Nathan McKenzie

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.

Contact Information

Phone: 510-486-6282

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