BOWERSTON, OHIO – Building industry professionals eager to upgrade the look of an interior stairway can now employ Reversible Stair Risers from L. J. Smith Stair Systems. The new risers feature a ...

Vancouver City Council has approved City staff's modified concepts of a single-egress staircase residential building design.

Q. I have to build a simple set of steps but I'm totally lost. I don't understand how to calculate what the distance should be for the risers and the treads. Everything about building steps seems ...

Larger apartment buildings are built with two staircases, but the requirement hurts efforts to improve access to affordable housing, especially for families. A question comes up frequently in my years ...

Your support goes further this holiday season. When you buy an annual membership or give a one-time contribution, we’ll give a membership to someone who can’t afford access. It’s a simple way for you ...

A single staircase in a San Diego apartment building. Some stakeholders embrace what’s called “single stair reform in the debate over housing development. (Photo by Times of San Diego staff) This ...

Citing the Grenfell Tower tragedy isn't enough to nix this idea. Eliason is a researcher, writer, urbanist, and architect based in Seattle. He holds a B.Arch from Virginia Tech. His writings and past ...

Ambiguity in newly published documents means schemes will still be “impossible” to sign off, say housebuilders. The government’s design guidance for second staircases lacks technical detail and will ...

The way B.C. builds its apartments could change in the coming years. This is thanks to policy makers in the province considering the integration of single-egress stairs in apartment buildings, also ...