...Temitope Rasheed Ayodele Purpose There are many obstacles that prevent the growth and investment in smart buildings, particularly in Nigeria and other developing nations. The lack of awareness and expertise regarding smart building in Nigeria and other developing nations is arguably the big threat...

... of time overruns will not only lead to a reconsideration on the decision to build but also help put in place the necessary control measures – exactly what this research achieved. Design/methodology/approach The paper argues that rather than depending on the critical failure factors that are unknown...

... of cost estimation of building contracts in the Gaza strip. The results of analyzing fifty one factors considered in a questionnaire survey concluded that the main factors are: location of the project, segmentation of the Gaza strip and limitation of movements between areas, political situation...