Firefighters and builders are at odds over a new-to-Rhode Island corner of the housing-affordability debate: stairs. Citing the spiraling cost of construction, a group of developers and urbanists ...

Massachusetts is considering a commission to study an idea that could create 130,000 new homes in Greater Boston. Towns and ...

What do stairs have to do with California’s housing crisis? More than you might think, say many local policymakers. Cities across the state have been considering building code changes to let new ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... As Sean Jursnick traveled through Europe, he marveled at its buildings. The Denver-based architect was particularly struck by a type of development that’s ...

Some stairs simply run up to the next level in a straight line. It’s a pretty simple design and usually quite easy to ascend and descend. That is even true for transporting a victim in a Stokes basket ...