Carla Dickof

Associate Principal & Director of Research and Development
Fast + Epp

Carla Dickof is an Associate Principal & the Director of Research and Development at Fast + Epp, where she leads the Testing Team at the Fast + Epp R&D hub, Concept Lab and uses the data gleaned from research programs to regularly contribute to academic journals and conferences, and support project work. She is actively engaged in the engineering community, as a participating author for industry design guides and professional practice guidelines. She is also a member of Technical Committee of the Canadian Standard for Engineering Design in Wood (CSAO86).

Her experience as an engineer spans commercial, recreational, educational, and residential projects – since joining Fast + Epp in 2012, Carla has gained a robust fluency in all major building materials, including concrete, steel, light-framed wood, heavy timber, and mass timber. Her understanding of building physics and materials bring invaluable insights to many of her projects, including her recent work on the Walmart Home Office in Bentonville, AR, and The Hive in Vancouver, BC.