The Philippines sits close to the equator and this is why we experience a warm, tropical climate year-round. We all know that this proximity affects local weather and typhoon patterns. Very recently in the news, we are warned about the upcoming super El Niño, the results of which would go beyond water shortages and agricultural losses to health risks.
What kind of paint should you choose for your exteriors and interiors?
Area-Specific Painting Guides
How to Paint According to Where You Live: Area-Specific Painting Guides
This article is a very useful read for everyone, from homeowners to painting contractors and developers. This is the omnibus for the complete guides that show what paints to use for high humidity areas like Baguio and Tagaytay, for coastal areas like Batangas and Palawan, for high vegetation areas, and for big cities.
“Cool Roof, Smart Choice” Campaign
Boysen is part of this global campaign that aims to “accelerate the adoption of reflective roofing solutions by building professionals to address the growing problem of extreme heat.”
Boysen’s commitment to sustainable solutions is reflected in this section:
Engineer Gretchen Enarle, Sustainability Leader of Boysen Paints, explains that cool roofs are designed to reflect heat by utilizing materials with high solar reflectance and thermal emittance.
“Cool roofing paints work on the principle of solar reflectance and thermal emittance. They contain special pigments and additives that reflect sunlight and radiate heat back into the atmosphere. This science helps reduce energy needed for airconditioning,” she says.
Boysen specifically offers white paint colors for Boysen Roofgard and Boysen Cool Shades, which significantly contribute to the cool roof movement. Boysen Cool Shades, in particular, with its infrared-reflecting pigments, is specifically formulated for painting roofs to achieve a heat-reducing effect.
The Power of White Paint
Choose white or light paint for its high light reflectance value (LRV), which would affect how much light a surface absorbs or reflects. White is the best option because it has a higher albedo, a measure of how much light and energy a surface reflects.
In practical terms, white paint on your roof and exterior surfaces stops the structure (e.g., your home) from soaking up the sun’s energy. This translates to less heat being absorbed, which means the lowering of indoor temperature that would help reduce electric bills because the need for air conditioning and fans are no longer constant.
Super El Niño
The Philippine Climate Commission is suggesting measures on how we can prepare for this weather phenomenon. Aside from water conservation, these include adjusting class hours from 6:30 to 9:30 AM, and the avoidance of exposure to the hot sun by agricultural and construction workers from 10:00 AM to 3 PM. It even includes looking at other crops that do not require heavy irrigation like rice. Kamote?
Let’s not be alarmists. It’s good to know what the climate experts are expecting in the last quarter of 2026 to the first quarter of 2027 so we can prepare. Meantime, maybe it is time to think about white paint for your home exteriors.
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