Last year, six states eliminated a fire-safety code requiring apartment buildings taller than three stories to have at least ...

Numerous fire departments expressed opposition to relaxing building codes in a California Fire Marshal report, published Monday, that examines the safety of multifamily-unit buildings three or more ...

Governor Maura Healey signed a new executive order to study allowing single stair construction in some residential buildings in an effort to ...

For decades, it has been an axiom of construction: 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 ...