Zima Homes
Description:
Zima Homes is a Kenyan real estate company tackling the country's housing shortage. They build quality, affordable homes for various income levels, using eco-friendly practices. The company focuses on sustainable design and customer service throughout the buying process, aiming to improve residents' lives and boost Kenya's housing market.
Founders:
Etta Madete - Co-Founder & Director
James Mitchell - Co-Founder & Director
Covalence Media:
We had the pleasure of speaking with Etta Madete, Co-Founder & Director of Zima Homes, about her views on sustainable design and real estate. Etta explained how she first developed an interest an architecture, what inspired her to co-founder Zima Homes, and how her studies at Harvard will contribute to her work in Kenya.
Listen to the podcast episode: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3DokOpeycFk0y7VEeRTeTF?go=1&sp_cid=bd7893125730a9a668aa4201b4e64b79&nd=1&dlsi=0ee408b336144137
Etta Madete is an architect, sustainable design expert, and developer passionate about sustainable real estate development in emerging markets. She has 8+ years of experience in the built environment, leading teams, managing projects, and co-founding a company that raised over $2 million to build 137 sustainable homes in Nairobi. Passionate about advocacy, Etta previously taught at the University of Nairobi, is an EDGE Expert, Aspen and Mandela Washington Fellow, and a sought-after speaker. She has co-led acclaimed exhibitions at the Barbican and at the Guggenheim with Rem Koolhaas and has over 15 publications in Aljazeera and Architectural Record, amongst others.
A performance-driven systems thinker, Etta has an Undergraduate degree in Architecture, a Masters in Sustainable Architecture from the University of Nairobi, and is currently pursuing her Master's in Real Estate from Harvard Graduate School of Design.
