The Research of Construction Common Product Coding System

Automatic data identification (Auto ID) technology such as bar code has grown rapidly in various industries. However, the focus of these applications has primarily been limited to the internal operations of a few larger companies. One of the major barriers to adopt modern Auto ID technologies in the construction industry is the lack of a construction common product code (CCPCS). The main objective of this research is to investigate the problems created by inadequate CCPCS and to create a suggested framework for data transfer. This could result in improving the communication of information between different components of the construction process by using new Auto ID technologies in the construction industry. A key component to achieving a solution is the development of CCPCS and which will have sufficient robustness to accommodate a wide variety of existing Auto ID technologies and to accommodate newer systems which appearing.