To Cut Housing Costs, Some States Are Easing Fire Safety Rules

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

One small step for apartment-kind

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The Providence Journal

Stairway to affordability or shortcut to danger? New housing proposal sparks fiery debate

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 ...
Times of San Diego

Lawmakers consider pausing building code updates to spur housing construction

This article was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. As lawmakers scramble to turbocharge post-fire recovery efforts in Los Angeles and to tackle a housing shortage ...
Forbes

Ask The Contractor: Things To Know About The Building Code

Having spent 30+ years in residential construction, contracting, remodeling, maintenance and home repair, Deane now contributes DIY, informational and financial content as a freelance writer and ...