Nathan McKenzie
Nathan McKenzie is a Program Manager in the Building and Industrial Energy Systems Division at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. His work focuses on improving the performance of the built environment through portfolio-scale building operations and efficiency strategies, energy management and information systems, fault detection and diagnostics, advanced controls, and measurement and verification. Before joining Berkeley Lab, Nathan spent more than a decade leading programs in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and climate workforce development. Nathan holds a Bachelor of Science in Conservation and Resource Studies from the University of California, Berkeley.
Awards
2025 Director’s Awards for Exceptional Achievement: Societal Impact - November 12th 2025
To the EMIS Research Team, for steering and piloting energy management and information system (EMIS) analytics from what was in the early 2000s a raw, unproven emerging technology, to a widely adopted tool to deliver significant energy and cost savings for large commercial building owners.
Spot: Nathan McKenzie - August 22nd 2025
Awarded for outstanding stewardship of internal and external stakeholders for the Better Climate Challenge