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Glen House Hotel, Gorham, NH Open September, 2018 We do more than construction, we build quality Martini Northern constructed a nearly airtight relationships and trust. hotel with the functionality to withstand ’s winds in a classic New England Construction Managers winter months as conditions made getting struction on the summit building [the Sher- General Contractors design to which visitors have become accustomed. workers and material to the site, through man Adams Building] for two summers. It’s the snow and ice, extremely difficult. It was nice to have worked at the top and at the 603.431.6664 he Glen House, a newly constructed just one of several elements that made the bottom of the mountain.”  ZZZPDUWLQLQRUWKHUQFRP 68-room hotel at the base of the project unlike any other. In addition to Martini Northern, the project Find us on facebook TMount Washington Auto Road, may “The location was definitely a challenge team included BMA Architectural Group of technically be one of the newer structures but the owner involvement really offset it,” Amherst and Bedford-based design firms in the region, but its roots run deep in the . says Middleton. “The owner involvement Stibler Associates and TFMoran as well as White Mountains. Step further inside and visitors will dis- was substantial and helpful — from design HEB Engineers of North Conway and Yea- The new hotel, built by construction man- cover walls adorned with vintage photog- through construction.” ton Associates of Littleton. Martini North- agement firm Martini Northern, of Ports- raphy that illustrates the long and storied Owned by the Mount Washington Summit ern’s onsite team was led by superinten- mouth, is the fifth iteration of The Glen life of the Mount Washington Auto Road, Road Company and managed by Olympia dents Ray Michaud and Roger Davis, andProud to be a part of this Proud to be a part of House to stand near the site of the original, and The Glen Houses that came before — a Hotel Management, The Glen House sits assistant superintendent Ben Middleton. which opened in 1852 to visitors flocking touch that carries some of the historic DNA near the base of the Auto Road — a land- Key subcontractor partners on the proj- exciting project! The Glen House Team! to the Northeast’s highest peak. The new, from its previous life. The reception desk mark that Middleton is coincidentally quite ect included GB Carrier Corp., of Conway; stately structure, which opened to the pub- and bar incorporate boards salvaged from familiar with. Chestnut and Cape, Inc., of Northwood; as Structural Engineering Services lic on Sept. 12, pays homage to its prede- an old barn on the property. “My grandfather was close friends with well as Granite State Plumbing & Heating of cessors by including aspects of its previous “The wall coverings and recycled timber the father of the owner of the Auto Road,” Weare, Ray’s Electric, of Berlin, and Superior incarnations, offering a classic look in a bu- highlight what it looked and felt like here he says of his personal history with Mount Fire Protection Inc., of Hooksett. colic setting. all those years ago,” notes Martini Northern Washington. “So there’s some history there. “All of our key partners were so critical to The overall design is similar to the previ- President Peter Middleton. “There are im- My grandfather ran for al- the project’s success and we had great par- ous Glen House featuring clapboard siding ages of a car race heading up to the sum- most 40 years. There’s a proprietary con- ticipation from everybody,” Middleton says. and a front porch that evokes a traditional mit and scenes of everyday life in the North nection there.” “It was not an easy project — everybody New England look, much like the grand ho- Country.” It’s also a return to earlier projects for the had to drive a couple hours to get there courtesy BMA The guest rooms feature comfortable Portsmouth-based firm. Middleton has now with many of the workers staying overnight. worked on projects at the summit and the They were all outstanding people to work Shaker-style designs — providing a tradi- An employee-owned company tional feel — and yet guests can take ad- base of the 6,288-foot mountain. with.” tels of New Hampshire. “For me personally, [overseeing construc- Established in 1999, Martini Northern is in North Conway, NH & Bridgton, ME While it may have the feel of a hotel that vantage of amenities such as a gym, several dining options, an indoor salt water pool tion of The Glen House] was very reward- a Construction Management/GC firm that HEBENGINEERS.COM has been in place for generations, Martini ing,” Middleton says. “When I was at the oversees building needs throughout New Northern used an innovative approach to and complimentary Wi-Fi throughout. Planning and design for the project be- University of New Hampshire, studying to England on institutional, corporate and construct an energy efficient, sustainable, be an engineer, I worked with Harvey Con- healthcare markets. self-sufficient carbon neutral building. Thir- gan in earnest in 2015. Construction began ty geothermal wells provide heating and in April of last year and was completed in 3URXG1+3URMHFW3DUWQHURIWKH*OHQ+RXVH+RWHO cooling while future offsite hydro and solar September. As with any project, there were will provide further energy generation. challenges — not the least of which was Additionally, The Glen House has four the location. Though beautiful, the setting inches of rigid and spray foam insulation presented a few obstacles that needed to on all exterior walls and eight-inch insulated be overcome. First and foremost was the hunter panels on the roof. 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