What is the School and Work Lighting Compliance Engine?

The Compliance Engine is a bespoke technical solution developed by Holmegarth to automate the complex process of lighting risk audits, visual planning, and asset management for commercial and educational estates.

Which standards does the Compliance Engine cover?

The engine ensures full adherence to BS EN 12464-1 for workplace lighting, BS EN 1838 for emergency lighting requirements, and BS EN 50172 for emergency lighting systems and automated test logging.

How does the Compliance Engine handle asset management?

The engine generates an Online Asset Register, a live digital ledger tracking every luminaire's location, technical specifications, warranty status, and compliance history across multi-site portfolios.

Automated Lighting Compliance Engine | School and Work Lighting Case Study

Holmegarth Proprietary Solution

The Lighting Compliance Engine

Engineering a centralized hub for School and Work Lighting to manage visual planning, risk audits, and live asset registers across entire educational estates.

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Live Compliance Portal

Visualizing site compliance and asset records in real-time.

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Diagnostics

Automated Risk Audits

The Compliance Engine identifies safety risks against live site readings, categorizing level infractions by severity for immediate remedial priority.

Safety Identification

Instantly identify areas where light levels fall below legal workplace requirements. Automated flagging removes manual inspection error.

Compliance Evidence

Provides digital, timestamped evidence of compliance for insurers and building control officers, linked directly to site floor plans.

Visualization

Integrated Visual Planning

The Compliance Engine enables users to visualize lux distribution directly on building plans, ensuring uniformity and glare control before hardware is purchased.

Lux Heatmapping

Visual 2D and 3D modeling of light spill and distribution, optimized for educational environments where uniformity is critical for learning.

Interactive Mockups

Overlay fixture positions onto digital twins of a site to predict exact compliance outcomes for new builds or retrofits.

Regulation

Full Regulatory Compliance

At the heart of the engine is a logic core that enforces the UK's most rigorous lighting standards for safety and performance.

Workplace & Emergency

BS EN 12464-1: Mandatory workplace lux levels.
BS EN 1838: Emergency lighting illumination.

Systems Governance

BS EN 50172: Automating the recording of emergency lighting testing to ensure life safety records are always audit-ready.

Lifecycle

Online Asset Register

Every luminaire is digitized within the Compliance Engine, tracking warranty, maintenance history, and technical specifications for the life of the building.

Instant Audit Logs

Access maintenance history for every fixture in one click via a secure cloud dashboard.

Warranty Tracker

Track manufacturer warranty status per fixture to optimize maintenance budget and site longevity.

Portfolio Search

Filter asset data across multiple sites to standardize fixtures and streamline procurement.

Built for Estate Success

Take control of building safety with the School and Work Lighting Compliance Engine. Built by Holmegarth, trusted by educational trusts.

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Compliance Engine FAQ

Inside the technical capabilities of the engine.

How does the engine impact site reporting speed?

By moving from manual survey transcription to real-time digital logic, we observe an 85% faster reporting cycle. Surveys are validated instantly against BS standards, allowing certificates to be generated on-site.

Is the Online Asset Register accessible to clients?

Yes. Clients receive a secure login to the compliance portal where they can filter asset registers by site, room type, or compliance status, enabling proactive maintenance across their entire portfolio.

Does the engine handle emergency lighting systems?

Fully. The Compliance Engine specifically automates validation for BS EN 1838 and BS EN 50172, providing automated test logs and pass/fail indicators for emergency illumination and escape route safety.

Compliance Engine Metrics

Measuring the measurable impact on safety and efficiency.

85%

Faster Reporting Cycle

100%

Standards Adherence

Zero

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