Felicity Maxwell, Parker Welch, Sam Naylor, and Chris Gannon at the conference’s final day. Fire Chief Alston, single-stairwell skeptic: “Why would anyone want to limit ingress and egress to any large ...

California’s fire safety regulators were asked to study whether mid-rise apartments can go with a single staircase. They’re more than a month late.

There are few home renovation projects that are more disruptive, or dramatic than moving a staircase. It’s the kind of project that instantly transforms a space, but it can be messy and complicated, ...