Engineering Built for the Real Australia

Type: Residential | Structural & Foundation Engineering
Location: Brisbane, QLD

A challenging steep-slope residential site requiring a complex suspended slab and bored pier foundation system to address a 4-metre level change across the allotment. Structural design included cantilevered framing elements, structural steel transfer beams, and a fully detailed retaining wall design for the lower boundary.

Scope of Works:

• Site classification and geotechnical assessment
• Bored pier and suspended slab foundation design
• Full structural framing design including LVL and structural steel
• Retaining wall design (reinforced concrete)
• Form 15 certification (QLD)

Type: Commercial | Structural & Civil Engineering
Location: Melbourne, VIC

A six-storey mixed-use building comprising ground-floor retail tenancies, five levels of residential apartments, and a basement car park. QED Engineers provided the full structural and civil engineering package, coordinating with the architectural and services consulting team throughout design and construction.

Scope of Works:

• Full structural design: post-tensioned flat slabs, reinforced concrete columns and cores
• Basement retaining wall and waterproofing design
• Civil engineering: stormwater, drainage, earthworks and civil infrastructure
• Construction engineering: temporary works and propping design
• DBP certification (NSW)

Type: Residential | Structural Engineering
Location: Sydney, NSW

A heritage-listed terrace house requiring sensitive structural engineering to preserve the existing façade and party walls while enabling a substantial contemporary rear extension and new rooftop deck. Our engineers worked closely with the heritage architect to develop solutions that met structural requirements without compromising heritage values.

Scope of Works:

• Structural assessment of existing heritage structure
• New structural framing design for rear extension and rooftop
• Underpinning design for basement excavation
• Party wall structural design
• NSW DBP design registration

Type: Industrial | Structural & Civil Engineering
Location: Western Sydney, NSW

An 8,500 m² industrial warehouse and distribution facility featuring heavy-duty concrete floor slab design for forklift traffic, structural steel portal frame design, mezzanine floor structure, and a fully coordinated civil engineering package including stormwater detention.

Scope of Works:

• Heavy-duty industrial floor slab design (AS 3600)
• Structural steel portal frame and connections design
• Mezzanine floor structure and stairs design
• Civil engineering: stormwater, hardstand, access roads
• Engineering certification for building permit

Type: Civil Engineering | Subdivision
Location: Sunshine Coast, QLD

A 120-lot greenfield residential subdivision requiring a comprehensive civil engineering design package covering all subdivision infrastructure from earthworks to council handover.

Scope of Works:

• Road design and pavement engineering
• Kerb and gutter and footpath design
• Gravity stormwater drainage network design
• Above-ground detention basin design
• Earthworks design and cut/fill balance
• Council engineering approval submissions

Type: Commercial | Structural Engineering
Location: Gold Coast, QLD

A 1,800 m² multi-court sports hall for a private school, requiring a long-span structural steel roof system achieving a maximum column-free span of 36 metres. Acoustic and vibration requirements were critical design drivers, along with the need to match the architectural language of the existing school campus.

Scope of Works:

• Long-span structural steel roof design
• Portal frame and connection design (AS 4100)
• Precast concrete panel wall design
• Foundation design in reactive coastal soils
• Construction-phase structural advice and RFI responses
• Form 15 certification (QLD)