Minoro: Platform to Accelerate Building Decarbonisation
Key Takeaway Points
- A new online platform to accelerate building decarbonisation.
- Created by Grimshaw with over 20 organisations, including the WBCSD and WorldGBC.
- Provides access to over 500 policies, methodologies, and guidance on carbon management.
- Enables stakeholders to filter and access relevant information for every building life cycle stage.
- Offers tailored information for key regions like the UK, Europe, US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand.
- Open access for all building professionals to drive informed, effective carbon reduction actions.
Minoro, a new online platform aimed at accelerating the decarbonisation of buildings, has been launched.
Developed by Grimshaw in collaboration with over 20 supporting organisations, including the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD), RIBA, Architecture 2030, and the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC), Minoro (minoro.org) hosts the latest guidance, methodologies, and policies on carbon management. The platform connects these resources to a series of actions that will decarbonise both new and existing buildings.
Minoro serves as an international resource, providing links and access to over 500 policies, guidance, and methodologies, collated and centralised for the first time.
Users can filter information from concept to operation, focusing on specific actions or targets such as embodied carbon or procurement. This enables asset owners, investors, design teams, consultants, contractors, and building operators to set targets and develop clear, informed actions across every stage of a building's life cycle. Responsibilities and opportunities to reduce carbon emissions and meet targets can be clearly identified and actioned.
The platform is free to use and currently hosts global information and specific guidance for key regions, including the UK, Europe, US, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The information on the platform has been contributed and reviewed by peers and organisations and will continue to be updated with the latest data, with more countries and regions planned to be included.
Buildings contribute almost 40% of global energy-related carbon emissions, but the path to decarbonisation is complex. Minoro aims to help navigate this complexity and bring building owners and their project teams closer together in setting high ambitions and taking effective action.
Roland Hunziker, Director, Built Environment, World Building Council for Sustainable Development, said, "We know that buildings contribute almost 40% of the global energy related carbon emissions, but equally the route to decarbonizing buildings is complex. The opportunity brought by Minoro is to help navigate this complexity and bring building owners and their project teams closer together in the setting of high ambitions and realizing the incredible responsibility all stakeholders have to take effective action."
Paul Toyne, Sustainability Lead at Grimshaw, added, "Developed over two years, Minoro not only brings, for the first time, all the key information to help tackle carbon in our buildings together in one place but will also, importantly, bring teams together to work more effectively, aligning actions and maximising opportunities to avoid unnecessary carbon emissions in building projects."
Smith Mordak, Chief Executive of UKGBC, noted, "It’s fantastic to see this project take off! Shaped by global expertise and bridging diverse disciplines within the built environment, Minoro is an impressive free resource for professionals across the value chain. It facilitates informed decisions to slash emissions and embodies the collaborative spirit of UKGBC, WorldGBC, and other GBCs. I hope Minoro will help our networks to drive forward climate action like never before."
Davina Rooney, CEO of Green Building Council Australia, stated, "Architects play a pivotal role in decarbonizing the built environment. Minoro, developed from the collective experience of stakeholders worldwide, supports both newcomers and seasoned professionals in collaborating through a common design and building process that builds on existing industry practice."
Andrew Whalley OBE, Chairman of Grimshaw, concluded, "Minoro comes a critical time for our industry. The access to guidelines and positive action, and the responsibility it identifies for all stakeholders in the project life cycle will serve to accelerate the change we need. Equally, the input and support of all the organisations behind its development is evidence of how vital collaborative action is."
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Source: WBCSD
