DALLAS, Aug. 11, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Jacobs
(NYSE:J) has received the International Excellence Award from the
United Kingdom's Environment
Agency Flood & Coast Excellence Awards for the Coastal
Resilience Program at Tyndall Air Force Base
in Florida.
The Flood & Coast Excellence Awards recognize the first
phase of work completed at Tyndall Air Force Base to manage flood
and coastal risk, build local flood resilience and act on climate
change to develop a higher level of mission assurance for the
installation. After being severely impacted by Hurricane Michael in
October 2018, the base selected
Jacobs to develop a coastal resiliency program showing how
nature-based solutions can be sustainable and cost-effective. The
program quantified present and future environmental impacts to the
base incorporating four, scaled-down pilot projects that use
nature-based techniques such as rebuilding dunes and using oyster
reefs to reduce flooding and erosion.
"We are honored to receive this award highlighting the
innovative and cutting-edge work our team has brought to Tyndall
and the U.S. Air Force," said Jacobs Federal &
Environmental Solutions Senior Vice President and General Manager
Tim Byers. "By leveraging our global
expertise to deliver these alternatively-financed coastal
solutions, we are directly providing social and environmental
benefits to the base and surrounding communities for future
generations."
As an integral part of the program, the team developed a coastal
resilience working group with nationally prominent NGOs, state and
community stakeholders as well as a robust community engagement
website. The goal of this working group was to explore pathways of
collaboration, secure grants to implement the program projects and
solicit feedback on the nature-based solutions and pilot projects.
These unique tools created opportunities for alternative funding
and partnerships with associations like the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, and Florida Department of
Environmental Protection. As phase two of the program begins, these
partnerships and opportunities will continue to create
one-of-a-kind sustainable and resilient approaches that benefit the
planet.
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 $14 billion in revenue and
a talent force of approximately 55,000, Jacobs provides a full
spectrum of professional services including consulting, technical,
scientific and project delivery for the government and private
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ended July 2, 2021, and in particular
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