New Stamford Hospital gains cloak of glass

Construction continues on the new $450 million Stamford Hospital, with a curtain of thermal glass increasingly sheathing the already-topped facility.

The builder, Skanska, based in Sweden with a New York City headquarters, said the unitized curtainwall window installation recently began on the north side of the hospital”™s new building. The product is being manufactured and installed by First Massey-Ferguson Neudorf Glass Inc., based in Branford.

The exterior wall is being installed using panels of approximately 8 feet by 16 feet. A total 2,805 panels will eventually enclose the building.

The hospital is expected to begin receiving patients in summer 2016. In addition to the windows, heavy electrical equipment is being installed now, a spokesman said.

This article has been updated to correct the company that is manufacturing and installing the glass.