AI-generated summary reviewed by our newsroom. Read our AI Policy. When constructing multifamily buildings, fire safety is often a priority, but one research group says it shouldn’t be. A Pew ...

For decades, it has been an axiom of construction: To reduce the danger from fire, a multifamily apartment building needs two stairwells. But a growing body of evidence is sparking a hot debate over ...

HONG KONG — Hong Kong officials on Wednesday proposed expanding oversight of building maintenance projects and stronger fire ...

In a world where data is shared seamlessly and instantaneously, the lack of intelligence in legacy fire alarm systems is ...

Marin County residents who are building new structures in high fire risk zones in unincorporated areas soon will be prohibited from using wood in their exterior walls, even wood treated with fire ...