George Karidis

George is a born inventor. He found his place among our clients, folding innovative engineering solutions into the design of high-technology facilities. As a SmithGroup Design Director, he is at the forefront of his field, utilizing combined cycle strategies, chilled beams, and low-entropy campus approaches, while constantly leveraging the whole-brained opportunities of integrated design. A national ASHRAE Technology Award honored George's design for the Visteon Village campus, which featured lake-based condensing and a unique linear UFAD system that he patented in 2007.