Tag: construction

 U.S. Construction Ranking 2022 The new Construction ratings for 2022 have just been released by RealRate. These are the top three US Construction companies with best financial health, measured by Economic Capital Ratio: KB Home – 2108.49%NVR – 2035.51%Century Communities – 1464.37% The complete rating of 44 companies is published on their website. Founded in 1857 as Kaufman & Broad in Detroit, Michigan, KB HOME is an American homebuilding company. They rose from 3rd place in 2021 to take the top spot this year. NVR are a lot newer, starting out in 1980, and is one of America’s biggest homebuilders, ... Read more

JERA Co., Inc. (JERA) and Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) announce the construction and launch of the world’s first (as of writing, according to Toyota’s investigations) large-capacity Sweep Energy Storage System. The system was built using batteries reclaimed from electrified vehicles (HEV, PHEV, BEV, FCEV) and is connected to the consumer electrical power grid. It begins operation today.In the future, demand for storage batteries is expected to grow as they become necessary supply-stabilizing tools when expanding renewable energy in the movement toward CO2 emissions reduction, a vital part of achieving carbon neutrality. At the same time, limited supplies of battery materials ... Read more

Swachh Bharat Mission (Grameen) was launched on 2nd October, 2014 with the goal to make the rural areas of the country Open Defecation Free (ODF) by 2nd October, 2019, the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, by providing access to toilets to all the rural households.  As it is a demand driven scheme, specific year-wise targets of construction of Individual Household Latrines (IHHLs) could not be set. More than 10 crore Individual Household Latrines (IHHLs) were constructed under the programme and, as a result, all the villages had declared themselves ODF by 2nd October, 2019.  The States/UTs ... Read more

The Border-wise length of new roads constructed in the last five years to facilitate all-weather access to the borders of the country and financial expenditure incurred thereon for these projects by BRO are tabulated below: S No Name of the Border Road constructed in last 5 years on Borders (Kms) Expenditure in last 5 Years (Crs) (i) India-China 2088.57 15477.06 ... Read more

Commercial Japan Partnership Technologies Corporation has announced today that, in collaboration with its partners, it will begin the construction and social implementation of an energy management system in Fukushima Prefecture and Tokyo in January 2023, to promote the widespread use of electrified vehicles. Since it was founded in April 2021, CJPT has been been considering initiatives at logistics sites to contribute to achieving a carbon neutral society and reduce the burden on drivers and workers by accelerating the spread of CASE. In order to promote the widespread use of electrified vehicles, consignors, logistics businesses, infrastructure providers, automakers, and other related ... Read more