Chattanooga will allow multifamily buildings to be built with just one staircase, rather than two. Council members voted Tuesday to take advantage of a state law passed last year that creates an ...

To reduce the danger from fire, a multifamily apartment building needs two stairwells. But a growing body of evidence is sparking a hot debate over whether that rule, enshrined in building codes ...

The San José City Council has approved a proposal to study allowing six-story apartment buildings with a single staircase, ...

This is a growing phenomenon, especially highlighted by Amir Rozio, Vice President of Urban Renewal at the Rozio Group, in an article presenting the issue and potential solutions. With the shift ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Thursday, Austin City Council members approved a code amendment that allows more units to be built using only one central staircase. Advocates of “single stair” housing say it will ...

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 largely illegal in the United States: taller ...

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.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. single-family homebuilding plunged to a near 2-1/2-year low in August amid a glut of unsold new houses, suggesting the housing market could remain an economic headwind this ...