Insights for what's next

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

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A Q&A with Robert Fowlie Jacobs Water Client Account Manager for New Mexico and El Paso
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A view on the future of water supply: A Q&A with Robert Fowlie

Water is one natural resource we all share – it shapes our lives, our communities, our ecosystems and the Earth’s climate. But managing this essential resource has never been more complicated. In this Q&A, Robert Fowlie, our water client account manager in New Mexico and El Paso, talks about the trends shaping the water industry today and how our clients are using a OneWater approach to prepare for the future.

Robert Fowlie
Matthew Holmes Global Solutions Director, Health Infrastructure
Thought Leadership

Balancing act: 5 lessons in connecting standardization and innovation in healthcare design

Standardization offers the potential for building healthcare infrastructure and assets faster and at lower cost, but does it mean we’re limited to a one-size-fits-all approach that stifles innovation and progression? Five leading experts in both healthcare and architecture debate the way forward, offering insights to help define the healthcare design blueprint for the future.

A view on the future of...
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A view on the future of transportation planning: A Q&A with Stephen Rutherford

Decisions about transportation infrastructure influence the shape and success of our cities for generations, at a time of rapidly changing work and living patterns. In this Q&A, Jacobs Global Director for Transport Planning Stephen Rutherford talks about what’s impacting planning today, what clients are focusing on and highlights trends co-creating the world to come.

Stephen Rutherford
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A view on the future of architecture: A Q&A with Gary Lapera

Today’s ever-changing world demands a shift in thinking around infrastructure and architecture. Jacobs Global Solutions Director of Buildings & Infrastructure, Gary Lapera, and our award-winning architects and designers are thinking beyond bricks and mortar – addressing both immediate and long-term goals with visionary precision and nurturing healthier, more resilient communities. In this Q&A, Gary talks about the state of architecture today and highlights how architecture can drive positive global change.

Gary Lapera
OneWater Reflections
Thought Leadership

The potential for hybrid digital twins

Ahead of WEFTEC24, Bruce Johnson discusses the results of a recent Water Research Foundation project on hybrid digital twins and how Jacobs is building on that learning with our Hybrid Optimizer tool.

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Our Jacobs Chair and CEO: A Q&A with Bob Pragada

Bob Pragada is Chief Operating Officer and now Chair and CEO of Jacobs. In this Q&A, Bob talks about his background, an exciting new chapter for Jacobs, and the best advice he’s ever heard. Get to know Bob a bit better in this article.

Bob Pragada

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