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Meet Jerwin Gutierrez
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Q&A: Talking with Jerwin Gutierrez, Senior Civil Engineering Professional

For this feature, we caught up with Senior Civil Engineering Professional Jerwin Gutierrez to talk about his role as lead tunnel engineer on New Zealand’s largest ever wastewater project, the Central Interceptor, what it’s like delivering such an iconic project and what he enjoys most about being part of #OurJacobs.

Meet Caroline Porteous
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Q&A: Talking with Caroline Porteous, Graduate Engineer

For this feature, we caught up with Graduate Engineer, Caroline Porteous to talk about her role as site engineer on New Zealand’s largest ever wastewater project, the Central Interceptor, what it’s like delivering such an iconic project and what he enjoys most about being part of #OurJacobs.

Q&A with Julie Vickers Subject Matter Expert and Lead Process Engineer Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
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Q&A: Talking with Subject Matter Expert and Lead Process Engineer, Life Sciences, Julie Vickers

Working at the forefront of life sciences, Subject Matter Expert (SME) and Lead Process Engineer Julie Vickers deploys creative thinking and high-level problem solving to turn design concepts into next-generation cell and gene therapy and mRNA facilities. We interviewed Julie about trends in facility design, how mRNA has the potential to transform product delivery and the importance of diverse, inclusive teams to drive innovation.

Q&A: Talking with Rayna Volden, Jacobs Program Manager
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Q&A: Talking with Rayna Volden, Jacobs Program Manager

One of Canada’s shining stars, Program Manager and Jacobs Vice President Rayna Volden has spent her 30-year engineering career delivering innovative solutions to all aspects of civil engineering and environmental challenges across the country.

Rayna Volden
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Thought Leadership

Gigawatt challenge: Infrastructure for the AI era

Jacobs Senior Vice President, Advanced Facilities and Market Lead AI Data Centers, Dana Tilley explores how digital twins can enable owners, operators, developers, utilities and communities to plan gigawatt-scale AI data centers faster — improving grid resilience and balancing power, cooling and site constraints earlier in the process.

Data Center Sustainability Strategy and Implementation
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Driving sustainability in data centers

We live in an era of the Internet of Things, cloud computing, virtual universes and AI-powered chatbots – all made possible through data centers. It’s estimated that by 2025, every person will have at least one interaction with a data center every 18 seconds. [i] As applications for data and demand for bandwidth continue to grow, so does the demand for data center services. With this comes a huge expansion in physical infrastructure including large buildings with significant mechanical, electrical and piping (MEP) equipment, and in energy consumption. According to the International Energy Agency, data centers consume approximately 220-320 terawatt-hours of electricity, accounting for about 0.9 – 1.3% of global electricity demand. Data centers and data transmission networks also account for nearly 1% of energy-related greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. [ii] As the impacts of global warming become increasingly evident, many organizations are focusing on reducing data centers’ energy consumption and moving toward a more sustainable future. The sustainability movement for data centers is gaining momentum, largely driven by organizations' environmental, social and governance (ESG) commitments. Technology giants are turning their ESG goals into tangible actions and progress throughout their value chain. Their efforts, such as transitioning to carbon-negative operations and 100% renewable energy, set an important precedent for others to help shape a greener future for the data center industry. Download the paper Sustainability best practice for data centers Sustainable data centers work to be as efficient as possible in the following areas: Energy consumption Data centers are major energy

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