The former Esprit building in San Francisco is being gutted but its massive Douglas fir timbers are being preserved for resale. These beams and joists were cut about 100 years ago; the Esprit building is actually their second home as they were salvaged previously in the 1970s. Old wood like this isn’t available anymore and one piece of the lumber could go for as much as $6,400. TerraMai is buying most of it. The wood reclamation company recently purchased the ties from Thailand’s railroad tracks, which are being replaced with concrete. They’re taking that rainforest wood and making flooring, selling it for upwards of $15.50 a square foot.