ملخص الدراسة: The construction industry has an important role in the economic activities in Gaza Strip. A construction project is associated with different levels of risk in terms of cost and duration. This research is aimed to develop a computer-based tool to help Palestinian contractors better manage risks in estimating the cost of building projects. […]

ملخص الدراسة: Author attribution is the problem of assigning author to an unknown text. We propose a new approach to solve such a problem, by using an enhanced language model, our model is an enhanced version of the probabilistic context free language model (PCFG), by supplying it more syntactic, and lexical information. So that behind […]

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 […]

ملخص الدراسة: Construction projects in the Gaza Strip are facing many risks and uncertainties that lead to cost overrun. However, in practice, the contractors may be unable to make appropriate pricing allowances for risk. Estimating cost contingency allocation accurately in a bidding process is one of the key success factors of project risks management. However, […]

ملخص الدراسة: The Construction sector is one major component of the Palestinian economy with regard to its contribution in the income generation and employment. Contractors in this sector can be divided into two groups: Group one: Registered contractors in the Palestinian Contractor Union (PCU) represented by the contracting companies. Group two: Unregistered contractors as informal […]

ملخص الدراسة: Lean construction is considered one of the newest research areas that are adopted in construction industry. It is defined as a continuous process of eliminating waste, increasing value, and meeting or exceeding customer requirements. Reducing the wastes in process, time and costs, and maximizing the value added are considered a crucial strategy to […]

ملخص الدراسة: Selection of the best contractor to implement a project on time, within a reasonable price and with an acceptable level of quality is a key factor for the project success. Generally, contractor failure can only be seen after the contractor has failed to perform on the project. This research has been conducted through […]