Only 17% of buildings in a Chicago Fire Department bureau database for fire code violations have received required annual ...

When his kids went off to boarding school, the founder of the architecture and design magazine Stylepark decided his home was ...

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What do stairs have to do with California’s housing crisis? More than you might think, says this Culver City councilmember.

In late September, the Culver City Council unanimously voted to pass a guarantee that developers can build up to six stories ...

Feces smeared on walls. Swarms of gnats. Broken elevators and busted locks on front doors. Residents of the South Shore apartment complex targeted by federal agents blame the owner and property ...

To reduce the danger from fire, a multifamily apartment building needs two stairwells. But a growing body of evidence is sparking a hot debate over whether that rule, enshrined in building codes ...

Connecticut officials are considering a change to state building codes that would allow some residential buildings to have only one way to exit, rather than two. The proposal would allow new buildings ...

The Santa Monica City Council voted 6-1 Tuesday night to approve two significant changes to the city's building codes, raising the threshold for high-rise buildings from 55 to 75 feet and allowing ...

ROANOKE, Va. – In downtown Roanoke, hundreds of people gathered by the Wells Fargo Building to take part in the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb, honoring those who paid the ultimate sacrifice on the ...

The wake of Hurricane Andrew in Dade County, Fla., in August 1992. Fifty-four people died in the storm, which caused over $27 billion in damages and led to Florida’s adoption of a statewide building ...