Brooks Williams, CSI, is marketing manager,
specialty ceilings, for Chicago Metallic Corp. and is a member of the
Construction Specifications Institute.
No matter which way you cut it, the outlook for the metal ceiling systems in the commercial market will be solid for 2011. Whether it’s retrofit for existing commercial buildings or in the limited new construction opportunities in the education, transportation, or healthcare segments, metal ceiling systems will play a bigger role than in years past.