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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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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
An inadequate soils evaluation rendered a major water treatment plant inoperative....
GBA CASE HISTORY # 12
Nebulous language in geotechnical engineering report resulted in two years of legal battles....
GBA CASE HISTORY # 13
The Member Firm failed to respond effectively to a conceptual change in the design of an office building, losing a major client as a result....
GBA CASE HISTORY # 14
The Member Firm went along with a reduced scope of service in order to accommodate the client's budgetary problems. The result was a major loss....
GBA CASE HISTORY # 15
After footings for a housing project went unprotected over the winter, the developer blamed the Member Firm for failing to provide an adequate warning....
GBA CASE HISTORY # 16
The Member Firm's client decided that it was not necessary for the firm to observe construction. Problems occur because the firm's recommendations were......
GBA CASE HISTORY # 17
Personal conflicts lead to problems at a processing plant. Because of improper professional etiquette, communications channels went cold, causing......
GBA CASE HISTORY # 18
The GBA Member Firm narrowly avoided responsibility for damages that occurred when recommendations for a flood control pump station were not followed....
GBA CASE HISTORY # 19
The Member Firm decided to fight a frivolous suit filed by a housing developer client. The Member was found not negligent, but it cost $89,000 in......
GBA CASE HISTORY # 20
Risks relating to a chemical terminal were not properly defined. As a result, the Member Firm experienced a severe loss for actions it took on its......
GBA CASE HISTORY # 21
Case History No. 21 . Inadequate client selection, failure to notice subtle problems, and a lack of construction observation forced the Member Firm to pay for problems......
GBA CASE HISTORY # 22
After a condominium's retaining structure failed, a Member Firm took aggressive action to prevent the firm from becoming victim of a frivolous suit....
GBA CASE HISTORY # 23
. A sole proprietor was retained orally to perform a single-family home inspection. After experiencing "buyer's remorse," the owners claimed that the......