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Become a Missing Middle Housing Entrepreneur: Small-Scale. Big Impact.

mddl U is the first program of its kind in Canada: a nationally accredited, 100-hour learning experience designed to equip professionals, homeowners, and aspiring developers with the tools to unlock the power of missing middle housing.

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About

There is no program like this in North America

mddl U is the first-of-its-kind training program for small-scale, citizen-led housing development designed for a new generation of real estate changemakers. Built in partnership with leading developers and housing experts, and delivered in partnership with University of Calgary's School of Architecture, Planning and Landscape, this course isn’t about theory. It’s about action. It’s about learning the step-by-step skills to actually build middle housing whether you’re an aspiring entrepreneur, a policy innovator, or a future city builder.

Who Should Enroll?

This course is designed for people who are passionate about housing, real estate, and creating lasting impact. No prior development experience is required. This is about learning the tools, understanding the constraints, and seeing how to contribute—whether as a future builder, advocate, or innovator.

Curriculum

Key topics include:

Feasibility 101

How to make the numbers work — and when to walk away.

Inside the Lot

Designing for slope, width, depth, and access.

Permits & Plans

Understanding approvals and streamlining pre-construction.

Construction Management for Small Sites

Class is in session! Meet your instructors and refresh yourself on the basics of middle housing

Code Compliance

Accessibility, fire, and inspection best practices.

Delivering Affordability

What middle housing can offer working- and middle-income households.

Canada is projected to be short 3,500,000 homes by 2030.

Duplexes, fourplexes, walk-ups, rowhomes, and laneway units are finally legal in many places thanks to zoning reform but they aren’t being built.

Why? Because we don’t have enough people who know how to make them happen. We’ve changed the policy. Now we need the builders. That’s where you come in.