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A Wycombe homeowner has been ordered by Buckinghamshire Council to demolish an ‘overbearing' staircase that was built without planning permission.

A woman from Toronto is suing the City of Houston following her 94-year-old husband’s May death after he drove a scooter over unmarked stairs at Bush Intercontinental Airport, according to a ...

The stair treads and risers are fastened to and held firm by stringers, which are analogous to the joists under a floor. The stringers are the bones of the stairs.

One Colorado family's hopes turned into a nightmare after they said a construction company disappeared mid-project, then filed for bankruptcy.

A 2023 city report on school construction and renovation projected that Hanoi needs to build 53 new public high schools between 2023 and 2027 to meet demand. However, in the 2023-2024 school year, ...

A similar bill failed to move through the legislature last year due to objections from fire chiefs about potential safety concerns. Under House Bill 1273, cities with more than 100,000 residents must ...

Construction fence put around state Capitol for stair maintenance If you were near the state Capitol in Albany on Wednesday, you may have noticed crews putting up a large fence around Capitol Park.

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 ...

Sharjah: Five men from African countries died on Sunday after jumping from a high-rise residential tower in Sharjah's Al Nahda area while trying to escape a massive fire.

Thursday, Austin City Council members approved a building code amendment that allows more units to be built using only one central staircase. Advocates of “single stair” housing sThursd… ...

Single-stair apartment buildings are considered part of the “missing middle” home types — meaning those that aren't single-family or part of large-scale multifamily projects — and can ...