Lyle Solla-Yates
https://vancouver.ca/news-calendar/new-vancouver-building-rules-dec-2025.aspx “Modernizing our building rules is about making practical, forward-thinking changes that protect people and support more housing options” #Vancouver #housing #design #BuildingCode #SingleStair #FireSafety
New Vancouver building rules aim to improve safety and housing supply

Vancouver approves new space-saving stair designs and Abandoned and Vacated Buildings By-law.

Dec 11 at 2:38amWeb
Show threadLyle Solla-YatesDec 11
Congratulations to all of the designers and code experts and fire safety professionals who have been working towards this for all of these years 🍾
Show threadLyle Solla-YatesDec 12
Some discussion here on the BlueSky semi-fedi server https://bsky.app/profile/lanefab.com/post/3m7qwawykak2x
Bryn Davidson - Lanefab (@lanefab.com)

For those of you outside of Vancouver, Josh is the city’s Director of Planning. I think we are fairly fortunate to have alignment across staff, council, fire dept and industry. [contains quote post or other embedded content]

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Show threadAmgineDec 12

@Lyle

They have been working toward single-fire-exit multi-unit buildings for years?

Show threadLyle Solla-YatesDec 12
@Amgine This source pins it at 1984 though it’s been progress in fits and starts https://secondegress.ca/
The Second Egress: Building a Code Change

This website is a tool to make sense of the wicked problem of the second egress in Canada and prepare a building code change.

Show threadAmgineDec 12

@Lyle

It has a much longer history than that, as it was the norm for some centuries.

An important point is the supporters of such a change.

As someone with firefighting experience, I would never own property in such a building, nor in a city which allows them. Let others relearn the lessons of the past. I cannot afford the inevitable insurance rises which will follow.