astm international and the global construction industry have enjoyed a long and enduring partnership marked by progress and innovation in the building of homes, offices and other facilities worldwide. this relationship dates back to the founding of astm, as many of the society’s earliest technical committees and standards were driven by construction-related needs. today, more than 1,300 astm standards support the safe and economic construction of buildings, with the underlying quality and performance that will stand the test of time. . | E epra a a - HSHSSfltSo MM Supporting the Building Industry ASTM International and the global construction industry have enjoyed a long and enduring partnership marked by progress and innovation in the building of homes offices and other facilities worldwide. This relationship dates back to the founding of ASTM as many of the Society s earliest technical committees and standards were driven by construction-related needs. Today more than 1 300 ASTM standards support the safe and economic construction of buildings with the underlying quality and performance that will stand the test of time. These standards are the work of numerous ASTM technical committees that span a wide range of areas. The collective expertise of many of these committees is contained in the 45th edition of ASTM Standards in Building Codes which contains specif cations practices and test methods that aid in the design of buildings that meet international code requirements. INTERNATIONAL Standards Worldwide LAYING THE FOUNDATION COMMITTEES C01 AND C09 Standards from ASTM Committees C01 on Cement and C09 on Concrete and Concrete Aggregates have long played a significant role in the worldwide construction industry. Committee C01 on Cement was organized in 1902 to address the need to standardize the many cement specifications that existed at the time. From the start Committee C01 has been a model of stakeholder collaboration and consensus standards development that is the hallmark of the ASTM International process. With a number of government and industry organizations including the influential American Association of Portland Cement Manufacturers later called the Portland Cement Association all involved in the emerging cement industry in the early 1900s ASTM offered the opportunity for balanced participation in creating uniform national specifications. Working together Committee C01 released its first standard in 1904 ASTM C9 Standard Specification for Cement. The standard was embraced by .
