To Cut Housing Costs, Some States Are Easing Fire Safety Rules

Last year, six states eliminated a fire-safety code requiring apartment buildings taller than three stories to have at least ...
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‘Single-stair’ change can help lower housing costs in the state

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.
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Staircase and balconies of St. Francis apartment building collapse

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An external staircase of a St. Francis apartment building collapsed Aug. 17 but no injuries were reported. The St. Francis Fire ...

Calmatters: Californias Fire Safety Regulators Are Finally Out With A Single Stair Report. They Dont Love The Idea

Though modern safety measures, such as automatic sprinkler systems, smoke detectors and self-closing doors reduce the risks associated with smoke and flame, they "do not fully substitute for the ...
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Could this one-staircase building help B.C.’s housing crisis?

The way B.C. builds its apartments could change in the coming years. This is thanks to policy makers in the province considering the integration of single-egress stairs in apartment buildings, also ...
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Staircase and balconies of St. Francis apartment building collapse

An external staircase of a St. Francis apartment building collapsed Aug. 17 but no injuries were reported. The St. Francis Fire Department responded to the scene at 4400 S. Kansas Ave. block shortly ...