Randy O'Connor
@randyogames.bsky.social
Game designer. Artist. YIMBY. www.randyo.net
Gun It, Stranger Things VR, Roll In One, Escape Goat 2, Waking Mars, Dead End, Spider: TSOBM
I write sometimes: https://randyoconnor.substack.com/
Gun It, Stranger Things VR, Roll In One, Escape Goat 2, Waking Mars, Dead End, Spider: TSOBM
I write sometimes: https://randyoconnor.substack.com/
And the article that first triggered my interest in this relatively simple rules change: secondegress.ca/A-Wicked-Pro...
Thanks for reading about a nerdy subject near and dear to me! #SingleStairReform
Thanks for reading about a nerdy subject near and dear to me! #SingleStairReform
A Wicked Problem — The Second Egress: Building a Code Change
The Second Egress: A Wicked Problem Conrad Speckert McGill University School of Architecture Written January 4, 2021 Revised March 18,...
secondegress.ca
October 24, 2025 at 5:07 AM
And the article that first triggered my interest in this relatively simple rules change: secondegress.ca/A-Wicked-Pro...
Thanks for reading about a nerdy subject near and dear to me! #SingleStairReform
Thanks for reading about a nerdy subject near and dear to me! #SingleStairReform
Here's a link to the Pew Charitable Trust's just-released research on this: www.pew.org/en/research-...
Modern Multifamily Buildings Provide the Most Fire Protection
A large body of research has demonstrated that apartment buildings and other types of multifamily housing can provide many benefits to a community, especially when built in high-demand areas where hou...
www.pew.org
October 24, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Here's a link to the Pew Charitable Trust's just-released research on this: www.pew.org/en/research-...
Talking points/email here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Single Stair letter to Fire Marshal
Email to CA Fire Marshal Subject line: Support: single exit stair buildings As a California resident, I urge the Office of the State Fire Marshall Single-Exit Stair Work Group to expand its report to...
docs.google.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Talking points/email here: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
We can create more apartments on smaller lots, rather than only having those big block behemoths. It will unlock so much housing potential in our housing crisis.
Write to the fire marshal to support increasing the height allowance for Single Exit Stair here: SESworkgroup@fire.ca.gov
Write to the fire marshal to support increasing the height allowance for Single Exit Stair here: SESworkgroup@fire.ca.gov
October 24, 2025 at 5:07 AM
We can create more apartments on smaller lots, rather than only having those big block behemoths. It will unlock so much housing potential in our housing crisis.
Write to the fire marshal to support increasing the height allowance for Single Exit Stair here: SESworkgroup@fire.ca.gov
Write to the fire marshal to support increasing the height allowance for Single Exit Stair here: SESworkgroup@fire.ca.gov
The California State Fire Marshal is currently making recommendations about whether or not to increase the floor allowance for single stair apartments in the state. I really want us to allow single stair apartments up to six stories, instead of three.
October 24, 2025 at 5:07 AM
The California State Fire Marshal is currently making recommendations about whether or not to increase the floor allowance for single stair apartments in the state. I really want us to allow single stair apartments up to six stories, instead of three.
The double-stair requirement is nonexistent outside of the US and Canada. Apartment buildings in the EU and elsewhere have no discernible issue with taller single stair apartments when it comes to fires.
RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN OFFER PUBLIC COMMENT.
RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN OFFER PUBLIC COMMENT.
October 24, 2025 at 5:07 AM
The double-stair requirement is nonexistent outside of the US and Canada. Apartment buildings in the EU and elsewhere have no discernible issue with taller single stair apartments when it comes to fires.
RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN OFFER PUBLIC COMMENT.
RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN OFFER PUBLIC COMMENT.
I got news! Multiple recent studies have shown having one versus two stairwells has no measurable impact on the fire safety of apartments, up to six stories. The most important factor in fires for apartment buildings is a good fire sprinkler system.
October 24, 2025 at 5:07 AM
I got news! Multiple recent studies have shown having one versus two stairwells has no measurable impact on the fire safety of apartments, up to six stories. The most important factor in fires for apartment buildings is a good fire sprinkler system.
Thank you so much for the kind words, I look forward to running it!
June 24, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Thank you so much for the kind words, I look forward to running it!