A 1,545-bed, fully furnished, off-campus student housing development now serves students attending the University of Washington’s main campus. With two 26-story towers, one mid-rise building and one ...

Mid-rise apartment buildings have cropped up at an increasing rate in cities across the U.S. in recent years. The reason is two-fold: mid-rise apartment buildings are a cost-effective solution for ...

BB House (left), part of a mixed-use renovation, and Capitol View (right), affordable condos developed by Habitat for Humanity. Both are single-staircase apartment buildings in Seattle. (Photos by ...

Our daily newsletter has a new look. Sign up to get San Diego’s top stories delivered straight to your inbox. This density is created by four-to-six story residential buildings. These communities have ...

A material that’s been around since people built shelters—wood—is increasingly being proposed for low- and mid-rise buildings. As an economist who studies forestry and natural resources, I took an ...