Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CHEYENNE — Single-staircase apartments are not only cheaper to build, but also pose no threat to residents’ fire safety, according ...

Chattanooga will allow multifamily buildings to be built with just one staircase, rather than two. Council members voted Tuesday to take advantage of a state law passed last year that creates an ...

Industry number-crunching backs up the concern about costs. One review found that adding a second stair can bump mid-rise construction costs by roughly 7.5% to 12%, and broader research has estimated ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — Portland city officials have approved building codes that allow for the construction of single-staircase multifamily buildings up to four stories, but a requirement inserted at the ...

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 ...

Currently, state building code requires any apartment building three stories or taller to have at least two exits, or ...