ملخص الدراسة: Residential buildings constitute the majority of architectural heritage remaining in Gaza city; they refer to the Ottomans period of the Islamic history in Palestine. This study focuses on this type of buildings because of its importance; in addition to the fact that it is the most vulnerable to threats which affect its survival […]

ملخص الدراسة: A distinguished relationship between the jame’a mosque and the urban structure of the Islamic city started since Prophet Mohammed established the first mosque in Madina. This relationship developed in large cities like Baghdad and Basra where the mosque was the principal component in the main urban square connected to the palace and house […]

ملخص الدراسة: The architectural product with its function and beauty, is considered the final results of architectural design process. As an architectural product is the ultimate output of an architectural design, the controversy continues between prioritizing form or spaces for activities (functionality). In other words, this architectural space is pivotal to an architectural product. Therefore, […]

ملخص الدراسة: The main source of water in Gaza Strip is the shallow aquifer, the quality of the aquifer’s groundwater is extremely deteriorated in terms of salinity. Salinization of groundwater may be caused and influenced by many variables. Studying the relation of between these variables and salinity is often a complex and nonlinear process, making […]

ملخص الدراسة: The need of the Palestinian people for housing requirements goes beyond the typical human desires for a proper shelter. For many Palestinians the proper dwelling started to be considered as small homes which can partially substitute the large lands and properties they missed. Although, there were many attempts to face the challenge of […]

ملخص الدراسة: The undertaken research work included in the paper presents the results of a laboratory investigation of the structural behavior of corroded and repaired beams in comparison with undamaged identical beams. The investigated structural behavior included shear and flexural strengths, ductility expressed by the middle span deflection, crack development and mechanical properties of the […]

ملخص الدراسة: لقد انتشرت ظاهرة البناء العشوائي في الآونة الأخيرة في مدن وقرى قطاع غزة، و أصبحت تشكل انتهاكا خطيرا لأنظمة وتشريعات التنظيم وبناء المدن، الأمر الذي يؤثر سلبا على البيئة العمرانية الفلسطينية و إلى مصادرة حق المواطن في سكن صحي في مجاورة سكنيه تحترم حاجاته ورغباته الصحية والاجتماعية والبيئية. في بداية الدراسة تم عرض […]

ملخص الدراسة: Information management is considered as one of the most important factors of construction projects success. Nowadays, management of information is a challenge issue and needs high skills, experiences and sufficient tools. Information technology is a tool used to manage and monitor knowledge and information. This paper examines the usage and effectiveness of information […]

ملخص الدراسة: The aim of this paper is to report on measuring labor productivity for block works on building projects in the Gaza Strip by using activity sampling for block works. The labor productivity measurement on construction sites was based on studying block work in the Gaza Strip. In this research activity sampling technique has […]

ملخص الدراسة: Construction sites are generally complex and sometimes unsafe. They are still one of the most dangerous workplaces because of high incidence of accidents compared with other industries. This paper presents the results of a study undertaken to assess the level of the safety practice in construction companies in the Gaza Strip. The survey […]