Single-stair building code reforms are spreading as states and cities seek more small multifamily housing while maintaining ...
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 ...
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 ...
This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. In late September, a city became the first in California to legalize the construction of mid-rise apartment buildings ...