BEGIN:VCALENDAR
VERSION:2.0
PRODID:-//AIA Baltimore/Baltimore Architecture Foundation - ECPv5.14.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN
CALSCALE:GREGORIAN
METHOD:PUBLISH
X-WR-CALNAME:AIA Baltimore/Baltimore Architecture Foundation
X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://aiabaltimore.org
X-WR-CALDESC:Events for AIA Baltimore/Baltimore Architecture Foundation
REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H
X-Robots-Tag:noindex
X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H
BEGIN:VTIMEZONE
TZID:America/New_York
BEGIN:DAYLIGHT
TZOFFSETFROM:-0500
TZOFFSETTO:-0400
TZNAME:EDT
DTSTART:20260308T070000
END:DAYLIGHT
BEGIN:STANDARD
TZOFFSETFROM:-0400
TZOFFSETTO:-0500
TZNAME:EST
DTSTART:20261101T060000
END:STANDARD
END:VTIMEZONE
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260224T180000
DTSTAMP:20260311T124537
CREATED:20260114T135235Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260120T151158Z
UID:35993-1771952400-1771956000@aiabaltimore.org
SUMMARY:Boosting Multifamily Housing Availability through Single Stair Reform
DESCRIPTION:Join AIA Baltimore’s Committee on the Environment (COTE) for a lively discussion about newly-implemented single-stair reform featuring Julian Frost\, LEED AP O+M; City Councilman Ryan Dorsey; and Dustin Watson\, AIA. \nTwentieth Century building and zoning codes made walkable cities much more difficult to build. In doing so\, they cause many people to live in less healthy environments—as per the strong evidence that walkable places contribute to health\, social interactions\, and other benefits. The latest code detail to gain attention is the requirement\, common in the US\, that multifamily buildings have two stairwells. Adopted for fire protection\, the two-stair rule is less needed because of modern advancements in fire safety and building materials. For most of the world outside of the US\, single-stair buildings are standard. European cities owe much of their famous charm\, vitality\, and walkability to their fundamental building block: single-stair buildings. \nBaltimore is one of a handful of jurisdictions that have passed a single stair rule including Seattle\, New York\, Honolulu\, and Austin. In the last few years\, architects and housing policy wonks have caught on to the development potential and design possibilities foreclosed by this tiny code detail\, sparking a lively movement for “single-stair reform” in North America. \nAIA CES 1.0 LU|HSW approved \nRegistration is open now.
URL:https://aiabaltimore.org/event/boosting-multifamily-housing-availability-through-single-stair-reform/
LOCATION:The Center for Architecture and Design\, 100 N Charles St\, Baltimore\, MD\, 21218\, United States
CATEGORIES:COTE|R
ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://aiabaltimore.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/Single-stair.png
END:VEVENT
END:VCALENDAR