Lucas Epp

Vice President & Head of Engineering • Founder
StructureCraft • Branch

Lucas Epp is a structural engineer with significant experience designing and building mass timber buildings across North America and Asia which have received national and international recognition, including recent top awards from the NCSEA, IABSE and IStructE.

Lucas is a leader in the fields of timber engineering and computational design, and his work has a deep focus on implementing efficient, sustainable structures through a computational and creative design approach. Lucas has lectured widely, and has taught at the Architectural Association, ETH, Imperial College, and the University of British Columbia.

Lucas is also the founder of Branch — a software revolutionizing structural analysis, design, detailing and manufacturing for mass timber and beyond. Most recently he and his team introduced Branch Concept Lite, a web app available to any user to explore multiple building configurations in real time allowing you to reshape buildings and experiment with different materials.

He is involved in several code committees and is an author of WoodWorks’ published Mass Timber Floor Vibration Guide.