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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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A cheers to our new office location in Cream City

From squeaky fresh cheese curds to the Frozen Tundra of Lambeau Field, nothing complements all that the state of Wisconsin has to offer more than an ice-cold beer – and there’s perhaps no better nostalgic beer than a Schlitz. After all, it’s the “beer that made Milwaukee famous.” Once the largest producer of beer in the country, Joseph Schlitz Brewery – which closed in the early 1980s – employed 3,000 people at its peak. Today, more than 4,000 people work in the office park that stands in the brewery’s place and soon, Jacobs’ Milwaukee team of 200+ will join them. Our Milwaukee office is relocating to the 32-acre Schlitz Park, joining the likes of Time Warner and the Milwaukee Bucks later this month. Located just north of downtown and bordering the Milwaukee River, Schlitz Park is still home to several of the brewery’s original buildings, some dating to 1870. Among these buildings is the Bottlehouse where our new offices will reside. A few years ago, the two Schlitz Bottlehouse buildings were connected into a single building, upgrading 90,000- square-feet of office space – including the 14,650-square-foot second floor space now being renovated by our team. Housed in cream city brick and original timber, the Bottlehouse’s will offer an open-concept flexible space and include collaborative work areas and a breakroom with a garage door that can be opened to accommodate larger staff meetings and celebrations. The building also features The Link, a large, common conference area created when the two original

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Jacobs supports the (UK) Environment Agency's National Capital Program

DALLAS, April 17, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:JEC) has been appointed to provide professional services (Lot 1) of the Environment Agency's new Collaborative Delivery Framework (CDF) in two of the six regional delivery hubs across England, both the North West and the Thames & Anglian regions of England, which will drive a program of capital investment and improvement work for flood defense assets. The Environment Agency is investing $3.3 billion (£2.6 billion) in flood and coastal erosion risk management projects, beginning in 2015 through 2021, helping to protect 300,000 homes. The new CDF is part of the Agency's Next Generation Supplier Arrangements (NGSA) to improve efficiency and effectiveness in the delivery of capital projects through greater collaboration with delivery partners. The new way of working will modernize program, asset and incident management to achieve improvements in sustainability, value for money and outcomes delivered. "As the environment faces some of the toughest challenges of our time, we have an opportunity to build on our 25-year partnership with the Environment Agency and play a role in helping to protect communities for the future," said Jacobs Buildings and Infrastructure Europe Senior Vice President and General Manager Donald Morrison. "The new integrated delivery teams provide the opportunity for even greater collaboration with the Agency and other suppliers, enabling better ways to support the Agency's objectives to improve efficiency across a wide range of resiliency and environmental outcomes." "This ambitious new framework will help us to continue to deliver our £2.6 billion flood and coastal

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Stitching together a sustainable, people-centric built environment in Atlanta’s downtown

Carrying more than 437,000 vehicles per day, the I-85/75 Downtown Connector provides critical access into Atlanta’s core and serves as the main transportation artery in the city, the region and the State of Georgia. During the last half-century, the connector has caused negative impacts on the urban fabric and socioeconomics of Atlanta’s downtown neighborhoods. And that’s where The Stitch Vision Study comes in. Jacobs has been working with the Atlanta Downtown Improvement District and Central Atlanta Progress on a plan to create a 15-acre lid over the interstate that would create a ripple effect on more than 35 acres of downtown real estate. “The vision for the project is to literally connect the city back together again,” said Jacobs Division Vice President of Buildings and Infrastructure and Director of the Advance Planning Group Monte Wilson in a recent Atlanta Business Chronicle article ( available with subscription). “This is a project that leverages access to transit, re-purposes underutilized assets, catalyzes urban regeneration and creates a cohesive central business district as well as meaningful public open space.” Aiming to unlock economic development in the district leading to the reestablishment of a walkable, world-class destination leveraging a direct connection to downtown and midtown Atlanta, the freeway cap will also form a stronger connection to the historically underutilized Civic Center MARTA station – that could include an expansion into a multi-modal station for regional and local buses. This district of the Stitch would also be home to an expanded Emory Midtown Campus including three

