Numerous Jacobs innovators will be presenting in workshops, technical sessions and panels at the 94th Annual Water Environment Federation Technical Exhibition and Conference October 16 – 20 in Chicago, Illinois. On Oct. 20, Jacobs Global Water Director Susan Moisio will join Jacobs Director of Health Systems Governance Nino Kharaishvili to talk about Jacobs’ experience with using wastewater-based epidemiology testing to monitor disease exposure and prevalence. Read more about their presentation and how we’re leading testing efforts in this article.

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 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.

Marc DeSchamp, Program Manager and Global Technology Lead for bus transit at Jacobs, talks about the challenges transit agencies face as they move to decarbonize their fleets and how Jacobs is helping them evolve.

Jacobs was awarded a contract for planning and engineering services by the U.S. Army's Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) to integrate Engineering With Nature (EWN) approaches within Department of Defense (DoD) facilities.

Jacobs was awarded an extension to its Project Management Resources (PMR) contract with EDF Nuclear Generation, operator of the U.K.'s nuclear power plants. The Jacobs team will continue to support the stations, which account for about 17% of the country's electricity output.

In this article, we look at progress made with United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production, and explore what more can be done?

By finding ways to apply technology and effective data-management tools to our operations and maintenance (O&M) services, Jacobs is taking our clients’ facilities into a future of extended equipment life, sound decision-making and long-term cost efficiency.

For this feature, we caught up with our APAC Advanced Data & Analytics lead Nishan Dharmatileke to talk data and advanced analytics, opportunities and challenges it brings and how we’re making the most out of data to solve client challenges around the globe.

The Houston Waterworks Team, a joint venture of Jacobs and CDM Smith for the $1.77 billion Northeast Water Purification Plant Expansion project, has exceeded its own safety record by completing 5 million workhours with zero time-lost accidents. Take a look at this impressive project and latest milestone in this jacobs.com article.

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.

Jacobs has won seven awards on the General Services Administration's (GSA) ASTRO contract. The multiple-award, indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract has no defined ceiling value but is anticipated to have a multi-billion-dollar budget over its potential 10-year ordering period.