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Introductory Remarks
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... Standards users -- - primarily designers and regulators on behalf of their cl i ents and th e pub 1 i c; and The organizations that bring groups 1 and 2 together- examples include AIA and CSI which write guide specifications, and model code organizations, all of which adopt many voluntary standards by reference. While for the most part, traditional and static needs are met quite well by the voluntary standards process in this country, ever increasing demands from rapidly emerging new issues are adding pressures on these established systems.
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... For example, AIA awl CSI committees arm staff responsible for their specifications programs need' to identify the performance needs associated" with their specifications sections aru! formally communicate these needs to the starulards writing organizations which can translate the needs into technical criteria (star~ardis)
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