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DALLAS, Nov. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --  Jacobs (NYSE:J) has signed a strategic alliance teaming agreement with Biomimicry 3.8 (B3.8), a global consulting and innovation firm specializing in nature-based solutions and nature-inspired designs. Biomimicry is an innovation methodology informed by 3.8 billion years of natural evolution and provides a unique platform for the development of sustainable and regenerative designs. In response to increasing worldwide needs and client demands for greater positive development impacts, Jacobs has created a unique collaboration with B3.8 to offer Positive Performance, an assessment and innovation methodology created by B3.8 to help corporate clients develop and integrate regenerative best practices, thereby improving the health and wellbeing of ecosystems and the communities who depend on them. This methodology helps engineers, architects, landscape architects and planners to understand, emulate and facilitate ecosystem services – the multi-faceted benefits that natural ecosystems provide to humanity (such as air quality, carbon sequestration, water cycle management, aesthetics, and renewable energy), in order to deliver health and wellness benefits through their designs. "The natural world offers us an endless source of inspiring and novel ways to reimagine how we solve pressing challenges to help our clients achieve next-level sustainability performance," said Jacobs People & Places Solutions Global Market Leader for the Built Environment Monte Wilson. "We have to learn to think differently to solve the complex problems we increasingly face globally, and this agreement with B3.8 reflects Jacobs' commitment to sustainability and innovation in our cities and communities around the world." Janine Benyus, B3.8 co-founder and Time Magazine's Hero for the Planet Award winner, said "Delivering on this level of sustainability vision requires bold partnerships, which is why it's so exciting to see B3.8 's first-to-market Positive Performance methodology paired with Jacobs' first-in-class implementation." At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. With approximately $14 billion in revenue and a talent force of more than 55,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of professional services including consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery for the government and private sector. Visit  jacobs.com  and connect with Jacobs on Facebook , Instagram ,  LinkedIn  and Twitter . Certain statements contained in this press release constitute forward-looking statements as such term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and such statements are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provided by the same. Statements made in this release that are not based on historical fact are forward-looking statements. We base these forward-looking statements on management's current estimates and expectations as well as currently available competitive, financial and economic data. Forward-looking statements, however, are inherently uncertain. There are a variety of factors that could cause business results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related reaction of governments on global and regional market conditions and the company's business. For a description of some additional factors that may occur that could cause actual results to differ from our forward-looking statements, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 2, 2020, and in particular the discussions contained under Item 1 - Business; Item 1A - Risk Factors; Item 3 - Legal Proceedings; and Item 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, as well as the company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company is not under any duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release to conform to actual results, except as required by applicable law. For press/media inquiries:

Jacobs : Teams with Biomimicry 3.8 to Deliver Sustainable Designs with Nature in Mind

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DALLAS, Nov. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --  Jacobs (NYSE: J ) has signed a strategic alliance teaming agreement with Biomimicry 3.8 (B3.8), a global consulting and innovation firm specializing in nature-based solutions and nature-inspired designs. Biomimicry is an innovation methodology informed by 3.8 billion years of natural evolution and provides a unique platform for the development of sustainable and regenerative designs. In response to increasing worldwide needs and client demands for greater positive development impacts, Jacobs has created a unique collaboration with B3.8 to offer Positive Performance, an assessment and innovation methodology created by B3.8 to help corporate clients develop and integrate regenerative best practices, thereby improving the health and wellbeing of ecosystems and the communities who depend on them. This methodology helps engineers, architects, landscape architects and planners to understand, emulate and facilitate ecosystem services – the multi-faceted benefits that natural ecosystems provide to humanity (such as air quality, carbon sequestration, water cycle management, aesthetics, and renewable energy), in order to deliver health and wellness benefits through their designs. "The natural world offers us an endless source of inspiring and novel ways to reimagine how we solve pressing challenges to help our clients achieve next-level sustainability performance," said Jacobs People & Places Solutions Global Market Leader for the Built Environment Monte Wilson. "We have to learn to think differently to solve the complex problems we increasingly face globally, and this agreement with B3.8 reflects Jacobs' commitment to sustainability and innovation in our cities and communities around the world." Janine Benyus, B3.8 co-founder and Time Magazine's Hero for the Planet Award winner, said "Delivering on this level of sustainability vision requires bold partnerships, which is why it's so exciting to see B3.8 's first-to-market Positive Performance methodology paired with Jacobs' first-in-class implementation." At Jacobs, we're challenging today to reinvent tomorrow by solving the world's most critical problems for thriving cities, resilient environments, mission-critical outcomes, operational advancement, scientific discovery and cutting-edge manufacturing, turning abstract ideas into realities that transform the world for good. With approximately $14 billion in revenue and a talent force of more than 55,000, Jacobs provides a full spectrum of professional services including consulting, technical, scientific and project delivery for the government and private sector. Visit  jacobs.com  and connect with Jacobs on Facebook , Instagram ,  LinkedIn  and Twitter . Certain statements contained in this press release constitute forward-looking statements as such term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and such statements are intended to be covered by the safe harbor provided by the same. Statements made in this release that are not based on historical fact are forward-looking statements. We base these forward-looking statements on management's current estimates and expectations as well as currently available competitive, financial and economic data. Forward-looking statements, however, are inherently uncertain. There are a variety of factors that could cause business results to differ materially from our forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to, the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the related reaction of governments on global and regional market conditions and the company's business. For a description of some additional factors that may occur that could cause actual results to differ from our forward-looking statements, see our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended October 2, 2020, and in particular the discussions contained under Item 1 - Business; Item 1A - Risk Factors; Item 3 - Legal Proceedings; and Item 7 - Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations, as well as the company's other filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The company is not under any duty to update any of the forward-looking statements after the date of this press release to conform to actual results, except as required by applicable law. For press/media inquiries:

