the balsams renovation

Restoration of The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel

Summit Engineering is excited to announce we have been selected to provide structural engineering services for the renovation of The Balsams Grand Resort Hotel. Planned additions total nearly 80,000 SF and include a new conference center, pool house, spa, entry/check…

Old Design Becomes New Again

Here’s a great video on “New Urbanism”. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGJt_YXIoJI While this topic has more to do with planning than structures, we feel it’s related to what we do. The topic is about sprawl and keeping development to dense areas. This is…

Summit Provides Whale Support

Tofu the Humpback Whale The Seacoast Science Center’s newest exhibit, Tofu the Humpback Whale, was unveiled in June 2009. The exhibit consists of the 1,500-lb skeletal remains of a juvenile Humpback Whale hung from the center’s ceiling. The skeleton came…

Summit offers ARE Study Course

On July 30th, Summit Engineering offered a review course for design professionals preparing to take the General Structures and Later Forces test module of the Architectural Registration Exam (ARE). The course concentrated on Lateral Forces (Wind and Seismic) with portions…

Champagne achieves LEED AP status

PORTSMOUTH – Summit Engineering Inc. is pleased to announce that Robert R. Champagne, P.E. has achieved the designation of: LEED® Accredited Professional by the Green Building Certification Institute by demonstrating the knowledge of green building practice required for successful implementation…

Summit’s Karam achieves first Structural LEED AP

PORTSMOUTH – Summit Engineering Inc. is pleased to announce that Jeffrey Karam, P.E. has achieved the designation of LEED® Accredited Professional by the Green Building Certification Institute by demonstrating the knowledge of green building practice required for successful implementation of…