The Santa Monica City Council voted 6-1 Tuesday night to approve two significant changes to the city's building codes, raising the threshold for high-rise buildings from 55 to 75 feet and allowing ...

Q. 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 seems ...

Some stairs simply run up to the next level in a straight line. It’s a pretty simple design and usually quite easy to ascend and descend. That is even true for transporting a victim in a Stokes basket ...