Our Timeline
Check out what we've been up to since 2018!
The Beginning of ESTEEM
August 2018
With SDME 2018 just around the corner, the Edinburgh campus decides to start planning its entry for the 2020 competition.
Our First Hackathon!
February 2019
Our first Hackathon took place in the university’s new GRID building. We worked on basic principles of the house and what we wanted to integrate within the design.
Expanding ESTEEM
March 2019
We started to recruit and create Team ESTEEM branding scheme, name, subteams and organize collaboration with potential sponsors.
Joining Forces with CSIC
June 2019
Working with CSIC, we held another two hackathons at their premises during the summer. Here, aspects of the house started to take shape.
SDME Opening Ceremony
October 2019
Several students travelled to Dubai for the SDME opening ceremony. While there, they were able to visit the Solar Hai, where construction of our house will take place!
Handing in Deliverable 2
December 2019
We completed Deliverable 2, a big milestone in project, as the Christmas holidays started. We now have a design, engineering concepts, and a media strategy.
3D Printed Concrete
January 2020
Back from the festive break, we start with an informative and constructive workshop with Thornton Thomasetti and Concreative in concrete 3D printing!
New Year, New ESTEEM!
January 2021
We gave ESTEEM a new look with improved colours and a design guideline to make sure that we stand out from the rest of the competition!
Building the CLT panels at CSIC
April 2021
Thanks to CSIC, we are building the cross-laminated timber (CLT) panels locally ourselves in Glasgow!
Building the Prototype in Edinburgh
June 2021
The house will be built in Edinburgh first in order to test our prototype, after which it will be disassembled and shipped to Dubai!
Team ESTEEM at the World Expo
October 2021
The final stage of this project! We'll be showcasing everything that we've been working on at the Dubai World Expo.
