Earlier there use to be big concern of saftey with glass as construction material.
But with more advanced processing, glass is now a preffered in most of the high end buildings.
For more information on different types of glass used in buildings, please see the link below:
http://www.aisglass.com/safety-security
Most common is tempered glass. Safety glass for fire resistant doors is also used in limited quantities as permitted by building codes.
Different forms of glass are used, from standard float glass, to plate glass, to armoured glass, to laminated glass, and other specialised glass, all depending on the particular application.
What kind of glass is used in buildings? And how strong such glasses are.
