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GBA Written History

SYNOPSIS The Association of Soil and Foundation Engineers (ASFE) is an association of consulting geotechnical engineering firms. Established in 1969, ASFE has developed a variety of professional liability loss prevention programs and materials. By using these programs and materials, members of ASFE have gained what reportedly is the best professional liability loss prevention record of all U.S. design professionals. In the year of ASFE’s formation, geotechnical engineers had the worst liability record of all U.S. design professionals, a situation which threatened the continuance of consulting soil and foundation engineering as a distinct practice. INTRODUCTION The Association of Soil and Foundation Engineers (ASFE) is, perhaps, the most successful of ...
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First Look: Fall Conference Speakers Announced —Register Now!

The Fall Conference agenda has been finalized and this will be an incredible gathering. The theme for the conference is "Committing to Continuous Improvement" which supports our members' daily effort to build stronger, smarter, more successful businesses. Conference speakers will help you to build a high-performance culture, communicate your brand clearly to employees and clients, stay current with new technology, and in GBA's unique way, learn from the mistakes of others as we explore several case histories from our members. Join us in Music City, Nashville, Tennessee — November 1-3, 2018 Keynotes include: Principles for Building a High-Performance Culture Brent Gleeson — Former Navy SEAL combat veteran, Brent Gleeson, turned his discipline and battlefield lessons to t...
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GBA TOP 10 2017 DOWNLOADS

What are your Peers Reading? GBA’s Most Downloaded Resources in 2017 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 10 GBA resources by numbers ordered in 2017. This is a great place to start your exploration of GBA’s resources, or to get acquainted with a publication loved by your peers and “new to you”. GBA’s CASE HISTORIES were very popular downloads with over 1,100 downloads of updated Case Histories during the year. The list below is the top 10 GBA resources, in order by popularity, with the most ordered resource at the t...
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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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GBA CASE HISTORY # 45

An environmental consultant was retained to perform a Phase II ESA. When laboratory tests indicated unacceptable levels of a contaminant, the......
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 46

Four years after an environmental consultant conducted a Phase II ESA for the purchaser of a site, the client sued the consultant over an asbestos......
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 47

A Member Firm was retained to perform a subsurface geotechnical exploration. During exploration, one of the firm's staff members noticed a gasoline......
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 48

A Member Firm failed to note that client-revised general conditions eliminated the limitation of liability provision. Later, during the project, the......
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 49

After a contractor used contaminated slag for an access road, the Member Firm used personal diplomacy to require the slag provider (a steel mill) to......
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 50

An environmental consultant performed a RI/FS properly, but failed to follow all prescribed documentation requirements. To avoid litigation, the firm......
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 51

Case History No. 51 . Although the Member Firm's CEO got personally involved and "saved the day," serious problems arose. The firm had to pay $180,000 to extricate itself......
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 52

Case History No. 52 . The Member Firm was accused of an error it did not make, but its survey crew inadvertently said the firm was at fault. The survey crew chief's remark......
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 53

Case History No. 53 . A GBA member performing bridge design ran afoul of changed conditions in a small area, causing failure of post-tensioning anchors. Nonbinding ADR......
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 54

Case History No. 54 . A Member Firm had to spend well over one million uninsured dollars to extricate itself from a stadium rebuilding project. Problems arose when its......
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 55

Case History No. 55 . The GBA member, an environmental consultant, performed quickly, at the client's request, to facilitate a sale. As predicted, more contamination was......
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 56

Case History No. 56 .After a field representative failed to note that organic material had been buried instead of taken off site, the Member Firm that employed him submitted a form noting that grading...
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 57

Case History No. 57 from Derailed By Dispute. A Member Firm environmental consultant agreed to indemnify landowners whose wells were to be tested, because EPA said it would indemnify the......
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 57

Case History No. 57 from Derailed By Dispute. A Member Firm environmental consultant agreed to indemnify landowners whose wells were to be tested, because EPA said it would indemnify the......
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 58

Case History No. 58 Precautions that were needed to help ensure success of an innovative approach were explained orally to a client, but not documented. The project failed. Despite overwhelming evide...
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