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NFPA Report | Single Exit Stair Symposium Report This report provides a summary of the discussion that took place at the symposium, information about current codes, code allowance proposals, and more.

What’s this? The NFPA Single Stair report. Enjoy.

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AB 1893: A Strategic Builder’s Remedy Update in California - OpenScope Studio AB 1893 is a key update to the builder's remedy, allowing to bypass local zoning restrictions in areas where housing production has lagged

New update on our blog about changes to California's "Builder's Remedy" law (which allows people to permit almost anything** if the city doesn't meet the requirements of state housing laws) openscopestudio.com/ab-1893-stra... #architecture #planning #California

and California cities can't raise property taxes because of Prop 13

From Offices to Apartments: How San Francisco’s New Guidelines Simplify Adaptive Reuse - OpenScope Studio San Francisco’s Department of Building Inspection (DBI) has released a detailed set of adaptive reuse guidelines designed to streamline the conversion of office spaces into multi-family residential bu...

San Francisco has an Adaptive Reuse Ordinance to ease Planning Code compliance with office to residential conversions. Now there is a equivalencies document to clarify what's required on the building code side. Check out our blog for more openscopestudio.com/new-commerci... #architecture

San Francisco Single Stair Study - OpenScope Studio Study to explore the potential of single-stair buildings as a strategy for small-scale infill housing in San Francisco.

OpenScope recently created a prototype of a six story building for San Francisco's standard 25' x 100' parcel with a single exit stair, similar to what is allowed in Seattle (and most other countries). openscopestudio.com/projects/san... #architecture

And note that due to geometry of stairs and landings, floor area consumed increases at a greater-than-linear rate relative to width. See drawings from Conrad (notice his narrowest stair is wider than the typical US requirement). 1.5m stair consumes almost the same area as two 1.1m scissor stairs!

Leveraging SB 1211: Adding 8 Detached ADUs to Multifamily Lots - OpenScope Studio Multifamily property with potential space for detached ADUs under California's SB 1211, offering opportunities for increased housing density.

We're excited to be on Bluesky after many years on Twitter. Check out our latest blog post for details on changes to California's state ADU law that will allow up to 8 new detached homes per parcel:

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