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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 teams with Biomimicry 3.8 to deliver sustainable designs with nature in mind

DALLAS, Nov. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:J) has signed a strategic alliance teaming agreement with Biomimicry 3.8 (B3.8), a global consulting and innovation firm specializing in nature-based solutions and nature-inspired designs. Biomimicry is an innovation methodology informed by 3.8 billion years of natural evolution and provides a unique platform for the development of sustainable and regenerative designs. In response to increasing worldwide needs and client demands for greater positive development impacts, Jacobs has created a unique collaboration with B3.8 to offer Positive Performance, an assessment and innovation methodology created by B3.8 to help corporate clients develop and integrate regenerative best practices, thereby improving the health and wellbeing of ecosystems and the communities who depend on them. This methodology helps engineers, architects, landscape architects and planners to understand, emulate and facilitate ecosystem services – the multi-faceted benefits that natural ecosystems provide to humanity (such as air quality, carbon sequestration, water cycle management, aesthetics, and renewable energy), in order to deliver health and wellness benefits through their designs. "The natural world offers us an endless source of inspiring and novel ways to reimagine how we solve pressing challenges to help our clients achieve next-level sustainability performance," said Jacobs People & Places Solutions Global Market Leader for the Built Environment Monte Wilson. "We have to learn to think differently to solve the complex problems we increasingly face globally, and this agreement with B3.8 reflects Jacobs' commitment to sustainability and innovation in our cities and communities around the world." Jacobs and B3.8 are

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Jacobs to acquire majority stake in PA Consulting

Joint client-focused growth teams drive revenue synergies in key sectors Builds significant business through innovation, technical, digital and consulting solutions Expect fiscal year 2022 adjusted EPS accretion of >$0.52 DALLAS, Nov. 30, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:J) and PA Consulting, a leading innovation and transformation consulting firm, announced today that they will form a strategic partnership in which Jacobs will acquire a 65% stake in PA. The investment places an enterprise value of PA at £1.825 billion ($2.4 billion). The remaining 35% stake will be held by PA employees, following the exit of existing majority stakeholder, The Carlyle Group. "We are on the cusp of the next digital revolution as advances across 5G-driven compute power, robotics, autonomous technology, machine learning automation and geospatial technology converge to provide solutions to many of the world's most complex challenges, including disruption to traditional business models," said Jacobs Chair and CEO Steve Demetriou. "Our partnership with PA forms a unique offering in the market that combines strategic front-end consulting and deep domain knowledge across key sectors with next generation science and technology expertise. Over the last several years we have transformed Jacobs to a leading technology enabled solutions provider built on a foundation of strong core values with an inclusive and diverse culture. This strategic partnership is an intentional move in accelerating our strategy to lead the market as a company like no other." PA has delivered strong growth over the last five years, resulting in EBITDA more than doubling over the period and

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Jacobs awarded Pulau Indah power plant in Malaysia

DALLAS, Dec. 1, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:J) was appointed by Pulau Indah Power Plant Sdn Bhd (PIPP) to deliver owner's engineer services for the development of a 1,200 megawatt (MW) Combined Cycle Power Plant (CCPP) situated on Pulau Indah in Klang, Malaysia. The award follows a recent announcement confirming Jacobs as the owner's engineer for a 100 megawatt alternative current solar plant in Pekan, Malaysia. The two projects put Jacobs and its clients at the forefront of new generation capacity in South-East Asia as the region moves towards a low-carbon future. "This project is another opportunity for Jacobs to support Malaysia's major power development projects and their continued focus on low-carbon and renewable energy," said Jacobs People & Places Solutions Executive Vice President Patrick Hill. "Gas generation is more efficient and produces less emissions than other fossil fuels and is an interim step in our energy transition towards a zero-carbon future. Gas can replace aging baseload generation with a lower carbon supply until emerging technologies capable of delivering clean, reliable baseload power, such as hydrogen, become feasible." The project will deliver a 1,200 MW combined cycle gas turbine plant to improve baseload supply for the region. When complete, it will provide high efficiency, low carbon power to the central region of peninsular Malaysia, including in Klang, Kuala Langat and Sepang districts where there is high demand for electricity. The new plant is expected to help attract new industrial development investments, stimulate economic activity and create new employment opportunities in

