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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 recognized for industry leadership in digital environment, health and safety solutions

Jacobs is again rated an industry leader in environment, health and safety (EHS), as confirmed by independent research firm, Verdantix, which released its Green Quadrant: Digital EHS Services 2020 report. The assessment placed the most advanced service providers into one of four quadrants: Leaders, Innovators, Specialists and Challengers, based on 100 performance criteria covering the digitization of projects over a wide range of EHS conditions, as well as deployment of innovative EHS technology solutions. “Challenging today and reinventing tomorrow, Jacobs fully embraces the Industry 4.0 digital transformation with a focus on high value technology-enabled solutions,” says Jacobs Senior Vice President, Global Environmental Market Director Jan Walstrom. “Our leadership is built on deep domain expertise, our ability to develop and integrate both proven and leading-edge technologies, and our multi-disciplinary EHS professionals who are committed to advancing efficiencies for environmental protection and safety.” Based on the Green Quadrant analysis, Verdantix finds that Jacobs has strengths in: Applying digital twin technology to industrial water and wastewater projects: We scored the highest among Green Quadrant competitors in industrial water and wastewater projects due to its leveraging of advanced technologies such as digital twins. Replica™, Jacobs digital twin solution software platform, has helped public and private sector clients manage industrial water and wastewater facilities by developing detailed process simulations of design and operational metrics to improve performance and reduce capital and operating costs. Integration of industrial wearables and IoT sensors: Jacobs was the highest scorer in industrial wearables and Internet of Things (IoT) sensor usage

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Jacobs digital solutions take center stage as water utilities plan for the future

During World Water Tech North America, Oct. 21 – 22, 2020, Jacobs Global Technology Leader for Digital Twins Garrett Owens, and Tarrant Regional Water District (TRWD) Manager of Water Transmission Planning and Hydraulics Zach Huff will be speaking about a Jacobs-developed software application, named SupplyOpt, that integrates information sources, optimizes operations and explores candidate strategies. Their session is titled: In response to rapidly growing population and a tripling of water demands throughout the past 40 years in the Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) Metroplex, TRWD partnered with Dallas Water Utilities (DWU) to implement the Integrated Pipeline Project (IPL). The IPL includes 150 miles of new pipeline and several new lake and booster pumping stations, greatly increasing the reliability and resilience of the DFW-area water supply which serves approximately 2.1 million residents. To help TRWD optimize operations, Jacobs developed SupplyOpt. With a massive number of operational configurations, uncertainty in future hydrology, a complex energy costing structure and an average annual energy bill that can range from $10 to $30 million, there’s great potential operation optimization and costs savings. SupplyOpt integrates and fuses hydraulic, hydrologic and energy data into an optimization framework, solving for the optimal (i.e. lowest cost) pumping strategy that satisfies all hydraulic and operational constraints. By identifying a subset of discrete operational recipes representing the optimal strategies across a gradient of possible hydrologic futures, SupplyOpt offers water resource managers and engineers the opportunity to integrate their tacit knowledge of the system into the decision-making process. In addition to the cost savings

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Jacobs and Klyde Warren Park: Giving the gift of social value

Jacobs recently donated $8 million to the Klyde Warren Park Foundation to expand the beloved Dallas greenspace that is the jewel of downtown Dallas. The gift is the single-largest donation to the Klyde Warren Park project as well as the largest corporate gift made to downtown Dallas since the AT&T Performing Arts Center opened in 2009. “This is an incredibly generous gift by Jacobs, and it’s a major step in reaching our goal of bringing more green space and free programming to the citizens of Dallas,” said Jody Grant, chairman of the board of Woodall Rodgers Park Foundation. “Jacobs has a strong belief in improving the infrastructure of urban spaces around the country to make them more pedestrian friendly and accessible for all citizens. This gift will certainly help us accomplish that goal with the Park expansion, a project we believe is vital to enhancing the connectivity of our urban core.” Jacobs has been involved with Klyde Warren Park for more than 15 years when Jacobs assisted in the original planning and design of Phase 1 of the Park. And because of the success of Phase 1 and the valuable lessons learned, Jacobs will leverage that experience for the future design and build of the Park expansion. The same team who worked on Phase 1 will work on Phase 2. The donation will fund the expansion of the Park adding another 1.65 acres of greenspace west over Woodall Rodgers Freeway toward Field Street – this portion of the Park will

