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People-Centered Infrastructure Fosters Community Benefits

By Jacobs May 12, 2021
Water utilities throughout the country are responding to the need for infrastructure rehabilitation and repair – particularly in vulnerable communities – by proactively adopting water equity, and social and environmental justice initiatives that prioritize community benefits along with capital investment. In this article, Jacobs Social Value/Equity Practice Leader Victoria Johnson shares lessons and best practices from one of Jacobs’ clients, Louisville and Jefferson County Metropolitan Sewer District (MSD), a national water equity leader, well known for implementing community benefits as a value-add to its strategic priorities.

Grit and Determination: Tackling a Circular Economy with Scottish Water and Zero Waste Scotland

December 18, 2020
Grit that finds its way into sewers causes challenges in downstream treatment processes. Typically, it is removed from the system and sent to landfill, at significant financial and carbon cost. Our work with Scottish Water, Zero Waste Scotland and the local recycled aggregate supply chain will pilot the processing and reuse of grit as a construction material. As well as contributing to Scotland’s ambitious Circular Economy agenda, this will provide significant cost and carbon benefits compared with the current practice of sending grit to landfill. Find out more in this jacobs.com article.

How to Help Build an Emirate and an Incredible Legacy

December 17, 2020
A stalwart figure in the Middle East, Mel Stewart’s decades of work with the Ruler of Sharjah, along with his legacy of impactful project experience, secured major infrastructure developments and consulting opportunities for Jacobs that enabled the Emirate of Sharjah to develop infrastructure and grow as a thriving city in the Arabian Peninsula. His notable career in the UAE began in the mid-1970s, carries on today and will impact people in Sharjah for generations ahead.

Q&A with Sele Clements: High-Achieving Student and Intern at Jacobs

December 15, 2020
When Sele was four, he and his brother arrived in Ireland with their mother who left Nigeria in search of a better life. Today, Sele is a high-performing student at Dublin City University (DCU) who spent eight weeks in summer 2020 interning at Jacobs, a position facilitated by Jacobs’ sponsorship of DCU’s Access to the Workplace Program. We caught up with Sele to find out about his internship, interest in STEAM and what’s next in this jacobs.com interview.

Jacobs and NASA Begin Stacking of Space Launch System - Critical Step in Preparations for Artemis I Mission

December 04, 2020
Jacobs and NASA kicked off the stacking and integration of the Artemis I launch vehicle at Kennedy Space Center  in Florida with the transport of the first Solid Rocket Booster (SRB) segment to the Vehicle Assembly Building (VAB) where it will be lifted into High Bay 3 and onto the mobile launcher. The twin SRBs are part of NASA’s Space Launch System (SLS), which will be used to send humans to the moon, Mars and beyond.

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