A new fight is brewing in San Francisco over a city mandate requiring sprinklers in all residential high rise buildings by 2035.

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

The Bend City Council is moving forward with plans to adopt new home-hardening requirements aimed at making new residential buildings more resilient to wildfires. During a work session last Wednesday, ...

San Diego is considering a large package of city zoning changes that would make it easier to create wireless antenna farms, loosen rules for sidewalk cafes in Old Town and eliminate an incentive to ...

In 1957, Vancouver took a decisive turn in its urban development when city council lifted the eight-story height limit in the ...

New Brunswick's proposed 45-story tower with 800 apartments faces a planning board review and ongoing legal challenges.