Elijah Ercolino (ENG’10)
Director of Engineering & Building Systems | ENG'10
From student leader to engineering & building systems lead
About
I earned an MS in Mechanical Engineering from Boston University's College of Engineering in 2010. My interests include: renewable energy, energy efficiency, energy storage, and energy policy. I am the technical team leader of the Engineering & Building Systems group.
BU Highlights
- Founded the BU Energy Club
- Eversource Memorandum of Understanding/ National Grid Strategic Energy Management Partnership; leveraging project incentives whose implementation resulted in 10% campus energy use reduction from 2010 baseline
- Evaluated campus wide energy efficiency strategies supporting goals of BU’s Climate Action Plan of net zero direct emissions by 2040
- Played key role in electric vehicle (EV) charging station expansion, Distributed Energy Resources, and Strategic Electrification
- Navigated complex post-COVID world for energy efficiency optimization opportunities
