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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 and client partners among 39 water utilities named 2021 Utility of the Future Today winners

Jacobs-operated utilities of the future today show innovation, share best practices

Jacobs’ Operations Management and Facilities Services’ (OMFS) teams and client partners, the City of Vancouver, Washington, and the City of Dodge City, Kansas, were among 39 water utilities named 2021 Utility of the Future Today (UotFT) winners. UotFT honorees demonstrate innovation and forward thinking to advance operations and leadership of wastewater utilities.

STEAM – or Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics – and sustainability are at the heart of our business and we’re united in developing and delivering STEAM education and engagement.

STEAMwork makes the dream work

STEAM – or Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts and Mathematics – and sustainability are at the heart of our business and we’re united in developing and delivering STEAM education and engagement in the communities where we live and work that demonstrate our commitment equality, inclusion and diversity.

Jacobs to be honored for enhancing the transportation industry through a commitment to excellence and quality of product and service with a track record for recruiting, retaining and advancing women at all employment levels.

Women are changing the transportation industry by creating more sustainable environments

Jacobs will be recognized as WTS International (WTS)’s The Employer of the Year in the San Diego and Washington, D.C. regions, honoring our work to enhance the transportation industry through a commitment to excellence and quality of product and service with a track record for recruiting, retaining and advancing women at all employment levels. Read more on the award and our success in this Jacobs.com article.

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Jacobs hits milestones for NatureWorks new biopolymer plant

Jacobs has completed front-end engineering design for a new biopolymer production plant in Thailand for NatureWorks, the largest supplier of polylactic acid (PLA), a low-carbon bioplastic derived from renewable, agricultural resources. Now, Jacobs will begin final detailed engineering design for NatureWorks' new plant, located at the Nakhon Sawan Biocomplex in Nakhon Sawan province.