For the first time in about 100 years, a growing number of states are deciding one staircase in apartment complexes is enough ...

Last year, six states eliminated a fire-safety code requiring apartment buildings taller than three stories to have at least ...

We recently built our own affordable housing project near Fields Corner. One of the biggest challenges to developers of small multi-family buildings like us is the long-standing second-stairwell rule.

You probably give little thought to why the stairs in your home are built the way they are. I’m talking about how high you need to lift your foot to get up to the next step and how deep the flat tread ...

Across Connecticut, outdated fire safety regulations are blocking new homes and exacerbating our cost-of-living crisis. Right now, any residential building taller than three stories must have at least ...

Citing the Grenfell Tower tragedy isn't enough to nix this idea. Eliason is a researcher, writer, urbanist, and architect based in Seattle. He holds a B.Arch from Virginia Tech. His writings and past ...