McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE:MDR) (“McDermott” or the “Company”), announced today that a subsidiary of J. Ray McDermott, S.A. has entered into a joint venture with a subsidiary of state-owned China Shipbuilding Industry Corporation (“CSIC”).
The joint venture company, Qingdao McDermott Wuchuan Offshore Engineering Company Ltd. (“McDermott Wuchuan”), plans to establish a new facility on over 111 [...]

The Valspar Corporation today announced the introduction of Valspar Duramax in Semi-Gloss to assist the needs of consumers looking for a full spectrum of finishes in premium quality exterior paints. Valspar Duramax Semi-Gloss joins Duramax Flat and Duramax Satin paints to offer consumers ultimate one-coat protection and durability. Containing pigments of the highest quality, Valspar [...]

The construction of three stations and eight substations along Bungo/Baia railway line, which started in mid 2007 is already at the final stage, informed to ANGOP Luanda Railway (CFL) project director, Paulo Cuanza.
In an interview to ANGOP, the official said that of the three stations, two are new, namely Musseques and Viana, while the one [...]

NCC is continuing to work on pipe replacement and surface renovation on behalf of municipally owned Väsbyhem. Stage Three is now to be initiated, during which 96 rental apartments will be renovated. The order is worth SEK 64 million and is part of a five-year partnering agreement that encompasses the renovation of approximately 1,000 apartments. [...]

Axis Technologies Group, Inc. announced today that Kirchhoff Construction will join the company as an efficiency advocate in energy saving partnering. Kirchhoff, a leader in innovation, recently installed in their own facility the energy efficient lighting fixtures by Crescent/Stonco, a division of the Genlyte Group, Inc. that is equipped with the Axis Dimming/Daylight Harvesting [...]

2007 will be a turning point for the International Exhibition for the Construction Industry. Over the last five years, it welcomed a total of 425 339 visitors, in an annual average of 85 067 in each edition. From now on, and starting with its 23rd edition which will take place at EXPONOR between the 23rd [...]

Marcia is my No. 1 fan. She has seen every episode of Divine Design and has memorized all my makeovers. Yet her own home, which she shares with husband Frankie and their four children (and dog and parrot), was a design debacle. The family moved into the house two years ago, and the place has [...]

Could it be that we’re entering a golden age in concert hall design?
The very idea may sound a little crazy, given how adamantly some people insist that the audience for classical music is slowly dying off.
To those skeptics the current explosion of new concert spaces may seem nothing but a last-ditch attempt to attract younger [...]

First, there’s the selection of a lot and a home plan. Then, the tough decisions must be made.
Will it be a more traditional home with dark wood flooring and cherry kitchen cabinets or one with the modern elegance of espresso cabinets and stainless steel appliances?
KB Home buyers from San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced and Madera counties [...]

A golden shovel and a dream finally come true brought the chairwoman of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors, the mayor of Sonoma, a representative of the sheriff’s department, the co-publisher of The Sonoma Index-Tribune, and other dignitaries and well-wishers to an empty lot on Sonoma Highway in Boyes Hot Springs on Tuesday.
“It’s been a [...]

As her family’s new Albemarle County home was being built over the past two years, retired U.S. Air Force Capt. Jennifer Cui sought to incorporate as many environmentally friendly design elements as possible.
Along with her husband and two young children, Cui decided the custom-built house in Earlysville would include bamboo flooring harvested from responsibly managed [...]

People curious about what the center of the roundabout will look like don’t have to wonder any more.
A landscape crew on Friday morning planted ornamental pear trees and shrubs on an island in the middle of what will soon be a roundabout at the five-way intersection at Bank Square.
The shrubs are a mixture of sparkling [...]