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 ...

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 ...

Next City reports on Seattle's single-stair housing reform, promoting affordable living while addressing safety concerns amid ...

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.

Architect Simon Ha stands across the street from the Hollywood Premiere Apartments, right, in Hollywood. This property, designed by Ha, has two stairways on each floor. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles ...

Can anyone tell me the code for storing things in a brownstone stairway hallway? Is there a minimum clearance requirement? Our tenants have built shelves in the common stairway hallway (with out ...