ملخص الدراسة: The development of human resources in construction industry has become a necessity over the last few decades; the un-development of human resources is a major factor inhibiting effective planning and implementation of construction projects in Gaza Strip. The employment of craftsmen in construction is characterized by unsuitability; the construction worker is hired on […]

ملخص الدراسة: One of the most important challenges that face the people in Gaza Strip is the scarcity of natural water resources along with continuous growth of consumption level. This situation lead to a huge deficit in aquifer balance and force the authorities to look for an optimal alternative source to overcome this difficulty through […]

ملخص الدراسة: Construction industry is one of the largest and most important industries inPalestine. It has been stated that accidents not only result in considerable pain and suffering but also marginalize productivity, quality, time, and negatively affect the environment and consequently add to the cost of construction. A critical review of the literature is structured […]

ملخص الدراسة: Disasters, both natural and man-made, have been occurring with increasing frequency and effect in recent decades in many countries around the world. Among them, the Gaza Strip is yet to recover from the effects of 2008-2009 “Cast Lead” war. This research is conducted to investigate the disaster management process used by governmental institutions, […]

ملخص الدراسة: The Palestinian economy is characterized by its structural dependency on external aid which is basically related to Oslo Agreement. That indicates the existence of great dependency on external funding, in general, and the inability of the local community to mobilize the needed funds in particular. As the industry sector plays a major role […]

ملخص الدراسة: An overhead cost of implementing projects is an important part in the construction industry in the Gaza Strip. It has significant role and influence on the performance of the construction companies and the implementation of the projects successfully. In addition, maintaining a good performance and quality of work way from possible loss. The […]

ملخص الدراسة: More than four years after the end of the 2008/2009 war on Gaza Strip, much of the destruction wrought upon the Gaza Strip is still not been repaired. Only 1,700 housing units were rebuilt out of 3,481 that were totally demolished during that war. As selecting the suitable approach in housing reconstruction depends […]

ملخص الدراسة: The construction sector is considered as the most important sectors in the Gaza Strip. The procurement stage including the process of analysis and evaluation of the bids considered as the most important stages in the project life cycle. The implementing company will be selected in this stage. The selection of the implementing company […]

ملخص الدراسة: Early stage cost estimate plays a significant role in the success of any construction project. All parties involved in the construction of a project; owners, contractors, and donors are in need of reliable information about the cost in the early stages of the project, where very limited drawings and details are available during […]

ملخص الدراسة: The construction industry is one of the main sectors of the Palestinian economy. The contracting companies carry out important construction projects in cooperation with subcontractors. The majority of works in construction projects (such as shuttering, building, plastering, painting, carpentry, and ironmongery works) are implemented by subcontractors through the main contractors[1]. This study aimed […]