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Lux Testing & Lighting Audit Services Melbourne

Lighting consultants specialising in lux testing and lighting impact assessments in support of planning approvals and verification of lighting installations.

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What we do

Spaces At Night offers independent lux level testing and lighting audits across Victoria. We capture precise illumination data, benchmark results against Australian Standards (AS/NZS 1158.3, AS/NZS 1680, AS/NZS 2560.2, AS/NZS 4282) and other relevant standards. Our reports and documentation play a critical role in supporting upgrades, planning approvals, and safety reviews.

We work with councils, town planners, and asset owners to ensure lighting systems meet required illumination levels without under or over-lighting. Whether you’re maintaining public safety or preparing for a facility upgrade, we’ll help you understand system performance and what needs to change.

Lux Testing Services

Illuminated Signage Compliance

We conduct luminance and glare testing for illuminated signage, ensuring signs comply with AS 4282 and council advertising requirements.
Our reports support planning permits, DTP/CASA submissions, and post-installation compliance.

Typical applications: digital billboards, illuminated shopfront signs, sky signs, corporate logos, retail façades, and airport precinct signage.

Sports Lighting Compliance

We measure lighting performance for sports fields and courts to verify compliance with AS/NZS 2560.2 (sports) requirements. Our audits include average, minimum, uniformity ratios, and glare considerations for training and competition.

Typical applications: tennis courts, multi-sport ovals, netball courts, school fields, stadium lighting upgrades.

Lux Tests for Healthcare Facilities

We assess lighting in hospitals, clinics, aged-care environments, and medical offices.
Our audits verify compliance with AS/NZS1680 for task lighting, patient safety, wayfinding, and staff visual comfort.

Each audit includes:

Onsite measurements

Analysis against relevant lighting guidelines

Documentation for compliance, maintenance planning, and upgrade validation

Typical applications: wards, consultation rooms, corridors, car parks, medical offices, and emergency areas.

Lighting Impact Assessments

Our audits of public spaces focus on safety, amenity, and compliance with AS/NZS 1158 or AS/NZS 1680, depending on the lighting type. We test lighting for parks, plazas, laneways, civic spaces, and transport precincts.

Typical applications: civic squares, car parks, community parks, public transport interchanges, town centres, urban laneways.

Sports Broadcast Lighting Compliance

We measure lighting performance for compliance with OP31-OP35, AFL, CRICKET (DL-CA BRD LX), FIFA, and other sports authorities . Our audits include average, minimum, uniformity ratios, and glare considerations for cameras and spectators.

Typical applications: tennis courts, multi-sport ovals, netball courts, school fields, stadium lighting.

Pathway & Roadway Testing

We measure illumination levels along pedestrian pathways, bike trails, and minor roads to ensure safe visibility and compliance with AS/NZS1158.1-3.

Typical applications: footpaths, shared-use trails, service roads, internal circulation roads, estate laneways.

Workplace Lighting Assessments

For indoor environments, we audit lighting for visual comfort, task suitability, and compliance with AS/NZS1680. Our audits are suited for post-fitout reviews, retrofit projects, or safety audits of high-use spaces.

Typical applications: offices, workshops, classrooms, indoor sporting venues, public service counters, healthcare rooms.

Why Lux Audits Matter?

Ensures safe and functional lighting for users

Meet council and planning requirements

Supports VEU Activity 35 compliance

Avoids under- or over-lighting that can lead to complaints or safety issues

Provides a benchmark before and after upgrades

Frequently asked questions

Lux testing measures the level of illumination on a surface to verify that lighting installations meet the required standards for safety, performance and compliance. Measurements are typically taken using calibrated light meters and compared against standards such as AS1158, AS1680 or AS2560 depending on the application.

Lux testing is commonly required for new lighting installations, upgrades or compliance verification. Councils, sporting associations, building certifiers and planning authorities may require lighting measurements to confirm that installations meet Australian Standards or planning permit conditions.

Lux testing is conducted on site using calibrated light meters positioned across a measurement grid. Multiple readings are taken across the area to determine average lighting levels, minimum levels and uniformity. The results are then analysed and presented in a formal compliance report.

Lighting compliance testing is typically assessed against Australian Standards such as AS/NZS 1158 for roads and public spaces, AS/NZS 2560 for sports lighting and AS/NZS 1680 for interior workplaces. Planning permits may also reference AS/NZS 4282 for the control of obtrusive light.

Certified lux testing can be carried out by IESANZ qualified lighting consultants or engineers using calibrated equipment. Unbiased independent testing ensures that lighting systems meet the relevant technical standards and planning requirements before certification or project completion.

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Where we work

Greater Melbourne & VIC (Interstate projects available on request).

Lux Testing Services Across Melbourne and Victoria

Spaces At Night provides independent lux testing across Melbourne and regional Victoria. Our lighting consultants regularly conduct compliance testing for sports facilities, public lighting installations, commercial developments and illuminated signage projects requiring Australian Standards verification.

Common service locations include:

• Melbourne
• Geelong
• Ballarat
• Bendigo
• Shepparton
• Gippsland
• Mornington Peninsula

If you require lighting compliance testing, lux level verification or planning approval documentation anywhere in Victoria, our team can assist.

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Related Reading:
Find out how lux testing is applied specifically to sporting facilities in our article Sports Lighting Lux Testing & Auditing. It covers compliance with AS/NZS 2560.2, common issues, and how professional auditing can improve player safety and performance.