Question about double rations for emergency shift + shrinking buildings

[EnemigoDeLaMafia]

I was wondering whether the event for giving doubles rations to those doing emergency shifs can be triggered without the first death from overwork occuring.

Sometimes ill try to keep using the emergency shift on a location I'll empty to make sure nobody suffers the scripted death, but I haven't been able to get the event without that one death.

Second question relates to shrinking buildings. I know they'll automatically adjust if there is little space, but I was wondering if you can shrink even further by using some lf the old tactics like placing a house and a road one line behind, etc. And if there was any significant benefit to that or it is judt wasting time.

[Bobywan]

For the emergency shift, the death is scripted on the second time you use it, it's tedious to empty the building to trick the game so just don't and get the death, it's part of the game mechanics.

[General Idea]

Food for overtime work:

After using the Emergency Shift ability again on a non-resource pile workplace with adult workers, the third decision will trigger.

“Our people are becoming less and less committed to their work... Perhaps we should at least give them extra rations while they're sweating blood on emergency shifts?"

You'll have the following options:

Yes, they deserve it: From now on emergency shifts will cost food. Hope will rise.
No, we can't afford it: Nothing will change.

Note that if you take "No, we can't afford it," overtime work will have the possibility of deaths due to usage of the ability. Using "Yes, they deserve it" removes deaths from the ability. - Frostpunk Wiki

If you want to shrink buildings to their smallest possible footprint then use a cheaper building the same size, Eg. The Cookhouse dimensions are the same as the Infirmary and the Public house. Force the building to shrink by resetting the road position for the width of the building, sometimes a one step back manoeuvre works but not every time. It takes a little practice but once you get the hang of it then it becomes a second nature. Shrinking buildings saves space and time for your workforce to get to where they need to get to quicker. They don't have to go out of their way as much and in the long run is more efficient for the care of time spent.