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 ...
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An obscure building code is ruining apartments and stopping new ones from getting built. The answer? Fewer stairs.
A single staircase in a San Diego apartment building. Some stakeholders embrace what’s called “single stair reform in the debate over housing development. (Photo by Times of San Diego staff) This ...
Requiring two stairs, as on lift, limits layout options for multi0-family buildings as compared to single stair, as shown at right. Pew Charitable Trust illustration. Sign up for the Concord Monitor's ...
Earlier this month Austin City Council approved a code change that allows buildings up to 5 stories tall to be built with a single staircase. Among housing advocates and architects, single-stair ...
OCEAN ISLE BEACH, N.C. (WECT) - A family photo opportunity went terribly wrong when the stairs at an Ocean Isle Beach home collapsed beneath at least 13 people on Monday. At least five of them went to ...