Insights for what's next

Explore practical perspectives that turn complex challenges and emerging trends into real-world outcomes.

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Beyond Carbon: A holistic approach to net zero cities
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Implementing a programmatic approach to decarbonizing cities

Jacobs releases new thought leadership paper that asks the question: What if city stakeholders used a programmatic approach, looking beyond traditional project and asset boundaries, to co-develop solutions that reduce carbon AND address the most urgent and aspirational needs of the community?

Challenge Accepted Guhan Sankar
Q&A

Changing the World: How Guhan Sankar Accepted the Challenge

"Challenge accepted" is a call to action. It's a commitment to growth, innovation and excellence. It's about pushing boundaries, embracing new ideas and not shying away from obstacles. For Guhan Sankar, that meant helping transform safety standards in the United Arab Emirates. Our people accept the challenge every single day – and we're showcasing a few of their stories. Today, we connected with Guhan Sankar, our regional health, safety and environment manager for the Middle East in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, to discuss how he's collaborating with regulatory authorities to shape safety standards across the region. The challenge: For more than 30 years, Jacobs has maintained a strong presence in the Emirate of Sharjah, consistently delivering significant projects where safety has been a top priority. However, 2021 marked a pivotal moment in the city's health, safety and environment (HSE) landscape with the introduction of the occupational safety and health system (OSHJ) by the Sharjah Prevention and Safety Authority (SPSA) . The OSHJ system promotes safe practices in Sharjah by enabling risk monitoring, analysis and preventive measures. It applies to all establishments operating in the Emirate—whether licensed locally or elsewhere—including those registered with the Sharjah Economic Development Department, Sharjah International Airport Free Zone, Hamriyah Free Zone and all government entities. Recognizing the need for expert guidance on consulting supervision services project, SPSA sought a partnership with a leading HSE consultancy to support this critical transformation. Tell us more about this challenge Jacobs’ strong safety culture and trusted track record in the

Q&A with Maryam Hakimian Jacobs Project Manager
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A view on the future of rail & transit: A Q&A with Maryam Hakimian

Public transportation systems, valued as some of the most equitable and sustainable modes of transportation, connect communities and help stimulate economic development. In this Q&A, Jacobs Project Manager Maryam Hakimian talks about trends in rail & transit today and how unique perspectives help co-create the world to come.

Maryam Hakimian
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Thought Leadership

Engaging to adapt: Building climate change into decision making

With its extensive 15,000-kilometer (~9,320-mile) coastline, New Zealand grapples with coastal erosion, coastal inundation and rising groundwater levels. Read how we’re helping New Zealand move from a defend-at-all-costs approach to a more holistic strategy of considering the whole coastal system.

OneWater Reflections
Big Questions

Reimagining the future of water in Singapore

Jacobs President of Global Operations Patrick Hill recently wrote about pivotal global trends and how we’re laying the foundations for a more sustainable, prosperous and secure future at Jacobs. This week, Patrick is discussing these trends as they relate to the global water sector at Singapore International Water Week (SIWW). SIWW provides a platform to reimagine the role of water utilities and explore how themes like infrastructure modernization, the energy transition and climate response will shape the water sector’s future. Read Patrick's reflections on Singapore's future.

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Podcast

The future of healthcare: How to design a better blueprint

How do you build resilient healthcare that benefits patients, health carers and communities? It’s a complex challenge that requires a new approach, one that builds on lessons from the pandemic and introduces evidence-based design, tech-led innovation, cross-sector collaboration and hybrid skill sets. Our guests for this episode are pioneers in these fields: Matthew Holmes, Global Director of Health Infrastructure at Jacobs, and Dr. Diana Anderson, Dochitect and healthcare principal at Jacobs.

Matthew Holmes
Filling therapy vials
Thought Leadership

How flexibility can deliver ATMP’s potential

With the emergence of new medical treatments and therapies reaching the market, and thousands of new therapies also in preclinical and clinical stages, pharmaceutical manufacturing companies are looking to implement multi-model and flexible facilities. Jacobs’ Julie Vickers, Todd Rumsey, Peter Cramer and Francesca McBride discuss how to determine compatibility and congruence between primary and alternative modalities to deliver products with different manufacturing requirements and deliver transformative medicines to patients, faster.

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Q&A

A view on the future of PFAS: A Q&A with Dora Chiang

Our Global Principal for PFAS and Emerging Contaminants explains how Jacobs is developing characterization, treatment and remediation solutions for per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) amidst a rapidly evolving regulatory environment.

Dora Chiang
A Q&A with Bruce Chalmers
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A view on the future of environmental solutions: A Q&A with Bruce Chalmers

Solving the most complex environmental challenges worldwide requires a new, innovative formula of nature-based solutions, AI-powered data insights and the best talent. Bruce Chalmers shares how he’s pioneering this global shift by combining all three to work in an ecosystem services model.

Bruce Chalmers
Water Pipe, Pipeline, Pipefitter, Plumber, Repairing
Thought Leadership

Navigating cybersecurity threats and regulatory compliance in us water and wastewater utilities

In this article, Jacobs SVP and Global Water Director Susan Moisio and SVP for Operational Technology (OT) Cybersecurity John Karabias discuss the escalating cybersecurity threats to U.S. water and wastewater facilities, the challenges utilities face in balancing operational performance with cybersecurity and Jacobs' role in providing cybersecurity and risk management support to these utilities, including new assessments for getting cyber ready.

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    Co-creating the world to come

    From developing climate resilience and transitioning to a low-carbon future, to modernizing and transforming infrastructure, governments and businesses face critical challenges. How they respond will define our future.

    As our clients navigate these challenges, we help them think differently – working together to pioneer tomorrow's infrastructure solutions and build the foundations for a prosperous, secure future. 

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