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Correct word usage

This is a non-smoking building.
This is a no smoking building.

Are both correct? Is one preferred usage?
  

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Yipes, I don't think the concept has been around long enough to settle on a term. Also springing to mind are: This is a No-Smoking building. This is a Smoke-Free building.

— Mister Micawber

  • Yipes, I don't think the concept has been around long enough to settle on a term.
  • Also springing to mind are: This is a No-Smoking building.
  • This is a Smoke-Free building.
  • To me, your first ('a non-smoking building') made me think of the building itself as off the weed, and it gave me a chuckle when I read it.
  • Having written the above, a belated googling brings up: 'no-smoking building' 'no smoking building' 'No-Smoking building' and 'No Smoking building' in roughly equal proportions.
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Yipes, I don't think the concept has been around long enough to settle on a term. Also springing to mind are:

This is a No-Smoking building.
This is a Smoke-Free building.

To me, your first ('a non-smoking building') made me think of the building itself as off the weed, and it gave me a chuckle when I read it.

Having written the above, a belated googling bring
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