WHO WE ARE
BLUELabMetro (BLUEM) is a multidisciplinary design student organization dedicated to serving our local community of southeastern Michigan under the tenets of sustainability and socially-engaged design.
As an affiliate of the University of Michigan and peers of the other BLUELab project teams, we are made up of dedicated problem-solvers working for the betterment of communities around the globe.
WHAT WE DO
BLUEM focuses first on co-design through cooperation with our community partners in all projects. To do this, we follow the fundamentals of socially-engaged design: an iterative process where community members are at the center of the decision-making, problem identification, and development of solutions. To maximize the effectiveness and impact of our work, we incorporate the environmental, human, social, and economic aspects of sustainability. Using these techniques leads to designs with greater contextual awareness and a greater chance of long-term success.
Our team is currently pursuing projects that contribute to achieving the University's carbon neutrality goals and reducing Ann Arbor’s carbon footprint. Using socially-engaged design processes, we are developing projects in a variety of sub-areas!