# CT-BU-003 — Affordable Green Housing

<table id="bkmrk-origo_idct-bu-003-or"> <tr><td>**origo\_id**</td><td>CT-BU-003</td></tr> <tr><td>**origo\_label**</td><td>Affordable Green Housing</td></tr> <tr><td>**sector**</td><td>BU</td></tr> <tr><td>**source**</td><td>origo</td></tr> <tr><td>**cpi\_aligned**</td><td>Y — Buildings sector</td></tr> <tr><td>**eu\_taxonomy\_aligned**</td><td>partial</td></tr> <tr><td>**cbi\_eligible**</td><td>Y</td></tr> <tr><td>**iea\_aligned**</td><td>N</td></tr> <tr><td>**col\_gf\_sector**</td><td>Construcción</td></tr> <tr><td>**col\_gf\_activity**</td><td>Vivienda de interés social con criterios de sostenibilidad</td></tr> <tr><td>**col\_gf\_aligned**</td><td>Y</td></tr> <tr><td>**col\_ndc2030\_aligned**</td><td>Y</td></tr> <tr><td>**col\_sisclima\_relevant**</td><td>Y</td></tr> <tr><td>**col\_ley2169**</td><td>Y</td></tr> <tr><td>**latam\_colombia**</td><td>Y</td></tr> <tr><td>**cth\_clp\_coverage**</td><td>N</td></tr> <tr><td>**cth\_data\_coverage**</td><td>N</td></tr> <tr><td>**schema\_version**</td><td>1.1</td></tr> <tr><td>**last\_updated**</td><td>2026-05-27</td></tr></table>

### Description

Integration of green building principles into affordable and social housing programs. Covers passive design for tropical climates, low-cost energy efficiency measures, sustainable materials appropriate for social housing budgets, and nature-based solutions for thermal comfort in low-income housing.

### Colombia Context

Colombia's VIS (Vivienda de Interés Social) and VIP (Vivienda de Interés Prioritario) programs deliver hundreds of thousands of social housing units annually through Minvivienda (Ministerio de Vivienda, Ciudad y Territorio). Resolución 0549 applies minimum sustainability standards to these programs, but compliance remains uneven. The TVC construction sector explicitly includes sustainable social housing as an eligible activity. Colombia's climate vulnerability — particularly heat stress in Caribbean coast cities like Barranquilla and Santa Marta — makes passive cooling design critical for affordable housing. Minvivienda's Mi Casa Ya program is the primary subsidy vehicle, now incorporating sustainability criteria.

### EUDR Relevance

This node has no direct EUDR commodity relevance.

### CTH Data Coverage

Not directly covered by CLP field programs. Sustenttia has potential application for sustainability diagnostics of social housing developers. REIN Hub could support cleantech ventures targeting VIS/VIP material innovation or passive design solutions.

### Green Finance Alignment

TVC fully covers sustainable social housing under the Construcción sector, making this node eligible for Colombian green bond issuance. CBI criteria apply through the low-carbon buildings pathway. EU Taxonomy alignment is partial — Activity 7.1 standards are technically applicable but NZEB (near-zero energy building) requirements may be difficult to meet at VIS/VIP budget levels. Social co-benefits strengthen the case for sustainability-linked bond instruments.

```
{
  "origo_id": "CT-BU-003",
  "origo_label": "Affordable Green Housing",
  "sector": "BU",
  "source": "origo",
  "cpi_aligned": "Y — Buildings sector",
  "eu_taxonomy_aligned": "partial",
  "cbi_eligible": "Y",
  "iea_aligned": "N",
  "col_gf_sector": "Construcción",
  "col_gf_activity": "Vivienda de interés social con criterios de sostenibilidad",
  "col_gf_aligned": "Y",
  "col_ndc2030_aligned": "Y",
  "col_sisclima_relevant": "Y",
  "col_ley2169": "Y",
  "latam_colombia": "Y",
  "cth_clp_coverage": "N",
  "cth_data_coverage": "N",
  "schema_version": "1.1",
  "last_updated": "2026-05-27"
}
```