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Shervin Yousefzadeh , GS1 UK ’ s Head of Construction
exchange , bringing visibility , traceability and certainty to building and asset information .
Powering digital solutions
For more than 50 years , GS1 standards , particularly the Global Trade Item Number ( GTIN ), have been powering unique identification for millions of organisations worldwide .
They have had a transformative impact on supply chain optimisation , particularly in the retail and healthcare sectors where they now have been in use for decades . The use of GS1 standards in construction is a more recent development but continues to gain momentum . GS1 organisations all over the world are now collaborating with industry to help the constriction sectors of their respective countries unlock the potential of GS1 standards for improving efficiency , reducing waste and supporting the use of more sustainable materials .
When combined with new and emerging digital technologies , GS1 standards can be an incredibly powerful tool for enhancing the urban planning process .
Simply assigning GS1 identifiers to urban assets , from buildings and streetlights to public benches and bins , could create a wealth of valuable data . This data could then be used to create interoperable registries , allowing the diverse parties involved in planning , constructing and maintaining urban environments to easily track , locate and manage these assets .
This can be taken a step further by embedding sensors such as Radio Frequency Identification ( FRID ) tags into GS1-coded assets , enabling the collection of real-time data on usage , energy consumption or environmental conditions to inform decisions about maintenance , future planning or resource allocation .
In fact , alongside traceability , informed decisionmaking is one of the key benefits of standards adoption and , when combined with digital technologies , these benefits increase significantly .
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