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Unlocking Indonesia’s geothermal potential

Already the world’s second largest geothermal producer and with an abundance of natural resources, Indonesia is well placed for the transition to renewable energy. So, it might surprise you to know its energy sector still relies primarily on coal, oil and gas to power its electricity grid. As it stands, only 7% of energy is generated from renewable sources. In 2017, the Indonesian government set a target of 23% renewable energy by 2025. Geothermal power will play a key role in helping the government reach its target and current generation capacity set to quadruple, growing from 1,800 megawatts to 7,200 megawatts. One of the projects helping the government reach this target is the Muara Laboh Geothermal Power Plant in South Solok, West Sumatra. Our work on the project began in 2014. Our team was engaged by PT Supreme Energy Muara Laboh (SEML)—a joint venture between PT Supreme Energy, ENGIE and Sumitomo Corporation—to provide Owner’s Engineering (OE) services for Stage 1 of the project. Services included developing process and layout concepts, plant capacity modelling, project cost estimate, concept process engineering, technical specifications, technical bid documentation, bid evaluation, design review, construction and commissioning support for an 85MWe geothermal plant. Stage 1 was completed in December 2019. It is the first project in the West Sumatra region to generate electricity from geothermal steam resources using a dual flash turbine and geothermal steam gathering system. Tackling challenging site conditions Project delivery challenges matched the complexity and magnitude of the project itself. The plant is

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Jacobs clients recognized as 2020 Utility of the Future Today winners

Congratulations to Jacobs’ Operations Management and Facilities Services (OMFS)’ teams, clients and partners – the City of West Melbourne, Florida; City of Berryville, Arkansas; City of Fayetteville, Arkansas; Lehigh County Authority in Allentown, Pennsylvania; City of San Marcos, Texas; Watercare Services Limited in Auckland, New Zealand; and Pima County Regional Wastewater Reclamation District in Tucson, Arizona – who are among 65 water utilities named 2020 Utility of the Future Today (UotFT) winners. The UotFT program recognizes innovation and forward-thinking by water-utility leaders in the spirit of our own pledge of ‘Challenging today. Reinventing tomorrow.’ The UotFT program was launched in 2016 as a joint initiative between the National Association of Clean Water Agencies, the Water Environment Federation, the Water Research Foundation and the WateReuse Association, with input from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The program recognizes water utilities for transformational work in community engagement, watershed stewardship and recovery resources such as water, energy and nutrients. “Our projects and clients are at the forefront of transforming their operations and utilities through innovation and technology, taking our utilities into the future,” says Vice President of Global OMFS Steve Meininger. “The communities we serve can be assured their water and wastewater utilities deliver the best possible return in cost efficiency, public health and resiliency. I applaud our clients and teams on their creativity and dedication, and congratulate them for continuing to improve the quality of life in their communities.” This year’s program recognized Jacobs teams, clients and partners in the following categories: Community

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Jacobs wins place on Affinity Water's river restoration framework

DALLAS, Oct. 6, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:J) was awarded a place on Affinity Water's River Restoration Framework, providing management, appraisal, modelling and design input for river restoration schemes across Affinity Water's catchments in England. A multidisciplinary team from Jacobs, including fluvial geomorphologists, aquatic ecologists, hydrologists, hydraulic modelers, engineers, stakeholder engagement and environmental assessment professionals, will collaborate with the client and other framework partners with a goal to revitalize chalk rivers in the south of England. Through the framework we will be supporting Affinity Water to meet its obligations under environmental regulations and the recent drive towards sustainable water use by offsetting artificial changes to the water environment through river restoration and improvements. By integrating the stakeholder engagement team from Jacobs into the heart of the framework delivery, the benefits will be realized not just by the environment but the wider communities as well. Affinity Water estimates the contract value at $4 million (GBP £3 million), delivering river restoration across 14 river catchments from 2020 to 2025. "Our diverse team brings significant experience around river and wetland restoration and will help Affinity Water drive forward sustainable design," said Jacobs People & Places Solutions Senior Vice President and General Manager, Europe, Middle East and Africa, Donald Morrison. "The program of restoration works will help to improve water quality, geomorphological processes, numbers and diversity of fish and other aquatic species, and will improve community access and connectivity with the rivers and riparian habitat." At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by

