Sarah Buckley . Articles Longhouse by Partners Hill spans 110 metres across Australian bushland Partners Hill has designed this lengthy shed-style home in the Australian town of Daylesford, Victoria to incorporate living, cooking and agricultural facilities. Foster + Partners designs 'porous' Apple store in Beijing A large overhanging roof shelters the expansive glass walls that front the "open and inviting" Apple Sanlitun store by Foster + Partners in Beijing, China. Industrial buildings worth billions could become stranded assets Billions of dollars of industrial buildings face becoming ‘stranded assets’ warns a new report by the Australian and New Zealand Green Building Councils today. A fabrication advance includes spray-on clear coatings for smart windows A simple method for making clear coatings that can block heat and conduct electricity could radically cut the cost of energy-saving smart windows and heat-repelling glass. New standard unveiled for greener Australian homes of the future The requirements a new home will have to meet in order to achieve Green Star certification are taking shape with the release today of a draft Green Star Homes Standard for consultation. Halycon wins the Master Builders Queensland 2020 Housing & Construction Award Halcyon wins the Master Builders Queensland 2020 Housing & Construction Award – Gold Coast for Tourism and Leisure Facilities.