A range of subjects were covered from the emotional aspects of lighting (Berry Van Egten/Berlux Lichtarchitectuur) to setting a new sustainable lighting policy for the Middle East (Martin Valentine), implementing sustainable strategies in architectural lighting (Sergio Padula/iGuzzini) and to design and incorporating lighting into architecture in a more meaningful way (Dalal Farhat Harb/Arab Engineering Bureau) at the recent Architectural Lighting Summit held in Doha. 

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They called for developing smart yet simple facade solutions to address environmental issues, as opposed to the achievement of a “Manhattan skyline effect” in Doha. This could include implementing parametrically resolved static solar shading screens to decrease buildings’ carbon footprint and addressing maintenance issues by creating cross-functional facade concepts.  
 

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Decennial Liability in the UAE (governed by Federal Law No. 5 of 1985 (the "UAE Civil Code")) is similar to that as set out in Articles 711 to 715 of Law No. 22 of 2004 (the "Qatar Civil Code") in Qatar. Decennial Liability was described fully in our earlier article, but as a recap, the key points to note in Qatar and in the UAE are: 
 

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