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Inclusive city making: an opportunity, not a burden

How can we take a more inclusive approach to the design of our cities to create better outcomes and value for all citizens? Jacobs Head of Interface Management Maria Kouridou discusses in the latest issue of Infrastructure Intelligence magazine.

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A lifetime of engineering excellence: Q&A with federal portfolio director and retired U.S. navy captain Jake Washington

After 28 years in the U.S. Navy Surface Warfare and Civil Engineer Corps communities, Program Manager and retired U.S. Navy Captain Jake Washington sought a second career where he could continue contributing to “a higher calling.” Working alongside his colleagues, Jake has found professionals committed to honor, courage, service, safety and inclusion at his new home with #OurJacobs.

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Product development in age of digital disruption: a Q&A with Paul Roberts

For this feature, we caught up with Paul Roberts, our manager of digital products in the Australia-New Zealand region, to understand how digital products align with Jacobs’ vision to become a global solutions advisor and provider and how data solutions help leverage the power of digital and data to help solve the world’s most critical challenges.

Health Architecture Q&A with Ben Smart Southern Healthcare Team Lead, Australia
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Imbuing a sense of optimism and delight: a Q&A with Ben Smart

In this Q&A we catch up with Australia’s Southern Healthcare Team Lead, Ben Smart, ahead of Victorian Healthcare Week (VHW) conference. Click to find to what changes he’s seeing in healthcare design right now and why he see’s his work as a “vocation” rather than a “career.”

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Health Infrastructure Q&A with Shari Blanch Designer & Lead Health Researcher, Australia
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Talking once-in-a-lifetime opportunities: A Q&A with Shari Blanch

In this interview we catch up with Jacobs’ Designer and Lead Health Researcher Shari Blanch ahead of the Australasian Health Design Conference in Melbourne where she’ll be co-presenting her research on the post occupancy evaluation process in Australia and New Zealand.

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Q&A: Talking with Jacobs' Ohio AstraZeneca Retrofit Team

We connected with Jacobs’ Lindsay Gerding, Mayme Brusoe and Amy Gardner to talk career, their project with AstraZeneca shaping a potential COVID-19 vaccine and what they enjoy about being part of #OurJacobs. Read more in their Jacobs.com interview.

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Health Architecture Q&A with Megan Reading Section Leader - Architecture, Australia
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Designing a better quality of life: A Q&A with Megan Reading

In this Q&A we catch up with Jacobs’ Australia Section Leader – Architecture in Brisbane, Megan Reading, ahead of the Victorian Healthcare Week (VHW) conference where she’ll be moderating a discussion on the role of co-design in the healthcare infrastructure sector.

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Introducing digital OneWater

Jacobs’ Global Water Director Susan Moisio explains why data and digital solutions are central to our OneWater philosophy.

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PFAS: Navigating the new drinking water health advisories

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recently released new drinking water Health Advisories for four per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), including much lower levels for two common compounds. Jacobs assesses the implications in a new guidance document.

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    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.

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