I was recently contacted by an architect who was struggling to fit a spiral staircase into an office and wanted to know if, as building inspector, we could consider a relaxation of the regulations to ...

PORTSMOUTH — Summit Engineering received a national award for the work it did on a technically challenging five-story spiral staircase in the atrium at Northeastern University’s new science center.

Whether rising to the highest room of the tallest tower in a Disney-esque castle, giving an admirer the chance to confess their love on an apartment building fire escape, or connecting a basement or ...