Vere Shaba: The accidental entrepreneur
Vere Shaba, Founder & Director of Shaba Green Building Design & Engineering, describes herself as a green building engineering consultant – she is passionate about Africa, sustainability, energy efficiency, water efficiency and making sure that Africa has its own indigenous knowledge about green buildings... Vere Shaba, Founder & Director of Shaba Green Building Design & Engineering, describes herself as a green building engineering consultant – she is passionate about Africa, sustainability, energy efficiency, water efficiency and making sure that Africa has its own indigenous knowledge about green buildings. “My passion for green buildings started when I was 18 years old”, she explains. After seeing a NASA map of the world at night and noticing how dark Africa was, she began to wish that other African children could read under the covers at night, the same way she did. Ultimately, what Shaba seeks to do is look at the socio-economic aspect of engineering.