Every unit we help build is tracked, every affordability covenant monitored, every tonne of carbon avoided counted. This is what progress looks like on the ground.
Our approach
Impact without measurement is just intention. TinyBloc tracks every unit across three interlocking pillars — housing affordability, environmental sustainability, and long-term community wellbeing — from groundbreaking through decade-long occupancy monitoring.
Our methodology is audited annually by independent third parties and aligned with GRESB, GRI, and municipal reporting standards used by our partner cities.
Rent relative to area median income, affordability covenant compliance, homeownership conversion rates, and displacement prevention across all active units.
Embodied and operational carbon per unit, energy use intensity, material waste diversion rates, and alignment with net-zero build pathways.
Commute time reductions, access to green space and transit, resident health survey outcomes, and neighbourhood economic uplift for adjacent properties.
Performance vs. 2024 goals
2027 Targets
| Units delivered | 500 units | |
| Cities active | 20 cities | |
| Homeownership conversions | 100 families |
Environmental impact
Compact housing is inherently lower-impact. TinyBloc's platform helps developers make the most of that advantage — from site selection through material choice to operational monitoring.
Across all 340+ units, our compact builds emit 68% less carbon per year than equivalent conventional housing — equivalent to removing 665 cars from the road.
CarbonBy optimising structural material choices and favouring mass timber, recycled steel, and prefabricated panels, our builds average 31% lower embodied carbon than industry baselines.
Embodied CarbonPrefabricated and panelised construction methods, combined with on-site waste auditing, achieve an average 78% diversion rate from landfill across our active project portfolio.
WasteOur completed units average 52 kWh/m² per year — well below the 110 kWh/m² Canadian residential baseline — through air-source heat pumps, high-performance envelopes, and smart energy monitoring.
EnergyFourteen completed units meet full Passive House certification, with a further 42 in design phases targeting the standard — establishing a replicable prototype for ultra-low-energy compact housing.
Passive HouseSix of our twelve active city deployments include shared renewable energy infrastructure — rooftop solar co-ops, community battery storage, and EV charging networks — meeting net-zero ready standards.
Net ZeroCity-by-city breakdown
| City | Units | Rent savings | CO₂ avoided | Permit time | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Montréal QC, Canada |
87 | 51% | 782 T/yr | 5.4 wks | Live |
Toronto ON, Canada |
62 | 44% | 558 T/yr | 7.1 wks | Live |
Vancouver BC, Canada |
54 | 49% | 486 T/yr | 6.8 wks | Live |
Ottawa ON, Canada |
38 | 46% | 342 T/yr | 5.9 wks | Live |
Calgary AB, Canada |
31 | 43% | 279 T/yr | 6.3 wks | Live |
Seattle WA, United States |
24 | 48% | 216 T/yr | 6.1 wks | Live |
Portland OR, United States |
18 | 47% | 162 T/yr | 5.7 wks | Live |
Québec City QC, Canada |
12 | 42% | 108 T/yr | 5.2 wks | Live |
Halifax NS, Canada |
8 | 40% | 72 T/yr | 6.6 wks | Pilot |
Minneapolis MN, United States |
6 | 45% | 54 T/yr | 7.0 wks | Pilot |
Resident & partner voices
TinyBloc turned what would have been a 14-month permitting process into a six-week coordinated submission. We delivered eleven laneway units in one of the city's most complex heritage overlay zones — on time and within budget.
I'd been on a social housing waitlist for three years. TinyBloc's resident matching put me in a 28 m² unit near my job in six weeks. I pay $1,050 a month. My commute dropped from 80 minutes to 12. I actually have a life now.
The platform's GIS integration and automated covenant monitoring cut our affordable housing compliance reporting from three weeks of staff time per quarter to about four hours. That bandwidth now goes back into planning new developments.
We run a community land trust for 34 units. TinyBloc handles our eligibility verification, waitlist management, and annual reporting to our funders in a single dashboard. We've gone from three admin staff to one, and our accuracy has improved significantly.
Methodology
We believe impact reporting is only as valuable as the rigour behind it. Our measurement framework combines platform-generated data, third-party audits, and resident-reported outcomes.
All carbon calculations follow the EN 15978 lifecycle assessment standard. Affordability metrics use Statistics Canada and U.S. HUD area median income benchmarks updated annually.
Third-party verifications
Every unit in TinyBloc generates a continuous data trail — permit timestamps, construction milestones, occupancy events, rent records, and energy monitoring readings — all stored with full audit logs and municipal reporting integrations.
We run EN 15978-aligned LCAs at design stage and validate against post-occupancy energy metering data. Embodied carbon is calculated using EPD-verified material inventories. Reports are third-party reviewed annually.
Rent records and income eligibility documentation are verified at tenant placement and re-verified annually. Covenant terms are tracked across 10, 20, and 99-year horizons with automated alerts for any compliance events.
We conduct opt-in longitudinal surveys tracking commute change, reported stress, access to services, and sense of community. Results are anonymised and aggregated, with 74% participation across our resident base.
An independent sustainability and social impact auditor reviews all metrics annually. The 2025 audit covered carbon accounting, affordability data, and energy use intensity across 280 then-active units, with no material exceptions found.
Get involved
Whether you're a developer, municipality, or non-profit — TinyBloc's platform captures the impact data funders and communities need to see more affordable housing built.