The phrase "active building" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a structure that is currently under construction or a process that is ongoing in the context of construction or development.
Example: "The city is excited about the new active building on Main Street, which will house several businesses and apartments."
Alternatives: "ongoing construction" or "current development".
She was active building the labor unions that build the middle class.
Active building envelope (ABE) systems represent a new thermal control technology that actively uses solar energy to compensate for passive heat losses or gains in building envelopes or other enclosures.
Melnikov's active building period stopped at the end of the 1920s.
Five years ago, when bankruptcy loomed at Philipp Holzmann, a globally active building firm, Gerhard Schröder, the chancellor, stepped in.
"Girls' toys are often about beauty and the home, while toys for boys are mostly about being active, building things and having adventures," said Laura Nelson, a neuroscientist who led the campaign against Hamleys last year and runs Breakthrough, a project combating stereotyping in schools.
Goodman, an Australian property firm, has also been active, building all eight of Amazon's giant warehouses in Germany.Lagging in logisticsMuch of this investment will simply remedy a long-standing shortage: Europe has around a fifth as much modern logistics space per person as America.
"Rather than have these dark and passive buildings lining the streets, we can get animated, almost active buildings".
Primary space conditioning can be provided through active building-integrated thermal energy storage (BITES) systems, such as radiant space heating through concrete slabs.
A methodology is presented for integrating the design and operation of active building-integrated thermal energy storage (BITES) systems to enhance their thermal and energy performance.
The active buildings project (http://www.activebuildings.co.uk) will be carried out in three phases.
Active buildings is a unique collaboration between public health, built environment and computer science researchers.
