Ambiguity in newly published documents means schemes will still be “impossible” to sign off, say housebuilders. The government’s design guidance for second staircases lacks technical detail and will ...

The government has issued a public letter to building control bodies calling on them to carry out detailed fire engineering analysis for tall buildings with single staircases, after plans were put ...

DEAR TIM: I have to build a simple set of steps but I’m totally lost. I don’t understand how to calculate what the distance should be for the risers and the treads. Everything about building steps ...

The way B.C. builds it's apartments could change in the coming years. This is thanks to policy makers in the province considering the integration of single-egress stairs in apartment buildings, also ...