A question comes up frequently in my years of writing about urban development, and it’s one of my least favorite: “Why do new buildings all look the same?” For one thing, it’s a rather timeless ...

Nashville's "smart stair" building code became official earlier in July, after it had passed the Metro Nashville Council. The change allows apartment and condo buildings to be built with a single ...

Construction of mixed-use buildings at 808 and 848 Chapel St. in New Haven will bring over 160 apartments to downtown New Haven. State officials are considering changing means of egress rules in the ...

Lawmakers are poised to repeal a 2024 law that would have changed state building code to allow only one stairway as an exit in some residential buildings, following opposition from Connecticut fire ...