To understand stairs, let’s talk about floors. Like many Americans, you might live in a home with a wood-floor system. The ...

To understand stairs, let’s talk about floors. Like many Americans, you might live in a home with a wood-floor system.

When fires occur in multiple-story buildings, many of the operations that must be performed must be adjusted as compared to when fires occur in single-story buildings. One of the tactical ...

This would permit residential occupancies, hotels, motels, condominiums and dormitories, among others, to incorporate one stairwell instead of a minimum of two and raise building height to six ...

While covering America’s broken architecture and construction industries recently, I made a passing remark on how single stair buildings should be legal. This resulted in several comments and ...

They are the stairwell and building coordinators of Baumholder Army Family Housing. There are 80 building coordinator slots in the Baumholder Military Community. “Ask any building coordinator ...

A stairwell in a five-story Bronx apartment building collapsed Wednesday night, temporarily evacuating more than 30 residents. Tenants of 983 East 181st Street were able to return to the building ...