Recent zoning reforms across Canada have created new opportunities for ‘missing middle’ housing, yet prescriptive building codes often hinder the feasibility of small-scale housing. Join us as architects present innovative single egress stair (SES) designs for multiplexes and small apartment buildings. Each presenter will highlight their pilot project, sharing insights on opportunities and challenges in implementing alternative solutions for middle housing. This session will conclude with a brief Q&A, providing an opportunity for further discussion. Janna Levitt, Kevin Martin, and Conrad Speckert, LGA Architectural Partners (Toronto, ON) Inge Roecker, AIR Studio (Vancouver, BC) Matt Bolen, mcCallumSather (Hamilton, ON) Uros Novakovic, Office Ou (Toronto, ON) | | | | | | | | Day 2 - The 2 Ss: Safety and Sustainability March 19, 12:00-1:30pm ET | | Prescriptive building codes require two means of egress for multi-unit buildings over two storeys, however other jurisdictions demonstrate that medium-density housing can be safely constructed with a single stair. This session will explore the technical safety and sustainability considerations of SES building design, featuring insights from fire engineers and building code experts from Sweden, Canada, the United Kingdom and the United States. This session will conclude with a brief Q&A, providing an opportunity for further discussion. Axel Mossberg, Bengt Dahlgren Brand & Risk (Gothenburg, Sweden) Ian Mulder, City of Edmonton (Edmonton, AB) Karl Wallasch, Trigon Fire Safety (London, UK) Mike Mariano, Schemata Workshop (Seattle, USA) Morgan Tritthart, GHL Consultants Ltd (Vancouver, BC) Ryan Bruer, Ha/f Climate Design (Toronto, ON) |
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