During a recent visit to Silver Spring, MD, I could see a construction project across the street. On several previous occasions, I watched them demolish a church that was there, dig a huge area for the below-ground parking, and set the support pylons. I was amazed this trip to see the progress and to observe them creating a multi-story building with wood.
![constructing a building out of wood](https://i0.wp.com/larryshapiroblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/160920_MD-1667.jpg?resize=600%2C475&ssl=1)
![tower crane over a construction site](https://i0.wp.com/larryshapiroblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/160920_MD-1671.jpg?resize=600%2C475&ssl=1)
Quite frankly I didn’t realize that this was done anymore. I would have thought that concrete and steel were the modern-day materials with metal studs. The sheer volume of lumber not this project is staggering.
![intricate building layout with lumber](https://i0.wp.com/larryshapiroblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/160920_MD-1670.jpg?resize=600%2C344&ssl=1)
![constructing a building out of wood](https://i0.wp.com/larryshapiroblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/160920_MD-1669.jpg?resize=600%2C344&ssl=1)
It will be interesting to see the progress next month when I’ll be there again.