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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!
Publications
GBA publications are at the core of how GBA provides its members with the unique business tools that geoprofessionals need to succeed.
Reinbold Addresses GBA Leaders on the Year Ahead
Welcome to the GBA Winter Leadership Conference.
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.
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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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,
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THIS GEOENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES PROPOSAL
Important Information about This Geoenvironmental Services Proposal is a proposal insert sheet that points out a number of key issues to clients. It stresses that standard practices and guides......
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THIS GEOTECHNICAL ENGINEERING PROPOSAL
Many GBA Member Firms use this sample cover sheet "as is," submitting it with proposals to advise clients to have realistic expectations about the services provided by consulting geotechnical......
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THIS GEOTECHNICAL-ENGINEERING REPORT
This report transmittal cover sheet identifies limitations in geotechnical engineering reports and stresses the need for the geotechnical engineer's involvement throughout the course of the project......
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THIS TAILINGS STORAGE FACILITY DESIGN REPORT
This report transmittal cover sheet identifies limitations in geotechnical engineering reports and stresses the need for the geotechnical engineer's involvement throughout the course of the project......
IPM CASE HISTORY NO. 2
ASFE Issues in Practice Management Case History 2: One of a major firm's newest employees discovered that he had a curable form of cancer. His short tenure made him ineligible for additional......
LEOPOLD HIRSCHFELDT AND JAMES ROBERT DAVIS MEMORIAL LECTURE
Presented by Elio D'Appolonia at GBA's April 1983 Annual Meeting, this lecture honors the memories of Leopold Hirschfeldt and James Robert Davis. Titled Reflections on the Growth......
LIMITATION OF LAIBILITY CASE INDEX
An index of cases contesting the validity of limitation of liability provisions. GBA introduced the limitation of liability concept to the design and environmental professions in 1970......
LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: A HANDBOOK FOR DESIGN AND ENVIRONMENTAL PROFESSIONALS, SECOND EDITION
A comprehensive "how-to" that provides in-depth discussion of limitation of liability provisions. Topics include: an overview of risk management and specific guidance on the benefits of seeking......
LIMITATION OF LIABILTY CASE INDEX
An index of cases contesting the validity of limitation of liability provisions. GBA introduced the limitation of liability concept to the design and environmental professions in 1970......
LOSS PREVENTION TEST KIT
Designed to help firms assess the loss prevention knowledge of prospective employees, new hires, and others on staff, the kit - in book form - consists of five case histories each of which is......
LOSS PREVENTION THROUGH PROJECT MANAGEMENT
A comprehensive guide to establishing a project management program designed to reduce professional liability exposures, improve project quality, and increase profitability and client loyalty......
Lunch & Learn Workplace Harassment Training
What do the folks in your firm need to know about workplace harassment and what should and should not be done about it? Chances are the key points you need to make have been made for you by the......
Lunch & Learn: Electronic Delivery of Documents
Electronic documents are not all that new, but so many people who deal with them just don't get it! This hard-hitting Lunch & Learn seminar focuses on a variety of baseline electronic......
Lunch & Learn: Ethics
What are ethics? Why are ethics important? How do I incorporate ethics into my daily life and work? Use this Lunch & Learn as a platform to answer these questions and, in the process, teach staff......