@bobbyfijan I follow Village Preservation / GVSHP on Instagram because they often post super interesting stories and buildingsโฆ And then they pepper in random activism about any new construction even outside of the village and outside historic preservation districts ๐ซฉ
@JulieChangRE Lighter color stain or just clearcoat would have been okay, given the current decor. Dark stain is kinda weird unless the plan was to strip everything.
DLC building (bottom) has redundancy of exits, but low compartmentalization.
68% of residential fire deaths are due to smoke inhalation.
Long corridors compound this issue.
This is one reason why 1 stair buildings like the top image are safer than large 2 stair buildings.