In America, apartments aren’t built to house people, they are built to make money like everything else.
So others can see: The rule is a 2 staircase requirement. All building 2 floors and higher in most of Canada and US must require 2 staircases which means that they take up more room in a building and limit the possible room configurations in the building as well. The reason for 2 staircases is because of the increased fire hazards US and Canadian homes faced due to using wood for home construction unlike in Europe where extremely fire resistant materials are used. The host indicates that fire deaths have dropped significantly because of fire retardant technology throughout US and Canadian homes that makes the 2 story rule pointless for home less than 6 stories tall.
I don’t want to watch a video. Is there a written version?
No idea, but the rule is a 2 staircase requirement. All building 2 floors and higher in most of Canada and US must require 2 staircases which means that they take up more room in a building and limit the possible room configurations in the building as well. The reason for 2 staircases is because of the increased fire hazards US and Canadian homes faced due to using wood for home construction unlike in Europe where extremely fire resistant materials are used. The host indicates that fire deaths have dropped significantly because of fire retardant technology throughout US and Canadian homes that makes the 2 story rule pointless for home less than 6 stories tall.
Ah yes, fire removedant, thanks lemmy.ml!
Fuck.click.bait
is this clickbait
I see arguments like this a lot, but nobody to my knowledge has done a proper study of fire resistent materials. We have statistics showing newer buildings are safer with two stairways. I won’t put my loved ones life onethe line because youtube says so.
Staircases are not the real reason why North American apartments are different. Minimum parking requirements are the real reason.