green building
noun
ENVIRONMENT,SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITYukus[U]
theactivityof makingbuildingsin a way thatprotectsthenaturalenvironment, forexampleby usinggreenenergy(=electricitywhich isproducedwithwind,water, or thesun):
Wefeelthatgreenbuildingshouldbecomegeneralpracticein theindustry.
[C]
abuildingthat isdesignedin a way thatprotectsthenaturalenvironment:
Wewantournewofficeto be agreenbuilding.