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 ...

Earlier this month Austin City Council approved a code change that allows buildings up to 5 stories tall to be built with a single staircase. Among housing advocates and architects, single-stair ...

Simple stairs have just two components. The flat board that your foot steps on is called a tread. The treads connect to side stringers and sometimes to one that is in the middle of the stairs. The ...

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 ...

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 ...