In June 2009, a headline in a Virginia newspaper read: “Chinese-made drywall used in Chesapeake hotel.” This is not the only hotel that was unfortunately constructed with tainted, reactive drywall imported from China, nor is it the only type of commercial property that reportedly contains Chinese drywall.

Office buildings, restaurants, warehouses, retail establishments and other commercial projects nationwide have been built or renovated with Chinese drywall since 2001, though the number of reported cases is very low. We know that homeowners are still reluctant to report that they have Chinese drywall—to date, only 2,833 cases have been reported to the Consumer Product Safety Commission. However, based on shipping records, enough drywall was imported between 2004 and 2006 to build as many as 100,000 homes. For this reason, a significant number of commercial projects are likely affected.

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