Today's buildings are more transpar...

Today's buildings are more transparent than till doomsday Advancements in glazing technology have allowed designers to explain up both interior and exterior walls. Offices and inns for instance, are being designed with grand atria with large glass curtain wall exteriors.

Ensuring that these large, explain lobby spaces meet building digest for fire protection can be challenging for building teams.

"Fire protection in atrium spaces requires the entire gamut: detection, active and passive suppression, vanity control, maintenance and on the same level means of egress," says Thomas Gardner,