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Jacobs launches 'One Million Lives' free mental health check-in tool

DALLAS, Dec. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:J), in collaboration with global mental health professionals, has developed One Million Lives – a free mental health check-in tool to enhance users' understanding of their current state of mind and provide proactive strategies for personal mental health development. Since launching, the new tool has already been accessed by users to make more than 3,000 check-ins. By regularly completing a check-in, via the web-based app, users will ideally be better equipped to understand how they are currently coping, assess the early indicators of associated mental health challenges, start positive and active conversations and get support much earlier. One Million Lives was developed by Jacobs and clinically endorsed by mental health professionals, including organizational psychologist, Peta Slocombe. The check-in tool incorporates the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale (K10), a globally recognized psychological screening tool. For those who might be feeling well, the tool also assesses early signs and proactive strategies, such as sleep, exercise and/or social media behaviors. The associated mental health resources provided by HelpGuide, an independent, non-profit organization, offer empowering, evidence-based information that can be used to improve mental health and make healthy changes. Initially launched with Jacobs' employees and their families, the goal is to now share the check-in tool and resources as widely as possible – extending to clients, partners, supply chain and communities to help them come together to tackle mental health on a global scale. "Positive mental health is a crucial part of our Culture of Caring at Jacobs

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Jacobs creating first digital twin of PUB's Changi Water Reclamation Plant in Singapore

DALLAS, Dec. 3, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:J), has partnered with PUB, Singapore's National Water Agency, in an R&D project to develop and trial a whole plant simulation model for the Changi Water Reclamation Plant (CWRP). The model, a digital twin of the plant, will be the first application of its kind and combines real-time data from supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) historian with software simulation packages ( Replica™ Digital Twin Platform) to integrate process, hydraulics, controls and advanced data analytics into a single, whole plant simulation capable of replicating plant operations and predicting future performance in real-time. The trial is expected to be completed by December 2020 and this research is supported by the National Research Foundation Singapore and PUB. "In today's technology-driven world, digital representations of physical assets, processes and systems – or digital twins – provide unparalleled insight into ongoing plant operations and maintenance, supporting increased productivity, enhancing operational resilience and optimizing energy and chemical consumption," said Jacobs Vice President and Global Digital Market Director Dr. Raja Kadiyala. "PUB is at the forefront of utilizing this technology to improve its wastewater operations, allowing dynamic analysis of resource supply, demand, cost, risk and other factors throughout its systems to make resilient decisions." Working closely with PUB and with support from National Research Foundation Singapore, Jacobs is designing the model with customized user interfaces to improve its functionality and maximize user experiences. Through a secured connection to the SCADA system, the model replicates CWRP's hydraulic, process, and control

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How integrated catchment modelling improves our understanding of flood risk in urban areas

With flooding being a concern for most places on earth and flood frequency predicted to increase across 42% of Earth’s land regions by the end of the century, integrated catchment modelling is a key element of most flood risk management responses. Computational flood modelling has been in use for more than 50 years. Historically, flood modelling would only assess the impacts of flooding from river systems. This resulted in the misrepresentation of flood risk as the link between surface and subsurface flows wasn’t considered. An unrealistic assessment of flood risk can lead to catastrophic consequences that could cost significant amounts in terms of infrastructure, but also lives. With technological advancements, this understanding of how different flood mechanisms affect the whole catchment has evolved. What if we showed you how Flood Modeller, our industry-leading river, floodplain and urban drainage modelling software, offers an integrated catchment modelling solution, all within a single environment? $40B in flood damage annually around the world 42% increase in flood frequency predicted by 2100 Urban areas worldwide are seeing an increased frequency of extreme, high-intensity storm events that cause severe flooding. Historic practices of filling natural waterways have reduced overland flow opportunities and increased the risk to public health and safety. Integrated catchment modelling allows engineers to understand surface flow dynamics and enables visualization techniques for a wide audience “see” the problem. This enables collaborative planning and design of resilient blue-green flood mitigation solutions that work with the neighborhood fabric. Elise Ibendahl Jacobs Flood Modelling & Planning

