Insights for what's next

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

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Q&A with Lawrence Melkowski Jacobs Senior Aviation Planner, Middle East
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The growth of aviation infrastructure in the Middle East: A Q&A with Lawrence Melkowski

For this feature, we caught up with our Senior Aviation Planner in the Middle East Lawrence Melkowski to discuss the factors that influence planning, designing and developing airport facilities and services in the Middle East and how we can effectively balance economic viability with sustainable, technology-driven and environmentally-responsible practices in aviation.

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Women in sustainability: Q&A with Kayla Brown

Kayla Brown grew up in southwest Washington, U.S., immersing herself in the great outdoors of the Pacific Northwest. Today she plays a critical role in providing high-quality water for residents in Vancouver, Washington, and brainstorming innovative sustainable solutions that leave a more sustainable footprint for the city, the wastewater treatment plant and the community.

Q&A with Chisomo Lungu Jacobs JavaScript Web Developer
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Meet our data solutions team: A Q&A with Chisomo Lungu

As a JavaScript Web Developer at Jacobs, Chisomo Lungu’s role primarily involves working with cutting-edge web technologies to build and enhance the company’s internal software projects. With a keen sense of aesthetics, a user-focused mindset, and an eye for detail, he works on leveraging React, TypeScript, Node.js, and other related technologies to ensure Jacobs delivers the best possible software solutions for the business.

Aerial view of Staten Island, New York City, and Oil storage in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA.
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What is the future of freight? Let’s look to the past

While Federal and State governments pour millions of dollars into highway repairs, identifying and developing creative freight system solutions can improve resiliency and add redundancy to a freight system that has seen disruption as the demand for goods increases. Jacobs, the New Jersey Department of Transportation, and StreetLight Data have evaluated one such solutions—moving freight trucks on barges via waterways rather than by road.

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Summarizing the intergovernmental panel on climate change’s sixth assessment report synthesis report findings

The conclusion is clear: climate change is a threat to human well-being and planetary health and the opportunity to secure a sustainable future is closing rapidly. Jacobs’ Global Principal, Climate Resilience Craig Clifton and Principal Technologist, Water Resources & Climate Resilience Tapash Das talk about key messages from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) most recent report – the Synthesis Report.

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Transit-oriented development

Cities today face economic and longer-term systemic challenges. Our latest paper explores how mass transit infrastructure investments, and a transit-oriented development approach can address these challenges and deliver enhanced economic and social outcomes for communities.

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Fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits: Jess Kulas’ story

Wellbeing is foundational to everything we’re able to do and accomplish. We continually evaluate our wellbeing programs and benefits to best support our people – and we’re sharing stories of how these programs and tools are helping each of us individually be at our best, so we’re able to do more – together. In this feature, we connected with Jess Kulas about her experience using Carrot Fertility, our partner for global fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits.

Q&A with Rachel Smalley Jacobs Head of Inclusive Design
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Making places work for people: A Q&A with Head of Inclusive Design, Rachel Smalley

Inclusive design creates spaces that work better for people and our clients, including future-proofed infrastructure and environments that are more accommodating, sustainable and resilient and can positively affect company culture and employee engagement. In this article, Jacobs Head of Inclusive Design Rachel Smalley shares her career insights and leadership lessons in developing and delivering the highest inclusive design standards worldwide.

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