Single-stair building code reforms are spreading as states and cities seek more small multifamily housing while maintaining ...

Firefighters and builders are at odds over a new-to-Rhode Island corner of the housing-affordability debate: stairs. Citing the spiraling cost of construction, a group of developers and urbanists ...

After debating the package at length, Connecticut lawmakers late Wednesday night approved a bonding package that touches on borrowing for capital projects, higher education and concentrated poverty.

Nashville's "smart stair" building code became official earlier in July, after it had passed the Metro Nashville Council. The change allows apartment and condo buildings to be built with a single ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin emergency personnel are sharing concerns about a resolution approved by Austin City Council earlier this year regarding proposed code changes to allow single staircases in ...

Los Angeles may soon lower the cost of building apartments by allowing just one single stairway. Council member Nithya Raman filed a motion to scrub requirements for double stairwells and dual-loaded ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As Sean Jursnick traveled through Europe, he marveled at its buildings. The Denver-based architect was particularly struck by a type of development that’s ...