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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.

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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
Q&A

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.

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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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Thought Leadership

Climate response: The opportunity ahead

As the impacts of climate change intensify, there isn’t a region, business or government that will not be affected. But this is not a fait accompli – there is action we can take, today, to lay the foundations for a resilient future. SVP Jan Walstrom explains.

Making the most of Direct Procurement for Customers (DPC) to deliver major water infrastructure
Thought Leadership

Using the direct procurement for customers model in the water sector: Four lessons learned

Complex commercial arrangements and procurement delays, together with cost and schedule delivery risks are some of the greatest challenges facing major project delivery. The Direct Procurement for Customers (DPC) model offers a tailored solution and multiple client benefits, especially within the fast-growing water sector. David Sandercock, Sector Lead for Contracts and Procurement Advisory, shares four lessons for DPC implementation success.

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