Australia is aiming for 82% renewable electricity by 2030. Success depends on navigating approvals, overcoming technical challenges and addressing community concerns while maintaining financial and environmental viability.
As the building and infrastructure sector collectively contemplates what it will take to lift productivity, we look at what role the people within the system — sponsors, planners, designers, engineers, consultants and constructors — play in challenging the accepted and advocating for change.
PFAS are deeply embedded in life sciences operations, yet they pose rising health, environmental and regulatory risks. This article explores how industry can shift mindsets, align policies and adopt holistic solutions—from waste management and digital tools to safer alternatives—that reduce PFAS reliance, protect reputations and build long-term resilience.
Chris Allen, Global Principal for Nature Positive Solutions at Jacobs, shares how his team is redefining sustainable design by applying nature-based approaches that restore ecosystems, enhance resilience and deliver measurable community benefits.
A new guidance framework is being developed with The Water Research Foundation that helps water utilities navigate complex environmental, social and governance challenges.
With a focus on sustainable solutions, Cross-Market Global Solutions Director for Sustainability Bruna Paranhos has been part of some groundbreaking projects at Jacobs. Her work is shaping the industry’s response to climate change, energy transition and decarbonization. In this Q&A, Bruna talks about where sustainability is headed and how resiliency should be a part of every project.
Transportation infrastructure is the backbone of society, enabling efficient movement of people and goods, fostering economic growth, and enhancing quality of life by connecting communities and supporting sustainable development. In this Q&A, Jacobs Market Growth Director for Transportation in the U.S. West Central geography, Galina Leiphart, shares her view on the trends impacting today’s transportation infrastructure, what clients are focusing on and how we’re co-creating the world to come.
The Roy Blunt Aviation Logistics Facility features an infinitely reconfigurable design, which will allow the Missouri Army National Guard to provide effective airframe maintenance and repair services in its work with units across 14 states.
