the member been......
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 39

When a construction problem arose, the client assumed the Member Firm was at fault. The firm immediately began an investigation which ultimately......
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 40

Providing a low fee to a long-time client required the GBA member to rely on a number of reasonable assumptions. Information learned later revealed......
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 41

When two geotechnical engineering firms failed to collaborate on a Southern California apartment project, the resulting oversight that turned......
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 42

Case History No. 42 An environmental consultant with a limited amount of time to perform a Phase I ESA was forced to take a building owner's word about an air permit not......
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 43

Case History No. 43 A Member Firm did a favor for one of its major clients and took on a project with inadequate oversight. Problems occurred during dewatering and, when......
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 44

An environmental consultant performed a hurried Phase I ESA for a developer and found no serious problems. A chlorinated solvent was discovered later......
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