Alastair Robinson is a Program Manager in the Building Technologies Department. In his current role, under the DOE's Commercial Buildings Program, he manages technical expert teams and is a contributor to case study publications. He is a project manager for LBNL's work on Green Proving Ground projects and coordinates and manages activity on research projects within the Simulation Research Group. Prior to joining LBNL, Alastair worked in London for Parsons Brinckerhoff as an engineering consultant, mainly on the design, implementation and upgrade of district heating and cogeneration systems, and on local urban and regional energy planning projects. Prior to that he worked at the UK trade association for the district heating and cogeneration industry. Alastair received his undergraduate degree in Geology from Liverpool University and his MS in Science and Technology for Sustainability from the University of Sussex's Science Policy Research Unit, with a focus on industrial policy and environmental technologies. He is also a PMI accredited Project Manager.