green building

noun

A building designed to be ecologically correct by using resources efficiently, using internal recycling, renewable energy sources, recyclable or biodegradable construction materials, and blending in with the local environment, particularly in out-of-town locations. The aims are to reduce to a minimum the environmental impact, and to take human health factors into consideration.

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sustainable building
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Meanings

noungreen building (countable and uncountable, plural green buildings)

plural green buildings

  1. countableA building designed to be ecologically correct by using resources efficiently, using internal recycling, renewable energy sources, recyclable or biodegradable construction materials, and blending in with the local environment, particularly in out-of-town locations. The aims are to reduce to a minimum the environmental impact, and to take human health factors into consideration.

    Synonyms: sustainable building

  2. uncountableThe design and construction of such buildings

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA building designed to be ecologically correct by using resources efficiently, using internal recycling, renewable energy sources, recyclable or biodegradable construction materials, and blending in with the local environment, particularly in out-of-town locations. The aims are to reduce to a minimum the environmental impact, and to take human health factors into consideration.

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sustainable building
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APA

green building. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20building

MLA

“green building.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20building. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “green building,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/green%20building.

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