Medical Office-Burnham USA

By:  Andrea Lucks Collins

Medical Office 

Burnham USA

1731 Santa Ana Avenue

Costa Mesa, CA 92627

949.760.9150

I researched a local medical office that is being constructed in Costa Mesa, CA.  It is a single tenant first floor medical office building with 2,200SF. The property is currently undergoing building and landscape renovations.

Burnham USA’s executive management team are experts in all phases of commercial real estate including construction, leasing, and management. The team offers to each project a full spectrum of real estate capabilities including market research, acquisitions, planning, development, finance, construction coordination, leasing, and asset management.

Site Plan

 Cedar Paneling

Products/Materials Used

•       Cedar wall sheeting was used over half the building

•       Pressure treated wood used for the walkway

•       Concrete for walkway and part of construction

•       Modified Bituminous Roofing paper used for roof

•       Aluminum Siding

•       PVC  Piping for water sprinkler system

•       Glass windows and doors

•       Hardware for doors

•       Beautiful plants for landscape

 Back Entrance

 Cedar

Cedar is sustainable and has many different types of species; such as: western red cedar, cedar, red cedar, and Canadian Coastal Red Cedar which are all known for its fine texture soft wood, fresh fragrance, and broad natural colorings and grain patterns, stability and natural durability characteristics. Some of the primary uses are: weatherboards, fascia, paneling, pergolas, handrails, specialty moldings, joinery, and furniture.  The colors of cedar range mellow ambers, reddish cinnamons, and rich sienna browns. The color is complimented by fine-grained texture with a satin luster.

Cedar is much more weather-resistant than other varieties of commonly available lumber. Among little limitations, cedar does not finish well with paint due to the richly grained wood.  Cedar tends to have a lot of expansion and contraction depending on the season. It is also naturally insect and rot resistant, and while it does move a lot seasonally, it doesn’t splinter much over time. It is also water-resistant, and doesn’t require any treatment before being used outside. Cedar walls also have acoustic properties to help quiet rooms.

 Front Walkway

Pressure Treated Wood

Pressure treated wood ensures a long life of wood under natural earth conditions that wear and tear wood. There are different chemicals/preservatives and processes that extend the life of wood, which gives the wood its resistance from being destroyed. Treatment for wood has been practiced “since ancient Greece during Alexander the Great’s rule.”

There have been different hazards previously that have now been sanctioned by the US Environmental Protection Agency as illegal. These chemicals had arsenic and chromium, which are fatal. The overall use for pressure treated wood, is to sustain harsh conditions, and generally used outside.

Concrete

Concrete is a composite construction material composed primarily of aggregate, cement and water. There are many formulations of concrete with varied properties. The aggregate is generally coarse gravel or crushed rocks such as limestone, or granite, along with a fine aggregate such as sand. Concrete is widely used for making architectural structures, foundations, brick/block walls, pavements, bridges/overpasses, motorways/roads, runways, parking structures, dams, pools/reservoirs, pipes, footings for gates, fences and poles. Concrete was invented by the Romans. Concrete is also recyclable, and is in general very inexpensive.

Modified Bituminous Roofing paper

Modified Bitumen roofing is an asphalt-based, close cousin of the Built-up-Roof designed for buildings with low-slope or “flat” roof structures. Engineered modified bitumen roofing membranes originated in Europe in the mid 1960's and have been used successfully in the United States and Canada since approximately 1975. It has increased resistance to brittleness during cold temperatures, greater flow resistance at high temperatures, and increased elasticity can be achieved by blending synthetic rubberized polymers. The benefits from using Bituminous roofing paper is that its water resistant, broad range of application methods, available flame-free and VOC-free installation, and is part of a fire, wind, and/or hail rated roofing system.

Aluminum Siding

Aluminum Siding is used as an alternative to wood. It can be painted any color and can be found in a wide range of vertical and horizontal sidings. It is known for its durability and ease to maintain. Aluminum siding on this building is the outer covering or cladding, which is meant to shed water and protect from the effects of weather. It acts as a key element in the aesthetic beauty of the structure and can really influence the property value in addition.

PVC Piping for water sprinkler system

PVC Piping, also known as polyvinyl chloride. It is the third most widely produced plastic. It’s widely used in construction because it’s durable, cheap, and easy to work with. Depending on different plasticizers used, the plastic can be made softer and more flexible. In this instance, it’s being used as piping for the water sprinkler system.

Glass

Glass is an amorphous (non-crystalline) solid material. It is typically brittle and transparent. Glass is used in the office for the windows, and front and back door.

References

•       http://burnhamusa.com/

•       http://woodworking.about.com/od/typesofwood/p/Woodworking-With-Cedar.htm

•       http://www.hermpac.co.nz/clad_species_western.aspx

•       http://www.cedar-siding.org/why-real-cedar/beauty.aspx

•       http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wood_preservation

•       http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concrete

•       http://www.beaconroofingsupply.com/commercial-roofing/modified-bitumen/default.html

•       http://www.aluminumsidingzone.com/styles/

•       http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polyvinyl_chloride

•       http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass