Do apartment buildings really need two stairwells?

To reduce the danger from fire, a multifamily apartment building needs two stairwells. But a growing body of evidence is ...
The Nation

Single-Stair Layouts Are Not Going to Fix the Housing Crisis

They’re a good idea, but they’re not going to liberate us from capitalism. Abundant light? Gotta be single-stair.(Shutterstock) If you’ve been around architecture and urbanism circles for the last few ...

Debate erupts over CT building code plan. Why some fire officials are ‘vehemently opposed’ to it.

The goal was to make it easier to build more housing and address a shortage experts say caused housing costs to rise.
Santa Monica Daily Press

Santa Monica Council Approves Controversial Building Code Changes Despite Safety Concerns

Santa Monica City Council approves changes to building codes, raising high-rise threshold and allowing single-stairway ...
KPBS

In pursuit of family-sized apartments, San Diego considers 'single-stair reform'

San Diego is mulling a change to its building code that supporters say would spur more family-sized apartments with better natural lighting and ventilation. The change has to do with the longstanding ...
The Greeley Tribune

Opposition from Colorado fire chiefs sinks bid to allow taller single-stair apartment buildings

Facing a wall of opposition from fire officials, Colorado lawmakers on Wednesday killed a bill that would have allowed taller apartment buildings to be constructed in a single-stair style that’s ...