Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · edit-28 days agoTwo stairways are required in Los Angeles apartments. What does that have to do with the housing crisis?www.latimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up132arrow-down12
arrow-up130arrow-down1external-linkTwo stairways are required in Los Angeles apartments. What does that have to do with the housing crisis?www.latimes.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to Mildly Interesting@lemmy.world · edit-28 days agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·8 days agoThis is part of a major rethinking of how code impacts density and whether it is worth it for certain design forms. There is a cost to safety and it is used to evaluate whether it is worth it given the odds.
minus-squaremufasio@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·8 days agoThe odds that you die because your six story building only has one staircase may be low. The odds that someone dies because six story buildings only require one staircase is 100%.
minus-squareHobbitFoot @thelemmy.clublinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down5·8 days agoAnd if the cost of all the stairwells is $100,000,000, is that life worth it?
This is part of a major rethinking of how code impacts density and whether it is worth it for certain design forms.
There is a cost to safety and it is used to evaluate whether it is worth it given the odds.
The odds that you die because your six story building only has one staircase may be low. The odds that someone dies because six story buildings only require one staircase is 100%.
And if the cost of all the stairwells is $100,000,000, is that life worth it?