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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,
COMET TALE 2: FIELD CURING VERSUS STANDARD CURING OF CONCRETE CYLINDERS
CoMET Tales will show you where other CoMET professionals have been and what they've learned along the way....
COMET TALE 3: DEALING WITH CONFUSING LANGUAGE IN THE QUALITY-REQUIREMENTS SECTION OF…
CoMET Tales will show you where other CoMET professionals have been and what they've learned along the way....
COMET TALE 4: MOIST-CURING ROOM DESIGN, CONSTRUCTION, AND MAINTENANCE
CoMET Tales will show you where other CoMET professionals have been and what they've learned along the way....
COMMITTEE MEMO MODEL
Many risks arise when a client - especially a not-for-profit client - is represented by a committee. Firms can implement a variety of measures to manage those risks. The most important measure may......
CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS ENGINEERING AND TESTING – THE FUNDAMENTALS
Construction materials engineering and testing (CoMET) services are designed to help prevent construction claims and disputes. Regrettably, all too many owners, other design professionals......
CONSTRUCTION RISKS AND LIMITATIONS OF LIABILITY: MESSAGE TO DESIGN PROFESSIONALS
This publication lists the risks civil and structural engineers assume when they develop geotechnical-engineering scopes of service and solicit proposals or bids. Guidance is given on......
CONSTRUCTION RISKS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: MESSAGE TO OWNERS
Designed for distribution to construction project owners, this succinct flyer points out effective means for managing risks, including limitation of liability. Notes that limitation of liability is......
CONTRACT REFERENCE GUIDE SHIPPABLE HARD COPY
A great tool for project managers and others! An updated, expanded version of GBA's acclaimed Contract Reference Guide, Fourth Edition available in Ebooks , PDF, and had copy...
CONTRACT REFERENCE GUIDE, FOURTH EDITION
A great tool for project managers and others! An updated, expanded version of GBA's acclaimed Contract Reference Guide, Fourth Edition available in Ebooks , PDF, and had copy...
EMPLOYEE-POCKET SAFETY CARD (InDesign)
"Safety Is Priority One" is the key message of the employee-pocket safety card. Firms can print it as-is or they can easily customize it, to add their own logos or special messages. The front of......
EMPLOYEE-POCKET SAFETY CARD (MS WORD)
"Safety Is Priority One" is the key message of the employee-pocket safety card. Firms can print it as-is or they can easily customize it, to add their own logos or special messages. The front of......
ENVIRONMENTAL-REMEDIATION RISKS AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY: A MESSAGE TO OWNERS
Prepared for distribution to clients for geoenvironmental services, this brief flyer explains how risk allocation is an important element of risk management, and that limitation of liability is a......
EPA MUST IMPLEMENT CONTROLS TO ENSURE PROPER INVESTIGATIONS ARE CONDUCTED AT BROWNFIELDS SITES
Issued February 14, 2011, this EPA Office of the Inspector General Evaluation Report No. 11-P-0107 found that, of "the 35 AAI [All Appropriate Inquiry] reports we reviewed, from three EPA regions......