Who Builds the World You Want to Live In? | Mihai Toader-Pasti | TEDxBucharest

Through a personal story of grit, inspiration and willingness to power through external factors, Mihai shares how we are the drivers of our own "cars", and that our own fears are the enemies of our metamorphosis, as individuals and as a society.
By fighting the "impossible", on task at a time, Mihai shares how we can build hope and courage around us and transform our communities. Mihai & his team create the best sustainable homes at an affordable price, striving to achieve social change through smart design are his favourite goals. Their products focus on sustainability, while incorporating architecture, design and engineering in order to build internationally award-winning solar homes.

He is also the cofounder of energiaTa and successfully created Romania’s biggest prosumers community and changed a law to make household renewable energy production a reality in Romania. Previously Mihai had worked with the local Green Building Council in cocreating the National Renovation Strategy.

Mihai is deeply involved in numerous educational and climate related initiatives, being a strong supporter of Sustainable Development Goals.

He is the CEO & co-founder of EFdeN, co-founder & strategist for energiaTa, has been featured in Forbes 30under30 and nominated among 100 Future Energy Leaders of World Energy Council. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx