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Protecting the Thames Estuary: Modeling to provide a reliable evidence base to safeguard millions of residents and billions in assets

The Thames Estuary is home to 1.51 million people and more than £400 ($546) billion-worth of assets that are at risk from tidal flooding. To address this challenge, Jacobs and JBA Consulting are leading the Thames Estuary 2100 Modelling Project for the Environment Agency — a key pillar of the Thames Estuary 2100 strategy. The project strengthens understanding of flood risk and provides the robust evidence base needed to guide smarter decisions that protect homes, safeguard critical infrastructure and support sustainable growth. By delivering trusted and unified insights for climate resilience, it’s helping to build a safer future for one of the principal development areas in southern England.
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Jacobs’ data center digital twin featured in NVIDIA GTC keynote

During NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang’s keynote presentation at the company’s GPU Technology Conference (GTC) on Monday, March 16, 2026, the founder and CEO highlighted Jacobs. The NVIDIA Omniverse DSX Blueprint and libraries now features a Jacobs Data Center Digital Twin solution that enables developers and owners to plan, simulate and optimize gigawatt-scale artificial intelligence (AI) data centers, known as AI factories, in a virtual environment – improving time to first revenue, efficient energy performance and resilient long-term operations.
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Jacobs recognized for advancing climate resilience and environmental innovation

Jacobs has received five Environmental Business Journal and Climate Change Business Journal awards, recognizing[RK1.1] global leadership in climate resilience infrastructure, digital innovation, nature-based solutions and data-driven decarbonization, along with a lifetime achievement honor for industry leadership.
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Jacobs to design new integrated mental health complex in Western Sydney

Jacobs (NYSE: J) was selected by Health Infrastructure New South Wales to design a new mental health facility in Western Sydney, Australia. Jacobs will deliver architectural design and health planning services for the project, which includes a new 10-storey, contemporary Integrated Mental Health Complex (IMHC) located in the Westmead Health Precinct.

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Leeds station capacity achieves BREEAM Infrastructure “Excellent”

Leeds Station Capacity in the U.K. is the first Transpennine Route Upgrade (TRU) project to achieve the BREEAM Infrastructure Excellent rating. Jacobs managed the BREEAM Infrastructure assessment for Network Rail. Read more on how we’re supporting this major, multi-billion-dollar program of railway improvements that will provide better, more sustainable journeys to passengers.

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Unlocking new opportunities through adaptability: Thomas Darcy’s story

Each month in 2023, we’re focusing on one of the 10 essentials we all need for success in these fast-changing times. Adaptability is about responding in positive and resilient ways as well as changing how you show up based on the specific needs of others and situations. One way to hone your adaptability is by being open to new opportunities and challenges. In this piece, Thomas Darcy, who recently transitioned from Market Solutions to lead our Global PA Consulting Collaboration & Growth, shares how saying, “Yes,” to new challenges created a unique career path.

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Jacobs supports launch of the Social Value 2032 roadmap

Jacobs is proud to support Social Enterprise U.K.’s Social Value 2032 Program, set up in 2022 to mark the tenth anniversary of the U.K.’s Public Services (Social Value) Act. Read more about the Social Value 2032 Roadmap laying out a plan of action to unlock the true potential of this innovative movement.

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Jacobs supports National Highways’ Structures Moonshot

Jacobs, in joint venture with Atkins, has been appointed by National Highways to lead a flagship research and development project which aims to revolutionize the operation and maintenance of the U.K.’s bridges and structures. Read more about the research project to find pioneering new innovations and technologies that could help maintain National Highways’ bridges.

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Jacobs completes underground infrastructure engineering for the first full-scale wave energy test facility in the US

Jacobs completed the underground infrastructure engineering for the PacWave South commercial-scale, ocean wave energy testing facility. The PacWave South project in Seal Rock, Oregon, will be the first pre-permitted, full-scale test facility for wave energy devices in the U.S., and was delivered for Oregon State University (OSU). Jacobs led the engineering services for the HDD Company, the design-build contractor for the project, to support the evaluation and testing of new energy generation technologies to turn offshore ocean waves to onshore renewable electricity.