Tata Centre for Development at UChicago, EPIC-India and Energy and Environment Lab had partnered with the Mahila Housing SEWA Trust (MHT), to evaluate the effectiveness of using heat reflective paints on roofs in lowering indoor temperatures and improving quality of life.

Mahila Housing SEWA Trust chose KAY-COAT’s solar reflective paint. It was applied on 250 houses in a resettlement colony in Delhi.