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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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Making an impact: Jacobs teammates receive BuildOUT California's 2024 Built Community Impact Award

BuildOUT California recently awarded two exceptional Jacobs’ teammates, Vigor Lam and Daniel Souza, the prestigious 2024 Built Community Impact Award in recognition of their efforts as advocates for the LGBTQ+ community. Vigor and Daniel have made significant advancements in developing engagement programs for LGBT/Allied students in colleges and universities throughout California and the U.S., as well as expanding support and networks on a global scale. Their remarkable achievements show the positive change they have brought to the world. Vigor is based in San Francisco and is a senior project engineer providing project management/construction management (PM/CM) consulting services to University of California, San Francisco in the Bay Area. Within Jacobs, he serves as the West TogetherBeyond Council Prism Representative and on the Americas Leadership team. He is also a current PhD student in the higher education leadership program at Colorado State University, where he intends to study equitable and universal campus spatial belonging of students. Daniel is based in San Francisco, where he is a project manager and group lead for the Northern California environmental planning group. Within Jacobs, he serves as part of Jacobs’ internal leadership teams for company initiatives, including internal resource programs for mentorship and innovation. Previously, he served on the West TogetherBeyond Council as the Prism Representative and has served on Prism’s global leadership team. BuildOUT California has grown its programs since its founding in 2020. As part of BuildOUT, Daniel and Vigor co-chair student outreach initiatives, which includes LGBTQ+ career fairs and career panels. In February

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Jacobs opens new innovation hub in Denmark

We’ve opened a new innovation hub in Denmark to meet growing demand from advanced manufacturing, life sciences and infrastructure clients in the region. Read how we’re building a sustainable business for the future that will positively impact Denmark’s economy and society.

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Jacobs secures MacDill Air Force base civil engineer base maintenance contract

DALLAS, March 13, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs (NYSE: J) was awarded as the major subcontractor and supporting partner to the $249M contract for the Chugach Logistics and Facility Services Joint Venture, LLC for MacDill Air Force Base support services. Under this contract, Jacobs will perform facility engineering, asset management and planning services for MacDill, leveraging critical expertise to deploy its intelligent asset management framework by improving operational availability and enhancing the sustainability of critical infrastructure at MacDill. The project work is expected to be completed by February 2034. "Backed by more than 70 years of industry-leading experience, Jacobs is strategically poised to provide engineering excellence and drive operational advancements in support of the Chugach team," said Jacobs Senior Vice President Mark Walter. "Guided by critical engineering proficiency and an Intelligent Asset Management framework, we will help pave the way to enhance operational availability and fortify the critical infrastructure, ensuring a resilient and sustainable future at MacDill." 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, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. With approximately $16 billion in annual revenue and a talent force of more than 60,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of professional services including consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery for the government and private sector. Visit jacobs.com and connect with Jacobs on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and X. Certain statements contained in this press

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Jacobs supports social value 2032 program in the UK

The Social Value Leaders’ Summit 2024 gathers cross-sector leaders in the U.K. to discuss how to unlock the true potential of social value to drive positive, lasting impacts for people, communities and the environment. Read more about our work as social value leaders.