Today’s projects are increasingly complex, requiring a fully collaborative team approach. To get the best results, clients are seeking architects and engineers who are creative and practical in equal measure. Whether a project is large or small, new construction or renovation, Jacobs is focused on client success and on creating buildings of enduring value. Our ability to deliver any or all of the required professional services under a single contract is a tremendous benefit for owners; offering a better coordinated, more efficient process from start to finish.

Offering fully integrated professional services for a broad range of clients and project types worldwide -- Jacobs is recognized not only for design and construction excellence, but also for leadership in technology, process innovation, and sustainability. We work closely with each and every client to create buildings that provide exceptional value.

Jacobs provides planning, architecture, interior design, engineering, construction management, program management, and design-build of new buildings; as well as expansion, renovation and refurbishment of existing facilities for public and private sector clients. 

Jacobs' specialized consulting teams for asset management, site development, laboratory planning, commissioning, procurement, energy & power, and workplace strategy help determine the most appropriate design and construction options, improve operational efficiencies, and advance environmental goals. With our global network, we are able to deliver unparalleled resources, develop integrated programs and draw from a diverse pool of talent to design and execute any type of building.

An explosion of new knowledge, sophisticated technology, an enrollment boom, and the need to connect with an increasingly diverse population are having a profound effect on how educational institutions shape their curricula and expand their campuses. Classrooms, laboratories, libraries, dormitories, athletic facilities, and other educational buildings are being re-thought and re-engineered from the ground up, creating spaces that promote a distinctive and engaging sense of community for students and faculty alike. 

The challenges presented by academia are as unique as they are complex. Design and construction must reflect a sensitive balance between building issues and those involved with a broader campus or neighborhood environment. 

Helping institutes of higher education and K-12 school districts of all sizes, Jacobs delivers safe, 21st century learning environments for academic growth and excellence. We design and build successful educational facility programs founded on the latest thinking in educational planning, understanding of clients’ communities, and experience in successful project delivery. 

Jacobs offers cradle-to-grave services including programming, planning, architecture & engineering design, project management and construction management for public and private institutional clients in what we consider to be the five cornerstones of the campus environment: Academics, Science & Technology, Student Life, Campus Life, Parking & Infrastructure, and Energy & Power facilities. Our “total team” approach is the key to meeting our education clients’ unique challenges and in helping them find the right balance of creativity and reliability.

Research and innovation continuously drive transformation in the healthcare & research industries, which directly affects facility design. With changes in demographics, nursing models, patient journeys, codes and licensing standards, and advances in medical research; Jacobs' design and project management professionals understand the challenges clients face in managing their healthcare environment. We help clients maintain high patient care standards and promote patient safety and efficiency with solutions that can also help improve recruiting and retaining the best doctors, nurses, and healthcare staff. 

From entire hospital campus developments to community healthcare resources, primary care clinics and laboratories, Jacobs designs and constructs state-of-the-art facilities that are flexible and adaptable to allow for evolving medical technologies and delivery of healthcare services. 

Jacobs approaches the design of science and technology research based facilities with its primary goal being the creation of an environment that facilitates scientific discovery, while adhering to strict standards of safety. We measure the value of our design on the success rate of pharmaceutical research, on the continued growth and contribution of students of science, and on advancements made within environments that we have authored that positively impact the wellbeing of mankind. 

Our integrated architecture and engineering approach focuses on understanding the complexities in the design of structures highly dependent on sophisticated and intricate systems, and on a belief that it is possible to resolve the distribution requirements in concert with the creation of a work environment rich with afforded experience.

Jacobs' specialized laboratory consulting team provides strategic and master planning, programming,  design, and construction documentation services for top-tier academic, government, and corporate research, development, and teaching lab facilities across the full spectrum of biological, biomedical, chemical, and applied and theoretical engineering disciplines. Our expertise also includes vivarium design.

Using data collected about current building systems and the activities of laboratory users, we create a functional program to describe the client's operational requirements. Through innovations in programming, layout execution, equipment expertise, and quality control we refine and define the leading edge of laboratory and research facility design.

 

Jacobs approaches corporate, commercial, and retail building design without a predetermined vocabulary or a pre-existing agenda. We are committed to environmentally sensitive design and incorporate sustainability evaluations throughout our design process; constantly learning new technological tools that facilitate coordination and substantiate the impact of decisions. Our integrated approach to design allows our interior designers, architects, engineers, project managers and construction managers to work together to create advanced office and retail building environments.

With a real-world understanding of our clients’ requirements for financial success and assets with enduring market value; Jacobs works to develop design solutions that best meet their goals, align with the local market, and achieve the unique place-making qualities of each project with ultimate flexibility and highest efficiency for the users.

Jacobs projects include a diverse range and scale of building types; from high-rise offices to urban infill, retail space to mixed-use projects that are distinct, exuding a level of detail, materials, and finesse that enrich their environments. We design towers in cities, corporate headquarters on greenfield sites, infill buildings in brownfield developments, and adaptive reuse in existing structures. We plan for the possibilities of expansion and factor in exit strategies; and design and construct all facets of the retail sector, from new stores, restaurants, and mixed-use developments to tenant improvements, expansions, renovations, and re-branding/re-imaging programs.

High-technology, mission critical design is at the core of our practice. Jacobs provides integrated planning, architecture, engineering, project and construction management for information technology facilities. 

Our intimate experience with facilities reliability allows us to carefully select electrical systems and components that optimize power distribution with energy efficient UPS’s, transformers, and power supplies while providing multiple levels of availability in the same space. Our engineering team integrates rack-and-server solutions into our facilities’ infrastructure to optimize new highly efficient IT with closely coupled cooling and power delivery schemes to minimize the demand for power, space, and cooling.

In concert with our design professionals, Jacobs' program and construction management staff provide value-added insights to the designs and advise on construction procurement vehicles, scheduling, and costs. Our success is built using a collaborative, flexible team structure that begins with being a reliable and trustworthy partner to clients. Tailoring our approach to align with clients’ programs, we leverage our proven and established best practices and processes to drive outcomes.

Read more about our thoughts on Best Practices In Data Center Space Planning in the April 2016 issue of Mission Critical Magazine.

With more than six decades supporting government clients and programs, Jacobs' experience includes the design, construction, management and operations of virtually all types of government facilities and infrastructure. As a strategic partner to clients, we keep abreast of evolving government criteria, stay invested in technological advances, and provide cost-effective sustainable solutions for old and new facilities worldwide. Our portfolio includes repeat work from all branches of the military, the non-military government agencies, and the intelligence community.