ASHRAE-Standard-55 - Page 002
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ASHRAE Standing Standard Project Committee 55 Cognizant TC: 2.1, Physiology and Human Environment
SPLS Liaison: David Robin ASHRAE Staff Liaison: Mark Weber
David Heinzerling, Chair and Webmaster Joyce Kim Julian Rimmer Josh Eddy, Secretary Baizhan Li David M. Rose Sama Aghniaey Shichao Liu Stefano Schiavon Peter F. Alspach Asit K. Mishra Lawrence J. Schoen Edward A. Arens Rodrigo Mora Peter Simmonds Robert Bean Gwelen Paliaga Aaron R. Smith Thomas B. Hartman Abhijeet Pande Amy L. Stadler Ongun B. Kazanci Zaccary A. Poots Federico Tartarini Essam E. Khalil Daniel J. Rice John G. Williams
ASHRAE STANDARDS COMMITTEE 2023–2024
Jonathan Humble, Chair Jay A. Kohler Gwelen Paliaga Douglas D. Fick, Vice-Chair Paul A. Lindahl, Jr. Karl L. Peterman Kelley P. Cramm James D. Lutz Justin M. Prosser Abdel K. Darwich Julie Majurin David Robin Drake H. Erbe Lawrence C. Markel Christopher J. Seeton Patricia Graef Margaret M. Mathison Paolo M. Tronville Jaap Hogeling Kenneth A. Monroe Douglas Tucker Jennifer A. Isenbeck Daniel H. Nall William F. Walter Phillip A. Johnson Philip J. Naughton Susanna S. Hanson, BOD ExO Gerald J. Kettler Kathleen Owen Ashish Rakheja, CO
Ryan Shanley, Senior Manager of Standards
SPECIAL NOTE This American National Standard (ANS) is a national voluntary consensus Standard developed under the auspices of ASHRAE. Consensus is defined by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), of which ASHRAE is a member and which has approved this Standard as an ANS, as “substantial agreement reached by directly and materially affected interest categories. This signifies the concurrence of more than a simple majority, but not necessarily unanimity. Consensus requires that all views and objections be considered, and that an effort be made toward their resolution.” Compliance with this Standard is voluntary until and unless a legal jurisdiction makes compliance mandatory through legislation.
ASHRAE obtains consensus through participation of its national and international members, associated societies, and public review. ASHRAE Standards are prepared by a Project Committee appointed specifically for the purpose of writing the Standard. The Project Committee Chair and Vice-Chair must be members of ASHRAE; while other committee members may or may not be ASHRAE members, all must be technically qualified in the subject area of the Standard. Every effort is made to balance the concerned interests on all Project Committees.
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