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."
Jacobs and B3.8 are now engaged on projects with Ford Motor
Company and University of California at
Davis Healthcare.
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
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discussions contained under Item 1 - Business; Item 1A - Risk
Factors; Item 3 - Legal Proceedings; and Item 7 - Management's
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