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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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....
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......
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....
GBA CASE HISTORY # 04
Eleven of 32 caissons proved defective when the Member Firm's recommended procedures were not followed....
GBA CASE HISTORY # 05
Case History No. 5 from Derailed By Dispute. Changes to a foundation design resulted in a variety of claims....
GBA CASE HISTORY # 06
Twelve years of legal entanglements resulted from services that the Member Firm performed for the developer of a housing project....
GBA CASE HISTORY # 07
Problems ensued when a Member Firm failed to identify limitations on the use of its soil report and recommendations....
GBA CASE HISTORY # 08
A Member Firm's free advice proved costly. It resulted in five years of entanglements....
GBA CASE HISTORY # 09
Mysterious settlement problems ultimately led to the realization that insufficient personnel were assigned to project....
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......
GBA CASE HISTORY # 11
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 12
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 13
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GBA CASE HISTORY # 14
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