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IIRC, 3 stories is about the max that US building codes allow for stick built structures. Beyond that you have to go to steel. 3-4 is also where you need to s
by coredog64 9y ago
IIRC, 3 stories is about the max that US building codes allow for stick built structures. Beyond that you have to go to steel.
3-4 is also where you need to start thinking about adding an elevator. That adds to the cost and reduces the area available for units.
- ThrustVectoring 9y agoAFAK this is what the codes are. When I see building frames under construction, I see an awful lot of "three floors of wood framing above a steel base" (usually mixed-use commercial 1st floor with residential above, but I'm assuming things here)