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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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Federal stimulus legislation provides opportunity to accelerate water industry recovery

Stimulus legislation, both the Rescue Plan Act and the developing infrastructure bill, are creating opportunities for utilities to get essential funding for critical infrastructure projects. In this article Mike Matichich, Jacobs’ lead for our Financial Services consulting team, highlights details on the federal funding available and the opportunities to secure that funding to accomplish priority water and wastewater system needs.

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Green finance: Mind the gaps

Are we investing enough in lower-carbon sectors and in the natural world? And how do we know whether ‘green’ really does mean green? Jacobs’ Mark Browning and Ariane Brotto report in The Environment magazine.

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Maintenance, planning keep water systems in the clear

The thirsty southwest U.S. is finding new answers for bringing clean water to residents and businesses. With those answers come new challenges. In this Drinking Water Week article on jacobs.com, read how we’re working throughout the region to actively improve and maintain distribution systems and provide reliable water solutions for tomorrow.

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Drinking water week: “Water are we doing?”

In honor of Drinking Water Week, celebrated May 2-8, 2021, Jacobs is sharing what we’re doing in some of the critical areas water touches, highlighting “Water We Doing?” (Yes, a play on “what are”), and showcasing water’s role in resilience and its impact on our communities and each one of us. Click to read what we’re up to.

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Jacobs wins prestigious most popular engineering & resources employer award

Jacobs received the Most Popular Engineering & Resources Employer award and ranked 20th in the Top 100 Graduate Employers at the Australian Financial Review's Graduate Employers awards. Explore how, around the world, we’re actively engaging with university students and new graduates for exciting, inclusive early career opportunities.