ABSTRACT
ThischapterwascontributedbyDonaldR.Mackay,Director,InternationalStandards,Air-ConditioningandRefrigerationInstitute(ARI),Arlington,VAanda FellowandpastPresidentoftheStandardsEngineeringSociety(SES)ofNorth America.Thechapterdescribestheinternationalstandardsprogramofatypical Americantradeassociationandexplainshowindustrystandardsformthebasis forthedevelopmentofinternationalstandards.Thestandards-developmentactivitiesofseveralinternationalsubcommitteesaredescribed,illustratingtheinitiativestakenbyAmericanindustry.Theindustryphilosophythatglobalcompetitivenesswillbebasedoninternationallyagreedstandardsisexplainedand promoted.