Jacobs Teams with Biomimicry 3.8 to Deliver Sustainable Designs with Nature in Mind

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Biomimicry 3.8 and Blue Marble Biomaterials have announced a partnership, which will combine the companies’ biological intelligence and infrastructure for rapid prototyping. “Biomimicry 3.8 uses nature’s inherently sustainable solutions to help drive innovation . Blue Marble’s work to use waste and feedstock as raw materials means that together we can more quickly advance sustainable products to the marketplace. It’s what we like to call feeding two birds with one scone,” said Janine Benyus, Biomimicry 3.8 co-founder. Among the benefits of the partnership is ensuring that the development process move more quickly from concept to market across sectors including cosmetics and personal care, food and beverage, ingredients, agriculture, construction and new materials. Currently, the companies are working together on addressing challenges of natural colors, green chemistry, biological manufacturing, pest management, industrial lifecycle improvements and new materials. “We have always looked to nature first to help expedite and decrease the cost of innovation in ingredients and clean technology,” said James Stephens, Blue Marble CEO . “It’s only right that we are now partnered with the brilliant people at Biomimicry 3.8 to accelerate sustainable and innovative solutions for all industries. While we are known for our work in natural and sustainable ingredients, our portfolio of development extends across all industries and aligns well with the evolution of Biomimicry 3.8’s work.”
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The Biomimicry 3.8 Institute announced a tie for the top prize of the 2013-2014 Student Design Challenge . First places goes to a team of students from McGill University for a ship redesign inspired by fish swim bladders and to a team from Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán for an millipedes-inspired transportation alternative. The McGill team chose to work on the problems created by ballast water. Heavy cargo ships take on water when they are empty, and release water as they are filled, to help maintain a consistent level of buoyancy. The problem with this system is that a lot more than water gets pulled into the ship. Many types of plants and animals are transported too, resulting in problems with invasive species. The Air Ballast Biomimetic Cargo Ship took first place for its use of air instead of water. "We started looking at unique features of aquatic animals who would face the same buoyancy challenges as man-made designs would,” said Naomi Eterman, a member of the McGill Team. “Just coming up with a problem that is both interesting and inspiring for everybody in the team was in itself a challenge,” said Laurie Bouchard, one of the students from the McGill team. “We came up with a lot of ideas, but there was really something about he ballast water problem that made us want to go in that direction.”
"Our research process focused on both the biomaterials that provide buoyancy for living organisms (swim bladder, cuttlebone) and physiology that operates under extreme pressures (seal trachea) and provide motility (whale fines, tubercles) in order to understand how animals cope with living submerged under water,” said Phil Zimny, also a team member. “We first attempted to emulate these structures, but soon found that the need to transport cargo many times the mass of the vessel is uniquely a human problem. Therefore, we needed to build upon these 'raw materials' in order to come up with the most efficient design possible.”
The team from Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán tackled the problem of transporting people without cars. They designed a non-motorized transport device called MOCAN . “We decided that the wave motion of millipedes and the serpentine movement of snakes were the best strategies,” Diana Carolina Vega Basto told TreeHugger. “This device works with human force; you only need to move the lever and the wheel axel propel it forward in a wave motion.”
Both teams created models for the design challenge; the Canadian team worked with digital modeling and the Mexican team also produced a physical small-scale model. Vega Basto said that her team plans to create a human-scale model in the future, because they want to patent the design. “We made several prototypes before we came out with the final design,” said Vega Basto. Both teams are highly interdisciplinary, including students studying biology, architecture, chemical engineering, biochemistry and civil engineering. Alexander Grant of the McGill team wait that coming up with a solvable problem was one of the challenges of the design competition. “Our ultimate strategy to overcome these challenges was to use a 'low tech high intelligence' method where we tried to avoid using technical solutions,” he said. The team wanted to avoid “piling engineering on top of engineering” and instead looked to problem-solve on a more fundamental level. “We think that our design goes back to the root of why ballast is needed at all, and this sort of creativity and philosophical strategy was very satisfying for us!”
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Biomimicry Group, dba Biomimicry 3.8, is a global provider in biomimicry consulting, professional training, and educational program and curricula development. The company's mission is to train, equip, and connect engineers, educators, architects, designers, business leaders, and other innovators to sustainably emulate nature's 3.8 billion years of designs and strategies. The Biomimicry 3.8 Institute (a 501(c)3 not-for-profit arm) focuses on academic and public education, offering trainings, curricula, tools and resources for schools, universities, museums, zoos, nature centers, and other public forums. The company's offerings of workshops, online courses, and research tools include AskNature.org, an online library of nature's design strategies and solutions.

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