Burner Leadership Achieving Sustainable Theme Camps

Overview

BLAST is a green camp rating system that offers a framework for energy and resource efficient, environmentally conscientious, and regenerative theme camps. If you’ve heard of LEED for green buildings, think of BLAST as the Burning Man equivalent. 

We provide an incentive to “Green Your Burn,” recognizing camps for successful sustainability efforts. 

Vision: Our Dreams for Black Rock City 2030

We dream of a Burning Man event where all theme camps track their environmental footprint, acculturate camp members to adopt sustainable practices, and implement green infrastructure projects across all 6 focus areas: Food, Power, Shelter, Transportation, Waste, and Water. Planning a sustainable Burn and improving each year will become an essential part of organizing a theme camp.

Mission: How We'll Get There

BLAST inspires theme camps to step up their sustainability efforts by...

• Providing an outline for what an "ideal" green camp might look like

• Supporting camps as they plan green infrastructure projects

• Creating a system of accountability for reducing environmental impact

How BLAST Works

Camps submit a BLAST application and start tracking their progress in 6 different focus areas: Food, Power, Shelter, Transportation, Waste, and Water. Our team of BLAST volunteers visits green theme camps to document their efforts and award credits towards certification. Read more in our BLAST Certification Guide!