no-waste building
nounUK /ˌnəʊ ˈweɪst ˈbɪldɪŋ/
US /ˌnoʊ ˈweɪst ˈbɪldɪŋ/
A no-waste building is a building made so that almost nothing is thrown away.
The new school is a no-waste building because its walls are made from old bottles and cans.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A way of constructing things that plans ahead so leftover materials are used up.
Builders used no-waste building methods to turn scrap wood into shelves.
3. A building designed to send no trash to landfills during its whole life.
The library is a no-waste building, so even old light bulbs get recycled.
4. The practice of making buildings from materials that would otherwise be thrown out.
No-waste building turned the old factory bricks into a cozy new home.