| English | German |
| build-up of pollutants in the environment | Ableitung von Schadstoffen in die Umwelt |
| building block | Baustein eines Baukastensystems |
| building site preparation | Erschliessung |
| building site preparation | Erschliessung (Bauland) |
| building-up of a pool | Poolbildung |
| building-up of a pool | Akkumulierung |
| capacity-building | Aufbau von Kapazitäten |
| endogenous capacity-building | Aufbau der im Land vorhandenen Kapazitäten |
| energy-plus building | Plusenergiehaus |
| green building The self-contained dwelling where man simulates the ways of ecosystems, i.e. his wastes are converted to fuel by anaerobic digestion for methane production and the residues from the digestion are used for growing food. The food residues are composted and/or used for methane production. Solar energy is trapped by the greenhouse effect and used for house, crop and water heating. A windmill would be used for electricity. Thus, given sufficient space, sunshine, rainfall and wind, the ecohouse is in theory a self-contained system recycling its own wastes and using the sun as its energy input | Öko-Haus |
| green building | Öko-Haus |
| high-rise building | Hochhaus |
| high-rise building Any tall, multistoried structure or edifice that is equipped with elevators | Hochhaus |
| house-building rat | Langohr-Häschenratte (Leporillus conditor) |
| near-zero energy building | Fast-Null-Energie-Haus |
| net zero energy building | Nullenergiehaus |
| non-residential building Area which provides commercial, industrial, and public facilities | Nichtwohngebäude |
| positive-energy building | Plusenergiehaus |
| prevent build-up of electrostatic charges e.g.,by grounding | elektrostatische Aufladung verhindernz.B.durch Erden |
| public building | Öffentliches Gebäude |
| public building A building to which there is free access by the public and which is available for the use of a community | Öffentliches Gebäude |
| regulatory building | MSR-Einrichtung |
| safety standard for building A collection of rules and regulations adopted by authorities concerning structural and mechanical standards for safety | Sicherheitsstandard für Gebäude |
| safety standard for building | Sicherheitsstandard für Gebäude |
| sick building syndrome A set of symptoms, including headaches, fatigue, eye irritation, and dizziness, typically affecting workers in modern airtight office buildings and thought to be caused by indoor pollutants, such as formaldehyde fumes, particulate matter, microorganisms, etc. | Sick-Building-Syndrom |
| standard for building industry A norm or measure applicable in legal cases for any enterprise involved in the construction, remodeling or finishing of enclosed structures for habitation | Baunorm |
| standard for building industry | Baunorm |
| unauthorised building | illegaler Bau |