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Jacobs-CDOT Big Thompson Canyon repair lauded as ENR "Best of the Best" project

DALLAS, April 2, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:JEC) -- The fall of 2013 marked one of the costliest natural disasters in Colorado history – causing nearly $4 billion in destruction. Extensive rainfall in Big Thompson Canyon resulted in flow surges exceeding the 500-year flood event, completely washing away major sections of roadway, access bridges and retaining walls. The devastation, reminiscent of the 1976 flood that killed 143 people, prompted the Colorado Department of Transportation to not only implement a short-term end solution; rather, they committed to completing emergency, temporary repairs, followed by a flexible and resilient permanent solution – for which they engaged Jacobs. Jacobs served as the prime consultant and design lead for the US 34 Big Thompson Canyon Permanent Repair project, a construction manager-general contractor delivery, which included 23 miles of design, construction and traffic control measures. During the flood, damages to the road cut the canyon residents off from emergency services forcing more than 800 people to be evacuated to safe areas via helicopter. "This project was about more than just restoring a 23-mile long section of highway. It was about restoring the community's sense of security," says Jacobs Global Vice President of Transportation Kevin Slack. "Residents in the Big Thompson Canyon experienced an event that took lives, wiped away homes, cars and much of the highway connecting their communities. With the canyon inaccessible by vehicles, the airlift operations that took place in the days after the flood were second only to those conducted for Hurricane Katrina

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How adaptive reuse is breathing new life into urban spaces

As land becomes more valuable, reuse of abandoned or derelict land—including former landfills—is becoming more widespread. Landfills provide unique reclamation opportunities, as long as special monitoring and design considerations are established and followed, and as long as the public is convinced that reuse will not pose any threats to health and safety. Adaptive reuse and redevelopment challenges include significant investments, technical complexities and regulatory requirements. Meeting these challenges requires both vision and commitment by corporate owners and public agencies. The first step in the process is creating a vision for the project and the site. The master planning process is the basis for establishing the site’s potential and developing the reuse vision. The planning process must be based on a strong understanding of the existing conditions and what can be reasonably accomplished. The public must be educated on the assessment processes and issues that will impact site reuse and design decisions. Landfill closure and planned reuse considerations include settlement, the need for methane control and collection, site drainage, long-term maintenance requirements, wetland replication/remediation, slope stabilization, site monitoring, risk assessment for public use of the site and, last but not least, project costs and potential funding. But what if we showed you how Jacobs and a public utility in the Commonwealth of Virginia came together to demonstrate how redeveloping a brownfield in an older city or suburban neighborhood can allow a community to remove blight and environmental contamination, create a catalyst for neighborhood revitalization, lessen development pressure at the urban edge

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When green building meets red rocks: An eco-friendly mission at 1 of the world’s best venues

There are some places around the world that are so gorgeous or unique they turn any show into an unforgettable experience. Listed among top names like Wembley Stadium and The Fillmore, Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre nestled west of Denver, Colorado is believed to be one of the top concert venues in the world. Since its opening in the early 1940s, the massive open-air amphitheater has been one of the most treasured locations for live performances in America. Owned and operated by the City and County of Denver, it includes thousands of seats built on an incline before a stage, all of which sit over 6,400 feet above sea level. Built almost completely by Mother Nature herself, the huge slabs of red stone, each 300 feet tall, frame the seats and make Red Rocks the only naturally occurring, acoustically perfect amphitheater in the world. The Red Rocks have hosted legends like the Beatles, the Grateful Dead and Jimi Hendrix, and currently holds more than 155 shows per year. This venue holds a special place in the community – it's one of two Denver Historic Landmarks, and it's considered sacred by 32 Native American tribes. Due to its stunning geological attributes, it's easy to understand why the Red Rocks Amphitheatre was previously one of the Seven Wonders of the World and currently listed as National Historic Landmark by the National Park Service and Department of the Interior. With the venue’s growing popularity, the City of Denver needed a new building to

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Greenhouse gas management achievement earns climate leadership award

