Single-stair building code reforms are spreading as states and cities seek more small multifamily housing while maintaining ...

This article was co-authored by Shivanthi Carpino, Senior Designer, Page; Alison Ledwith, Senior Design Architect, Page; and Jake McKinney, Project Architect, Page. In the United States, building ...

​In the U.S., cities such as Seattle and New York now permit new single exit stairway buildings, as does the state of Hawaii.

California weighs single-stair apartments above three stories, aiming to address housing costs and urban infill challenges.

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 ...

The campaign for changes to the building code, the rules that specify in mind-numbing detail exactly how buildings must be constructed, appears to be the next chapter of this fight. Single stair, and ...