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

Numerous fire departments expressed opposition to relaxing building codes in a California Fire Marshal report, published Monday, that examines the safety of multifamily-unit buildings three or more ...

The General Assembly is expected to pass Senate Bill 298, a lengthy omnibus bill that includes a repeal of the 2024 single-stair exit law.

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.

Governor Maura Healey signed a new executive order to study allowing single stair construction in some residential buildings in an effort to ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A major change is trying to make housing more affordable in Nashville. Metro Council passed “smart stair” building codes this week that allow for construction of smaller ...