The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions and The Climate Registry, in partnership with headline sponsor Bloomberg Philanthropies, recognized Jacobs with a Climate Leadership Award for Excellence in Greenhouse Gas Management (Goal Achievement Award) at the eighth annual Climate Leadership Awards on March 21, 2019, in Baltimore, Maryland. Awardees were honored for exemplary corporate, organizational, and individual leadership in reducing carbon pollution and addressing climate change in their operations and strategies. The Excellence in Greenhouse Gas Management (Goal Achievement Award) recognizes organizations that publicly report verified organization-wide greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories and achieve aggressive GHG emissions reduction goals. “This recognition underscores our commitment to reduce our company’s GHG emissions and, on a greater scale, to help our customers integrate low-carbon solutions into their capital projects and operations,” said Jacobs Chair and CEO Steve Demetriou. “Following the acquisition of CH2M in December 2017, we redoubled our efforts to strengthen Jacobs’ leadership, providing innovative, sustainable solutions to tackle challenges of urbanization, resource scarcity, climate change, digital proliferation and security.” CH2M, now Jacobs, set a goal of 25 percent reduction in absolute GHG emissions by 2017 for global operations as compared to a 2012 baseline. The company exceeded its five-year commitment to reduce operational GHGs, ultimately achieving a 29 percent reduction since 2012. The company achieved this reduction by implementing a facilities management plan that included reducing energy consumption and GHG emissions for vehicles and buildings at its most energy-intensive project site; improving the efficiency of four LEED-certified headquarters buildings, which are also

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Jacobs recognized with 11 business achievement awards for environmental and climate change innovations

DALLAS, March 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:JEC) has been recognized by Environmental Business International (EBI) with 11 business achievement awards for leadership and outstanding performance in its environmental and climate change work in 2018. The annual awards are administered by Environmental Business Journal (EBJ) and Climate Change Business Journal (CCBJ), two leading sources of business intelligence in the environmental industry. "Demand for smart, sustainable solutions to address complex environmental challenges continues to grow globally," said Jacobs Global Environmental Solutions Senior Vice President and General Manager Jan Walstrom. "These awards stand as a testament to our employees and clients who advance innovative technologies and sustainable approaches to improve the spaces we inhabit and transform communities for the better." In conferring the awards, EBJ and CCBJ recognized the company for its leadership in technology, environmental restoration and remediation, climate change adaptation and resilience and social contribution. Technology-Enabled Approaches The world around us is becoming smarter and more connected – from vehicles, roadways and factories to water treatment plants, entire cities and even technologies that calculate detailed and robust analysis. Advancements in technology will continue to mature and shift how we live and operate in a digital world. By transforming intangible ideas into intelligent solutions, Jacobs is tackling the demands for water supply, smarter infrastructure and flood management. EBJ – Technology Merit: Water Supply: Developed first-of-its-kind sustainable water supply solution for Lee County Utilities in Florida, increasing water supply flexibility and reliability of their treatment plant while reducing operational costs by as

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Jacobs, DFW Airport achieve firsts with Runway 17C rehab

When Dallas Fort Worth International (DFW) Airport needed to rehabilitate its busiest arrival runway, the goals were to find a solution that used innovative engineering techniques, minimize the time the runway was out of service, support the airport’s commitment to sustainability and keep future maintenance costs low. After more than 30 years of use at the world’s fourth busiest airport, DFW’s Runway 17C/35C was ready for a rehabilitation, becoming the first runway to be fully reconstructed since the airport’s opening in 1974. DFW partnered with Jacobs, its on-call civil engineer, to evaluate the runway and determine options to move forward – and our team made a surprising find. “Since 17C is the most-trafficked arrival runway at DFW, it was expected that after thousands of landings most of the runway would be compromised,” said Jacobs Program Manager Johnny Jackson. “But our analysis showed that the runway’s base and the outer lanes still had a lot of life left, giving us more design alternatives.” With this information, the team presented DFW with eight rehabilitation options for the more than 13,000-foot runway. “Because of the findings under the runway’s surface, we were able to consider a structural asphalt overlay of the existing runway as an alternative to a full concrete replacement.” explained Jacobs Project Manager Brad McMullen. “Ultimately, this is what the airport chose to meet its future needs.” The rehabilitation of 17C marks the first time DFW has used asphalt as a runway surface. The material is weather-resistant and can withstand temperatures

