The General Assembly is expected to pass Senate Bill 298, a lengthy omnibus bill that includes a repeal of the 2024 single-stair exit law.

Rojas advocated for the single-stair legislation in 2024 but said the state building code, which is updated every three years ...

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

California’s fire safety regulators were asked to study whether mid-rise apartments can go with a single staircase. Their ...

Massachusetts is studying single-stair building codes and zoning reforms to address a projected need for 222,000 new homes by 2035. The commission will review safety, cost, and design impacts. AI ...

California’s fire safety regulators were asked to study whether mid-rise apartments can go with a single staircase.

The Library of Congress has found and restored a long-lost silent film by Georges Méliès. In an Instagram post, Library of ...

Governor Maura Healey signed a new executive order to study allowing single stair construction in some residential buildings in an effort to ...

Fire safety regulators were asked to study whether mid-rise apartments can go with a single staircase. They’re more than a ...

Changes could be coming to longstanding Massachusetts building codes that advocates say would make it much easier to build multifamily housing. Gov. Maura Healey signed an executive order Thursday ...

Though modern safety measures, such as automatic sprinkler systems, smoke detectors and self-closing doors reduce the risks associated with smoke and flame, they "do not fully substitute for the ...