In public restrooms at places like airports and stations, glass is used in front of sensors for faucets that turn on water when hands are waved over them. In such places, where many people use the facilities, the glass may be treated roughly. By using tempered glass, it is possible to enhance scratch resistance and impact resistance.

In tunnels and public facilities, fire alarms that detect heat in the event of a fire are installed. For the detection of heat from fires, heat-resistance are required. Many of these use quartz glass, which has low thermal expansion.

For transformers such as cubicles, wire mesh glass is used to prevent the glass from breaking and scattering in the event of a fire. Mass production of wire-reinforced glass is possible.