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Jacobs-designed expansion at Arlington National Cemetery garners Diamond Award

Each year, more than three million people visit Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Virginia, to honor the more than 400,000 service members, veterans and their families laid to rest in these hallowed grounds and learn about the history of our nation. Across 624 acres, the cemetery conducts about 30 funeral services each weekday and approximately 10 on Saturdays, totaling more than 7,000 burials per year. To keep the cemetery open and active well into the future, expansion projects have been a priority. The Millennium project, the first expansion of the cemetery in more than 40 years, developed over 27 acres to accommodate an additional 27,282 interments located either above or below ground. This expansion, which Jacobs provided design services for in a joint venture with Louis Berger (former Amman & Whitney), extends the cemetery’s capacity to the early 2040s. It also supports the cemetery’s long term goal of optimizing interment space that is contiguous with the existing cemetery in order to maintain future operations and preserve the Arlington National Cemetery experience. “It’s been a true honor to design the project to expand Arlington National Cemetery,” said Jacobs Senior Vice President Pankaj Duggal. “The final environment respects those who served in the Armed Forces and provides a place of peace and reflection for their families and visitors.” The Millennium project at Arlington National Cemetery recently received the Diamond Award in the Special Projects category from the American Council of Engineering Companies (ACEC) of New York. The awards honor member firms for

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A challenging formula – customized solution blends 3 water sources together

As demands increase, utilities are being challenged to seek out alternative water supply sources, treatment, storage and/or conservation. For Lee County Utilities in southwest Florida, the utility’s overarching goal was to find a cost-effective solution that would provide long term sustainability while increasing capacity. Lee County Utilities’ new Green Meadows Water Treatment Plant (WTP), which celebrated its official opening on October 29th, is the first-of-its-kind plant in southwest Florida, combining new with existing technology to treat water from three different aquifers using the latest, large scale treatment technologies. Jacobs served as the prime engineer on the project, beginning with early evaluations more than a decade ago. Increasing treatment flexibility and reliability while reducing costs The new 14 million-gallons-per-day (mgd) facility replaces an aging lime softening plant, previously in operation for more than 35 years and at the end of its useful life. The Green Meadows WTP includes a reverse osmosis (RO) system (for desalinating brackish well water), paired with an innovative ion exchange (IX) system (cation and anion exchange used to remove iron, hardness and organics from surficial aquifer fresh water), fresh water blending using a third aquifer source, degasification, disinfection and finished water chemical addition. This blend of proven, innovative technologies combined under a single system provides a dynamic, cost effective treatment plant that increases the county’s water supply treatment flexibility and reliability while reducing operational costs and treatment costs by as much as 60 percent. The $75.4 million project – serving up to an estimated 30,000 area homes

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How this top travel destination became more resilient

TripAdvisor’s 2019 Travelers Choice Awards list. National Geographic’s Best Trips 2019 List. Renowned for its spectacular Mayan ruins, mangrove and palm-fringed islands and direct access to breathtaking reefs such as the Mesoamerican and the Great Blue Hole, Belize frequents travel bucket lists around the world. Each year, more than 400,000 people come to experience the wonder of Belize, generating up to U.S. $400 million ($800 BZD) according to most recent statistics. The country’s economic engine is primarily concentrated in a handful of popular tourist sites – restricting the growth potential and economy, while threatening the sustainability of those few sites, many facing coastal risks from storms and sea level rise. But what if we showed you how the Inter-American Development Bank, the Government of Belize and Jacobs used tools like satellite imagery, big data and drones to broaden and enhance the country’s tourism economy and boost coastal resilience? 60%+ of Belize’s population depends on ecosystem services such as tourism, food, and coastal protection 150 inches of rain hit parts of Belize every year during the rainy season The coast is a highly dynamic, constantly changing environment, and the potential impacts of future climate change and sea level rise, exacerbate the management challenge which that presents. A sound scientific foundation is key for reliable decision-making, but in many parts of the world available data is scarce and of unknown quality. We’ve used state-of-the-art satellite image analysis techniques to rapidly develop a range of key data sets, from topography and bathymetry to