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Jacobs adds artificial intelligence to its digital EHS information management solutions

Extending Jacobs’ industry leadership in Digital Environment, Health and Safety (EHS) solutions, we’re integrating innovative artificial intelligence (AI)/machine learning into our EHS Information Management (IM) offering to greatly reduce compliance costs and risk for our industrial, commercial and government sector clients. In a teaming agreement with ehsAI, a next wave technology company, Jacobs is working with clients to streamline the current manual process of providing complete, detailed compliance requirements directly from critical documents like regulations, standards, procedures and permits, globally. The ehsAI platform harnesses AI, specifically natural language processing (NLP), to automate the conversion of regulatory documents up to 100 times faster than current state of the art permit deconstruction and data entry/processing, while maintaining better than human accuracy and consistency. This includes the latest OSHA regulations related to the COVID-19 pandemic compliance. “Combining our global EHS IM experience and software vendor partnerships with ehsAI’s advanced technology creates and delivers a powerful and cost-effective total compliance solution,” explains Jacobs EHS Information Management Sales Leader Lucas Wolfenden. Along with improved data collection, configuration and integration, the solution saves time and costs, reduces or eliminates financial penalties for non-compliance, and reduces corporate environmental risk and inconsistent interpretations – helping to achieve corporate sustainability targets and key operational and business objectives. The advanced digital compliance technology supports EHS IM clients in the chemicals, energy, manufacturing, technology, life science/pharmaceutical and transportation sectors, as well as the nuclear remediation, utilities and government sectors. At Jacobs, we apply the expertise of our multidisciplinary engineering and professional

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How the power of data is enabling strategic decisions on pavement investments

Worldwide, unprecedented challenges like COVID-19, are making organizations across all sectors take a closer look at how they can maximize their investments and improve their efficiency to stay competitive. As the aviation industry faces the new pressures of the pandemic, countless airports are having to adapt their future investment plans. Find out how we’re unlocking value for airports by harnessing the power of data to help them to make optimal strategic decisions about their airfield investment. Airfield pavements and runways are the single most critical asset at an airport but are extremely hard to manage. It can be difficult to predict how pavements will behave in the future, to know what interventions are needed, when and where – balancing engineering needs with commercial goals to maximize return on investment. Increasingly, these assets must perform better, last longer, and be maintained more easily and cost efficiently. A step change for the better A collaboration between Jacobs and Parallel Works, Flood Cloud integrates Jacobs’ industry-leading 1D and 2D Flood Modeller solvers with the Parallel Works platform and cloud platforms such as Google Cloud Platform and Amazon AWS, to provide an innovative cloud-based platform that allows organizations to act faster and more efficiently. Flood Cloud also integrates with third-party flood modelling software such as BMT’s TUFLOW and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ HEC-RAS, and we’re currently developing integration for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s SWMM software. By providing clients with the opportunity to select and run their preferred model(s), they’re able to

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Jacobs achieves net zero carbon emissions and 100% renewable energy

DALLAS, Dec. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- In advance of the Climate Ambition Summit this Saturday, December 12, marking the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement, Jacobs (NYSE:J) has fulfilled its commitment to transition to 100% renewable energy for its operations in 2020 and achieved net-zero carbon emissions for its operations and business travel in 2020. These milestones and other key objectives were outlined earlier this year in Jacobs' first Climate Action Plan to help address the climate crisis. Jacobs has also published carbon reduction targets to cover Scope 3 (indirect emissions) and these have been approved by the Science Based Target Initiative. "Reaching our goal to become carbon neutral is a major step in improving the way we run our operations at Jacobs," said Jacobs Chair and CEO Steve Demetriou. "And our biggest opportunity to affect climate change is through the work performed for our clients – helping them to achieve change and create a better tomorrow for all. Together, we are pushing the limits of what is possible and staying ahead to create the new standards of our future." Jacobs achieved carbon neutrality for its operations and business travel in 2020, in line with global standard PAS 2060:2014, by reducing its carbon consumption and neutralizing remaining carbon impact by purchasing renewable energy and carbon offsets. Jacobs anticipates that its renewable energy and carbon offset purchases will diminish each year as it continually reduces its direct and indirect emissions. Jacobs is also committed to becoming carbon negative for its operations

