BDL Blog

Stories from the perspective of Burn Design Lab Staff while in the field, shop, lab, and office

The Importance of Locally Produced Cookstoves

The Importance of Locally Produced Cookstoves

Keeping production local benefits the entire community.
BDL Internship: Growing in Confidence & Skill

BDL Internship: Growing in Confidence & Skill

An intern's summer 2021 experience at BDL.
Right Place, Right Thing

Right Place, Right Thing

The story of Paul Mean's Ghana trip and how a truck confirmed the importance of BDL's work.
Third time's a charm?

Third time's a charm?

Brandy Tang, BDL lab manager, retells her experience in Ghana after the trip had been postponed twice before due to COVID
Photos and words from Ghana

Photos and words from Ghana

Jeremy, project manager and lead engineer for the shea roaster project, captures the team's recent trip to Ghana.
Regarding my time in Kenya

Regarding my time in Kenya

Arturo Sullivan, mechanical design engineer, accounts his first experience in Kenya while working on the Kuniokoa.