Cooler Homes
2,000+ residents benefit from cooler homes, climate awareness and brighter streets.
Residents of Rumah Pangsa face indoor temperatures above 29°C, putting strain on health and finances. Heat-reflective paint cools homes while a mural builds climate awareness and neighborhood pride.
Low-income flats are upgraded with heat-reflective paint to reduce indoor temperatures and improve comfort.
Community workshops turn cooling efforts into creative murals that brighten shared spaces.
The combined effort improves daily comfort while strengthening pride and connection among neighbours.
To build a picture of each community, the Resilience for Communities (R4C) program used risk mapping, open-data sources, expert interviews, community surveys and focus groups. This assessment used the Climate Resilience Measurement for Communities (CRMC) tool to assess community resilience to extreme heat and flooding - helping to identify priorities and design solutions.
Sources of resilience — Cooler homes and colorful streets strengthen the community's physical, social and human capital.
Improves building comfort and reduces heat exposure for residents.
Builds pride and collective care through community art and shared spaces.
Raises awareness of practical ways to stay cool and protect health.
Impact multipliers — Resilience solutions have a different mix of impact multipliers and impact multiple systems, businesses and societies. Together, multipliers produce anamplified impact.
Improved public health
Cooler homes lower heat stress and protect well-being.
Community awareness
Murals spark conversations on climate and resilience.
Increased community cohesion
Shared art builds pride, connection and trust.
How does this solution make a difference? – Addressing prioritized shocks and stresses
Heat Exposure
Economic Inequality
Climate Change
Cooling homes and protecting health
Flats in Pantai Peringgit often trap heat, with indoor temperatures climbing above 29°C and putting residents at risk of heat stress. Applying reflective paint reduces heat absorption, making homes safer, healthier and more comfortable for exposed households.
Revitalising homes and refreshing image
Trapped heat in Pantai Peringgit leaves families facing higher cooling costs they cannot always meet. Upgrades make homes more comfortable and brighten shared spaces, easing daily pressures, reducing inequality and strengthening pride in the neighbourhood.
Building awareness and collective action
Climate risks can feel distant when they are not visible in daily life. A community-designed mural makes resilience visible, sparking conversations on heat and climate and bringing residents together around shared action.
Learning from Singapore’s heat-reflective painting in more than 100 Housing Development Boards
(Source: Shaping a Heat Resilient City ,Urban Redevelopment Authority 2025)
Community Aspiration from Engagement Sessions for Rumah Pangsa PantaiPeringgit, 2024 (Source: Charis, 2024)
Interactive session with children to get input for the climate art mural (Source: Urban SCALE, 2025)