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Educating cadets of tomorrow: Jacobs-EwingCole joint venture-designed Cyber and Engineering Academic Center (CEAC) continues progress at West Point

The Cyber and Engineering Academic Center (CEAC) at the U.S. Military Academy (USMA), West Point’s response to a global evolution in warfare, will mark the next chapter of mission readiness for the Army. The state-of-the-art $186.7 million academic facility designed by Jacobs-EwingCole joint venture completed its beam-topping on June 22, 2023, keeping the project on schedule to hit its targeted completion in Spring 2025. Designed to support multidisciplinary project-based engineering education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) for cadets at West Point, the facility will provide cadets mission-ready training in digital domains as well as on physical battlefields. This event marked a significant milestone in the construction of the CEAC, showcasing the dedication and progress achieved in the planning, design, and ongoing construction of this state-of-the-art facility. “We’re immensely proud of the work completed thus far and what this building, upon its completion, will represent,” said John Capelli, AIA, EwingCole’s Director of Government Practice. “This milestone signifies our collective dedication to reshaping the future of education for the cadets of West Point. We want to extend our heartfelt gratitude and congratulations to the U.S. Military Academy, the Directorate of Public Works and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the entire construction team for their incredible work and collaboration.” “Equipping institutions like West Point with facilities like the CEAC is a representation of Jacobs’ commitment to aiming higher and developing the brightest minds of tomorrow through STEAM-based solutions,” said Jacobs People & Places Solutions Senior Vice President & General

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Jacobs secures place on Irish Water's engineering design services framework

DALLAS, Dec. 15, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE:J) has been appointed to Irish Water's Engineering Design Services Framework to provide technical support on its program of capital works to deliver improvements to water services throughout Ireland. The seven-year framework reinforces Jacobs' commitment to supporting Irish Water in upgrading Ireland's water services infrastructure. Jacobs will provide a range of services and strategic planning support, including feasibility studies, investment planning, site survey and investigation services, stakeholder management, construction contract administration and asset management. By leveraging its global capabilities, Jacobs aims to provide Irish Water a full spectrum of services including scientific, technical, professional, design, construction and program management. "Building on our long-standing relationship, this latest award enables us to bring our diverse skills and knowledge to support Irish Water in the delivery of resilient and sustainable water and wastewater infrastructure," said Jacobs People & Places Solutions Senior Vice President Europe and Digital Strategies Donald Morrison. "By putting the improvement of social and natural capital at the heart of the solutions we deliver, we hope to establish a lasting legacy that enhances water infrastructure and economic growth in Ireland." Over the last six years, Jacobs has worked collaboratively with Irish Water to deliver several key projects, including the National Water Resources Plan, Sludge Hub and Satellite Dewatering Program and Navan Mid-Meath Water Supply Scheme. 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 and cutting-edge manufacturing

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Grit and determination: Tackling a circular economy with Scottish Water and Zero Waste Scotland

With ambitious circular economy and net zero carbon objectives, Scotland plans to lead the way internationally by implementing the principles of circular economy and building a circular society - where products, services and systems are designed to maximize use, minimize waste and regenerate natural systems. Scottish Water supplies and manages Scotland’s water, and has recognized that a circular economy approach for the water sector is also fundamental to meeting the country’s legally binding target of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045. Taking decisive action, Scottish Water has made the first step to implementing a full-scale circular solution by reusing and upcycling grit collected at wastewater treatment works. Grit enters sewers from surface water runoff and has to be removed at wastewater treatment works to avoid costly downstream impacts to plant and equipment. Currently the grit removed from the system is sent to landfill – at considerable cost and carbon impact due to landfill emissions. Recognizing the need for greater ambition to meet the challenges faced by society and our planet, we are working with Scottish Water to develop a more circular, sustainable solution: Upcycling grit in recycled sand and construction products. Jacobs delivered the first two phases of the project on behalf of Zero Waste Scotland, identifying and working with Small- to Medium-sized Enterprises within the recycled aggregate industry in Scotland and developing a high-level business case for grit recovery. We also showed the substantial carbon benefits to Scottish Water by avoiding landfilling the material. The next step is