Poverty reduction and energy consumption have played a significant role in the contemporary debate on climate change. Eradicating poverty involves aspects beyond income generation and employment. It also involves improvements in living conditions, access to infrastructure and housing, access to electricity, safe housing, and providing comfort to its residents. In the scenario of climate change, factors such as thermal comfort, energy consumption, and the use of renewable sources must be considered in the design of social housing projects. Considering the growth in energy consumption by residential buildings and the increased supply of housing for the poorest population through the Programa Minha Casa, Minha Vida (PMCMV), it becomes important to evaluate thermal comfort and energy consumption in such dwellings. Although ABNT NBR 15220-3:2005 standard addresses the Brazilian bioclimatic zoning and establishes constructive guidelines for social interest single-family housing, the work elaborated by Bavaresco et al. (2021), crossing data from the SNH (National Housing Secretariat), identifies several problems in PMCMV projects, involving bioclimatic zoning, constructive guidelines, and thermal comfort in projects developed after the publication of the standard. Thus, several questions arise such as: even in the presence of constructive standards and guidelines, why do the developed projects not result in housing units that provide thermal comfort to residents? If such housing units have high energy consumption, what happens to the income of these families? What is the energy impact of this type of housing on the country s energy planning, on the budgets of residents, and on improving the quality of life of low-income populations in Brazil?