24 NEW HAMPSHIRE BUSINESS REVIEW O NHBR.COM OCTOBER 26 - NOVEMBER 8, 2018 25 QUALITY. COMMITMENT. TRUST. FROM THE GROUND UP: The Glen House Martini Northern 299 Hanover St. Portsmouth, NH 03801 Glen House Hotel, Gorham, NH Open September, 2018 We do more than construction, we build quality winter months as conditions made getting struction on the summit building [the Sher- Martini Northern constructed a nearly airtight workers and material to the site, through man Adams Building] for two summers. It’s relationships and trust. hotel with the functionality to withstand the snow and ice, extremely difficult. It was nice to have worked at the top and at the just one of several elements that made the bottom of the mountain.” Mount Washington’s winds in a classic New England project unlike any other. In addition to Martini Northern, the project Construction Managers “The location was definitely a challenge team included BMA Architectural Group of General Contractors design to which visitors have become accustomed. but the owner involvement really offset it,” Amherst and Bedford-based design firms says Middleton. “The owner involvement Stibler Associates and TFMoran as well as 603.431.6664 he Glen House, a newly constructed Presidential Range. was substantial and helpful — from design HEB Engineers of North Conway and Yea- ZZZPDUWLQLQRUWKHUQFRP 68-room hotel at the base of the Step further inside and visitors will dis- through construction.” ton Associates of Littleton. Martini North- T Find us on facebook Mount Washington Auto Road, may cover walls adorned with vintage photog- Owned by the Mount Washington Summit ern’s onsite team was led by superinten- technically be one of the newer structures raphy that illustrates the long and storied Road Company and managed by Olympia dents Ray Michaud and Roger Davis, and in the region, but its roots run deep in the life of the Mount Washington Auto Road, Hotel Management, The Glen House sits assistant superintendent Ben Middleton. White Mountains. and The Glen Houses that came before — a near the base of the Auto Road — a land- Key subcontractor partners on the proj- The new hotel, built by construction man- touch that carries some of the historic DNA mark that Middleton is coincidentally quite ect included GB Carrier Corp., of Conway; agement firm Martini Northern, of Ports- from its previous life. The reception desk familiar with. Chestnut and Cape, Inc., of Northwood; as Proud to be a part of this Proud to be a part of mouth, is the fifth iteration of The Glen and bar incorporate boards salvaged from “My grandfather was close friends with well as Granite State Plumbing & Heating of exciting project! House to stand near the site of the original, an old barn on the property. the father of the owner of the Auto Road,” Weare, Ray’s Electric, of Berlin, and Superior The Glen House Team! which opened in 1852 to visitors flocking “The wall coverings and recycled timber he says of his personal history with Mount Fire Protection Inc., of Hooksett. to the Northeast’s highest peak. The new, highlight what it looked and felt like here Washington. “So there’s some history there. “All of our key partners were so critical to Structural Engineering Services stately structure, which opened to the pub- all those years ago,” notes Martini Northern My grandfather ran Pinkham Notch for al- the project’s success and we had great par- lic on Sept. 12, pays homage to its prede- President Peter Middleton. “There are im- most 40 years. There’s a proprietary con- ticipation from everybody,” Middleton says. cessors by including aspects of its previous ages of a car race heading up to the sum- nection there.” “It was not an easy project — everybody incarnations, offering a classic look in a bu- mit and scenes of everyday life in the North It’s also a return to earlier projects for the had to drive a couple hours to get there colic setting. Country.” Portsmouth-based firm. Middleton has now with many of the workers staying overnight. The overall design is similar to the previ- The guest rooms feature comfortable worked on projects at the summit and the They were all outstanding people to work ous Glen House featuring clapboard siding Shaker-style designs — providing a tradi- base of the 6,288-foot mountain. with.” courtesy BMA and a front porch that evokes a traditional tional feel — and yet guests can take ad- “For me personally, [overseeing construc- Established in 1999, Martini Northern is New England look, much like the grand ho- vantage of amenities such as a gym, several tion of The Glen House] was very reward- a Construction Management/GC firm that An employee-owned company tels of New Hampshire. dining options, an indoor salt water pool ing,” Middleton says. “When I was at the oversees building needs throughout New in North Conway, NH & Bridgton, ME While it may have the feel of a hotel that and complimentary Wi-Fi throughout. University of New Hampshire, studying to England on institutional, corporate and HEBENGINEERS.COM has been in place for generations, Martini Planning and design for the project be- be an engineer, I worked with Harvey Con- healthcare markets. Northern used an innovative approach to gan in earnest in 2015. Construction began construct an energy efficient, sustainable, in April of last year and was completed in self-sufficient carbon neutral building. Thir- September. As with any project, there were 3URXG1+3URMHFW3DUWQHURIWKH*OHQ+RXVH+RWHO ty geothermal wells provide heating and challenges — not the least of which was cooling while future offsite hydro and solar the location. Though beautiful, the setting will provide further energy generation. presented a few obstacles that needed to Additionally, The Glen House has four be overcome. 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