Recently, we performed mock-up testing at the Central Lincoln PUD project! Our time onsite included water penetration testing. The new headquarters is being built to withstand extreme weather conditions, such as winter storms and a major earthquake.
QED/C kicked off our Ladies Spring & Summer Golf Series at the Edgefield course last week! With the annual company golf tournament approaching, our ladies are preparing to take the crown this year.
We recently completed our 1,000th(!) commercial air barrier test!!
Our 1000th test was the Vancouver Waterfront Block 1 project in Vancouver, WA, on Apr. 30, 2026.
Mike Poirier, QED VP, said, “This is a MAJOR milestone. Thanks to literally everyone... it’s a team effort!”
If QED has performed testing for you, one of these professionals has helped make it happen. We appreciate our team every day, & today we wish them a Happy Administrative Professionals Day!
Thank you Keri, Jen, Ginger, Emily, Toni, Miranda, & Marin we couldn't do it without you!
Happy National Women In Construction Week! QED is lucky to have an amazing group of women on our team, in the office & the field, these women keep us going! Thank you, Keri, Jen, Ginger, Toni, Emily, Miranda, Marin, & Shauna, for everything you do.
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Take a look at our team last week, testing in 18˚ weather on the MSU: Mark & Robyn Jones College of Nursing Kalispell project! To ensure that everything ran smoothly, Swank Enterprises built warming huts around each specimen we tested.
We have exciting news to kick off the new year - we've moved!! Our new address is 31925 Historic Columbia River Highway, Troutdale, OR 97060.
More exciting things to come in 2026!
(Thank you Qualified Enclosure Consultants Inc & PRC, Inc for the office warming gifts!)
Happy Halloween from QED Lab!! It was a spooky staff meeting with the costume theme, "dress like a coworker", and the results did not disappoint!
Costumes: Mike as Casey, Toni as Rowdy, Emily as Miranda, Ginger as Mike, Jen as John, Miranda as Brendan, Keri as Toni
Thank you to everyone who attended QED Lab’s annual Poker Party!
This year, we set a fundraising goal of $5,000, & thanks to the generosity of our clients, vendors, & employees, we raised $6,170!
All proceeds raised go to @mssociety for more info, visit: https://t.co/B9vr01DAIH
#TBT to testing Art Tower in 2020-2022! Art Tower is a mixed-use high-rise in Portland that features 314 units and 4,000 SF of retail space. The apartment's amenities include, but are not limited to, an art gallery, performance stages, several lounges, and a fitness center.
Today, we are testing at the Julia West project in Portland! Julia West will be National Green Building Standard & Energy Star certified. The 12-story high-rise will be the tallest mass timber building in Oregon.
Project Team: CDP, @Holst_Arch, Walsh Construction
Save the date for our annual poker party on Oct. 23, 2025!
We host this poker party every year to show appreciation to our clients while fundraising for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society. It’s always a fun time & a great way to support this cause that’s so important to us!
Today, we are performing water penetration testing at the Vancouver Waterfront Block 1 project! The 7-story bldg will have 194 apt units, 3 townhomes, retail spaces, & an open courtyard on lvl 3.
Project Team: Robertson & Olsen Construction, @LSWArchitects , QEConsultants
Last week on Wednesday, we hosted a Kickball game and Food Drive! We had team members, friends, and family all come together to have fun and collect donations for the East County Food Pantry. Today, our team dropped the donations off and volunteered!
QED's "U.S. Map of States We've Tested In" recently got two more stickers - Wyoming and Colorado! Project Managers Bill Wilson and Jason Arts got to add the stickers for the states in which they led testing. Congrats team!
QED's Summer Food Drive has started! We are collecting non-perishable food donations through July 31, 2025. Drop off is at our office any time between 9 am and 5 pm, or contact [email protected] to coordinate pick-up arrangements. All donations go to the East County Food Pantry.
*19 air barrier tests completed, including multiple multi-family housing projects, a preschool, and even testing at the Woodland Park Zoo!
*QED Ladies Night - with a potluck and pickleball
As we close out June 2025, we would like to pause & celebrate some of our accomplishments from this past month:
*Testing performed in Bangkok, Thailand
*Senior PM, Brendan Klingner's 13-year anniversary!