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Jacobs awarded sustainability engineering services contract by LA Metro

DALLAS, Oct. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:J) has been selected to provide engineering services to design and manage the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority's (Metro) solid waste, recycling and hazardous waste compliance program. Jacobs will design mission critical plans associated with waste management, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, decreasing air pollutants, reducing solid and liquid waste generation, managing hazardous waste and increasing recycle and diversion from landfills. "Supporting LA Metro in its mission to provide leadership in sustainability within the Los Angeles region – and achieve its zero-waste goal in the transportation industry without compromising its core mission of moving people efficiently and effectively – is an exciting challenge to undertake as partners with LA Metro," said Jacobs People & Places Solutions Senior Vice President West Region Director Ron Williams. LA Metro serves as the transportation planner, coordinator, operator, designer and builder for Los Angeles and its surrounding communities – supporting approximately 9.6 million people, or a third of the state's population. Jacobs has a long history of working with LA Metro on critical transportation infrastructure projects, including the LA River Path, Purple Line Phase 1, West Santa Ana Branch and Sepulveda Pass Transit Corridors, North San Fernando Valley Bus Rapid Transit and the I-5 HOV Widening, as well as supporting the City of Los Angeles on projects such as LA's RecycLA program. At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery

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Jacobs selected for design of Rock Island Connection (P2)

DALLAS, Sept. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:J) was selected by Metra to provide engineering and design services for the Rock Island Connection (P2), as part of the Chicago Region Environmental and Transportation Efficiency ( CREATE) Program's 75 th Street Corridor Improvement Project ( 75 th St. CIP). Combined for logistic and environmental reasons, the 75 th St. CIP is the CREATE Program's largest project and addresses Chicago's top congestion point. When constructed as part of the 75 th St. CIP, P2, a double-track flyover structure will help provide faster and more reliable service on the Metra SouthWest Service line, which frequently experiences freight interference, by routing this line to join the Metra Rock Island line on its own track. The SouthWest Service line Metra trains can then access LaSalle Street Station, allowing for additional passenger rail capacity at Union Station. "What's important about this project is the opportunity to collaborate with nine Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) firms to make a positive impact in the 75 th St. Corridor community," said Jacobs People & Places Solutions Executive Vice President Ken Gilmartin. "Seven of the nine firms are based in Chicago, and together, we can create an extraordinary vision to revitalize the area – including infrastructure enhancements, aesthetics and landscape architecture in the impacted construction space, as well as critical, local workforce development opportunities." "The team that Jacobs has assembled to complete the design work represents an exciting opportunity to involve a number of local DBE's in this important project," said

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Climate action in the water industry – Embracing the challenges of N2O

Understanding and reducing N 2O emissions from wastewater treatment processes is key for water industries to achieve meaningful carbon reduction. In this latest webinar, we focus on the practical experience of monitoring and reducing N 2O emissions at full scale. Nitrous oxide (N 2O) is produced in wastewater treatment and is a significant contributor to global warming when we consider water industry emissions. Produced during both nitrification and denitrification processes in conventional biological wastewater treatment processes, including activated sludge, fixed film and sequencing batch reactor systems, the biological reactions are complex and not yet fully understood. However, with the climate crisis here today, water utilities and water companies throughout the world urgently need to better understand these emissions in their work towards achieving net zero and carbon positive benefits across natural and urban water cycles. Understanding and reducing N 2O emissions from wastewater treatment processes is key for water industries to achieve meaningful carbon reduction to tackle the climate challenges - particularly when we consider 1 tonne of N 2O has the warming potential of approximately 298 tonnes of carbon dioxide (CO 2) in a 100-year lifespan. Inspired by this and the urgency required, we are working with water companies and partners to better understand N 2O emissions and to develop tools and approaches to reduce these. We see great value in sharing best practice and inspiration from across the world, given the scale of action required today and the progressive approach being adopted by some utilities in N 2O

