Cybersecurity: Systems, Sensors and Strategy
In this video, we discuss cybersecurity maturity, industrial control systems, data breaches, network access control, the Internet of Things and more with Susan Howard, Director, Federal ICS Cybersecurity, Jacobs; Eric Conway, former Technical Director, Cybersecurity, Jacobs; and Dean G. Hullings, Global Defense Solutions Strategist, Forescout.
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Hydrogen Hurdles – Breaking Down Commercial Barriers to a Decarbonized Future
The broad utilization of hydrogen has the potential to play an important role in our drive toward a decarbonized, sustainable future. Jacobs and Yarra Valley Water recently teamed up to deliver a thought leadership paper which asks ‘what if’ the growth of Australia’s hydrogen industry could be supported by co-located hydrogen production at wastewater treatment plants? In this video we discuss the unique role that water utilities could play in hydrogen production with Simon Prunster, Energy & Emissions Specialist at Yarra Valley Water, Michelle Freund, Senior Economist at Jacobs, and Henry Swisher, Energy Markets Consultant at Jacobs.
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Maintaining Occupant Safety After Long-Term Building Closures: Air and Water Quality Considerations
The properties that sat vacant or underutilized for weeks or months during COVID-19 shelter in place orders may experience water and air stagnation, uncontrolled humidity, and dry sanitary systems that could lead to health risks when occupants return. This video, featuring Jesus Garcia Aleman, Jacobs Global Surface Water Technology Leader, and Charles Funk, Jacobs Global Building Systems Solutions Director, focuses on both water and air quality issues within buildings - a topic not only relevant to building owners and property managers, but to returning occupants.
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Adapting Smart Water Metering Implementation During COVID-19
Jaason Englesmith, Global Technology Leader for Smart Metering at Jacobs, Jason Shaw, Project Manager for AMI at the City of Columbia, SC, and Josh Braman, Global Subject Matter Expert for AMI Implementation at Jacobs, discuss how Jacobs is adapting delivery of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) projects during COVID-19 and the recent success the City of Columbia has had keeping their field installations on-track with accommodations for social distancing and modifications to customer engagement.
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Health Service in the U.S. Post-COVID-19
In this episode, our guests Dina Salvaggio (Jacobs Principal of Healthcare Consulting, APG) and Donn Sorensen (Executive Vice President of Operations, Mercy Health Ministry) discuss the impact of COVID-19 on the American healthcare system, in such areas as workforce challenges, financial ramifications, and the evolving role of virtual medicine and technology.
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An Integrated Approach to Coastal City Flood Resilience
Coastal cities globally face many challenges in delivering a safe, affordable and resilient environment for their residents and economy. Added to the pressure of increasing populations and aging infrastructure, is the accelerating impact of climate change, which in the coastal context includes the challenge of sea level rise and coastal storms. OECD research (2013), suggests that across 136 coastal cities globally the population at flood risk could rise from 40 million today to 150 million by 2070, with a corresponding risk of over US$1 trillion of losses per year.
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