GBA News

Read the latest GBA news here. GBA frequently offers new resources, issues new publications, and announces new events. Check back here often for the latest updates on these and more from GBA.

GBA Nominating Committee GBA’s Nominating Committee has announced its slate of officers and directors for the May 1, 2022-April 30, 2023 fiscal year.  GBA President-Elect and Board Chair-Elect, Leo Titus, Jr., P.E. (ECS, Ltd.) will become Pre...

Feb 21, 2022

Recently, GBA created and delivered customized engagement reports to all members to help you evaluate the value of membership and identify ways to receive more value in the future. It is important to us that you receive full value from your membershi...

Feb 7, 2022

GBA is excited to announce the 2022 Outstanding Project Award. With this prestigious award, GBA will recognize some of the most outstanding projects by its members who live and demonstrate the vision of GBA to great accomplishment. Winners of this aw...

Dec 22, 2021

By: W. Jerrold Samford, P.G., F.GBA                     ASTM has revised the “Phase 1” standard practice, E1527. The revised standard should now be cited by consultants as E1527-21. While it has...

Dec 14, 2021

Summary In this episode of the DEI series, we will be discussing allies in diversity, equity, and inclusions. Allies can be essential to drive systemic improvements to workplace policies, practices, and culture. But what does it mean to be an ally? H...

Dec 3, 2021

GBA Geotechnical Business Committee New language in the 2024 International Plumbing Code (IPC) will explicitly mandate how under-slab plumbing is to be protected from expansive soil, reducing professional liability risk for geotechnical engineers. Ra...

Nov 29, 2021

Forward For more than 50-years, GBA has delivered two conferences annually, one in the Fall and one in the Spring. This will not change because GBA conferences provide timely and valuable information that our members use to manage risk and optimize b...

Nov 12, 2021

Surveys indicate most GBA Member-Firms do not have a formal process for validating software or spreadsheets before they are used. This Best Practices document reviews the risks of using commercial software and spreadsheets blindly or without validati...

Nov 12, 2021

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Nov 4, 2021

Those that attended GBA’s 2021 Fall Conference agreed that the presentations were educational, entertaining, and inspiring. Now you can watch, listen to, and learn from these speakers too, on your own schedule. These videos are available for all GB...

Nov 3, 2021