Arden Farhi is the managing editor for CBS News' Washington bureau. He has covered several presidential campaigns and the Obama, Trump and Biden administrations. His executive producer credits include ...

The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) May 21 proposed sweeping reforms to its blanket permitting process for natural gas infrastructure, a move it expects would streamline the permitting ...

The National Park Service increased the value of the contract several times over and then awarded it to Maryland-based Clark Construction, in a process that experts said was highly unusual.

When people think about high-end residential construction, they usually focus on design. They talk about architectural style, finishes and how a home looks on paper. But from my experience, design is ...

Trump signed an executive order allowing wildfire victims to rebuild using federal funds through self-certification, bypassing state and local permitting requirements. Gov. Gavin Newsom criticized the ...

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Along with its many other innovations, the Roman Empire revolutionized architecture with never-before-seen features, such as large-scale arches and dome roofs. And many of these structures still stand ...

The leading approach to the simplex method, a widely used technique for balancing complex logistical constraints, can’t get any better. In 1939, upon arriving late to his statistics course at the ...

Imagine you arrive at a hillside retreat in the Pacific Northwest right when the evening fog starts to move in. You touch the walls and they’re cool. The colors ...

New Zealand will reform key aspects of the nation’s building approvals process, betting that the changes will speed up consenting and remove roadblocks to new construction. The government plans to ...

Woefully underinsured, an Altadena retiree ponders building a tiny house at the back of his yard to replace the three-bedroom home he lost in the January firestorms. His insurance would pay, at most, ...