International Institute of Refrigeration

The International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) (also known, in French, as the ''Institut International du Froid'' (IIF)), is an independent intergovernmental science and technology-based organization that promotes knowledge of refrigeration and associated technologies and applications on a global scale that improve quality of life in a cost-effective and environmentally sustainable manner, including: * Food quality and safety from farm to consumer * Comfort in homes and commercial buildings * Health products and services * Low temperature technology and liquefied gas technology * Energy efficiency * Use of non-ozone-depleting and low global warming refrigerants in a safe manner.

Its scientific and technical activities are coordinated by ten commissions which are divided into five distinct sections. Provided by Wikipedia