Chris Gannon
@chris-gannon.bsky.social
Architect bopping around Austin, advocating for more housing, better buildings, and walkable neighborhoods
I love me a sextuple decker!
September 23, 2025 at 10:19 PM
I love me a sextuple decker!
You’ve completely misunderstood the issue.
September 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
You’ve completely misunderstood the issue.
Single stair buildings have superior fire safety. www.pew.org/en/research-...
Small Single-Stairway Apartment Buildings Have Strong Safety Record
Policymakers could increase the supply of multifamily housing in their states and localities by revising outdated building codes that require more than one stairway in small apartment buildings. If en...
www.pew.org
September 10, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Single stair buildings have superior fire safety. www.pew.org/en/research-...
You’ve completely misunderstood the issue.
September 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
You’ve completely misunderstood the issue.
You’ve completely misunderstood the issue.
September 10, 2025 at 4:02 PM
You’ve completely misunderstood the issue.
IRC is still much better for builders in other ways though! More affordable and readily available workforce is probably the biggest gain here!
April 25, 2025 at 3:44 AM
IRC is still much better for builders in other ways though! More affordable and readily available workforce is probably the biggest gain here!
I don’t think that this precludes sprinklers - the TX occupations code prohibits municipalities from requiring sprinklers in one- and two-family dwellings only
April 25, 2025 at 3:42 AM
I don’t think that this precludes sprinklers - the TX occupations code prohibits municipalities from requiring sprinklers in one- and two-family dwellings only
Reposted by Chris Gannon
This should really put some urgency behind Mass's single-stair reform work. 3/5 of those buildings in the picture can't be built without allowing six-story single-stair multifamily.
February 12, 2025 at 2:48 AM
This should really put some urgency behind Mass's single-stair reform work. 3/5 of those buildings in the picture can't be built without allowing six-story single-stair multifamily.
I need to check Bluesky more often 😂
December 14, 2024 at 3:55 AM
I need to check Bluesky more often 😂
Ahh, thanks y’all!
December 14, 2024 at 3:54 AM
Ahh, thanks y’all!
Any idea who the architect is?
October 2, 2024 at 4:42 PM
Any idea who the architect is?