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UK water net zero carbon: Quantifying the benefits of biosolids to land

As we look ahead at what will be an intensive period of infrastructure upgrade and new infrastructure delivery, including throughout the U.K. and Ireland, it is vital we consider how we use this as an opportunity to transform the way all infrastructure is designed, constructed and operated. The U.K. water sector contributes approximately 1% of the U.K.’s greenhouse gas emissions and 4-5% of the U.K.’s carbon emissions when heating water in the home is considered. The sector has been buoyed by a decade of success in reducing operational emissions, largely founded on an increase in renewable energy production and culminating in a 47% reduction in emissions. Recently, water companies in England have committed to a net zero operational carbon emissions target by 2030, while in Scotland the target is both operational and capital net zero carbon by 2040. There are similar ambitions in other parts of the U.K. and Ireland. As the fourth most energy intensive industry in the U.K., water companies have recognised the need for climate action, and are making progress in developing their net zero plan. Water companies are challenged to increase their ambition and to implement nature-based solutions and net zero ideas to support the post-COVID-19 green recovery. The recycling of biosolids to land is one of the most important ways water companies currently contribute to the circular economy, providing a sustainable source of crop nutrients and avoiding disposal to landfill. The industry does not currently quantify the environmental and carbon benefits of this recycling and

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A high-flying new addition to one of Ohio’s busiest freeways

Carefully placing a new four-lane, 4,150-foot structure between existing structures sounds like an engineer’s version of Tetris, but that’s exactly what the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) accomplished on the I-480 Valley View Bridge project in the Cleveland metro area. ODOT built the two existing I-480 Valley View bridges across the Cuyahoga River Valley in the 1970s, purposely leaving just enough room between them for a third bridge to be built in the future. And, the future is now. When ODOT determined the existing bridge decks had reached the end of their useful life and began planning for replacement, a new center bridge was deemed necessary to maintain full capacity on this segment of I-480 that serves over 180,000 vehicles daily. Beginning September 13, a newly-completed, 15-span, four-lane steel-girder “center” bridge allows I-480 — one of the busiest freeways in Ohio — to continue to operate at full capacity while the two existing structures are alternately rehabilitated over the next two years. After rehabilitation and deck replacement of the existing structures is completed, the new center bridge will add two permanent lanes to I-480 in each direction and help reduce congestion through this heavily traveled area. Better Driving in the Buckeye State “Knowing quality of life, commute times and taxpayer funds were at stake, Jacobs developed an innovative foundation design and performed extensive analysis to erect the new center bridge up to 200 feet above the Cuyahoga River Valley using gantry cranes spanning between the existing structures,” explains Jacobs’ Project

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Jacobs plays key role in first multi-state truck pilot exploring mileage-based user fees in US

Jacobs served as the prime consultant on the first multi-state truck pilot exploring mileage-based user fees (MBUF) in the U.S. The study, conducted by the Eastern Transportation Coalition (the Coalition), examined the effects of MBUF on the trucking industry and demonstrated the need for a nuanced approach to highway funding models. “This pilot produced important findings about the implementation of mileage-based user fees in the United States, particularly as they relate to commercial vehicles,” explains Louis Neudorff, who served as the Jacobs project manager on the effort. “It may very well be that any future implementation of MBUF could require different paths and approaches for cars and trucks. ” Louis also notes that earlier MBUF studies focused on passenger vehicles and smaller geographic areas. “By expanding the vision to include the trucking industry and multi-state travel, we found that rate setting can have profound implications on equity and, if not done properly, can actually penalize fuel-efficient trucks.” The Coalition pilot took place from October 2018 to March 2019 and drew data from more than 50 tractor-trailers traveling across 27 states in and around the Eastern Seaboard. The pilot results come as states investigate alternatives to state and federal fuel taxes, which help fund the maintenance and operation of the national highway system. Fuel tax revenue has declined in recent years, due in part to inflation and the prevalence of newer, energy-efficient vehicles that generate less fuel tax revenue than their older counterparts. Because an MBUF structure charges drivers based on