In the ongoing discourse that surrounds fire safety standards, allowing single-exit stairwells for mid-rise buildings has emerged as a contentious issue. Advocates argue for adopting this approach to ...
The National Fire Protection Association released One Stair, Two Perspectives: Single Exit Stair Symposium, a report summarizing key discussions and findings from a recent symposium addressing ...
You've read 5 stories this month. Support the CT Mirror reporting you rely on. Connecticut officials are considering a change to state building codes that would allow some residential buildings to ...
Chicago's history is written in ash and smoke. Decades after historic fires forced the city to build strict safety codes, a ...
Los Angeles may soon lower the cost of building apartments by allowing just one single stairway. Council member Nithya Raman filed a motion to scrub requirements for double stairwells and dual-loaded ...