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 ...

Single-stair building code reforms are spreading as states and cities seek more small multifamily housing while maintaining fire safety.

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 ...

After debating the package at length, Connecticut lawmakers late Wednesday night approved a bonding package that touches on borrowing for capital projects, higher education and concentrated poverty.

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A new global review provides a snapshot of building codes and their implementation in 22 selected countries in six regions around the world. The review focuses on building code provisions for ...

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 ...

American land-use reformers intent on addressing present-day housing shortages have, for the last decade, focused their efforts on amending zoning codes—the very rules that gradually downzoned most ...