In development planning and permitting procedures, Müller-BBM supports the critical steps to ensure that legal requirements regarding environmental protection, immission control, and occupational safety are harmonized. These procedures include, among others, the calculation and assessment of light emissions in accordance with the LAI Lighting Guideline, the measurement of existing light emissions (baseline levels), and the forecasting of planned installations.

Your Benefits:

• Legal Certainty: We ensure compliance with legal requirements and current standards. Our clients benefit from legal security and regulatory compliance for their projects.
• Environmental Protection: By adhering to nature conservation and immission control guidelines, the environment is protected from harmful light emissions. This contributes to the preservation of natural habitats. We provide consulting on potential solutions to minimize light pollution.
• Planning Reliability: Through predictive calculations, we simulate the impact on neighboring areas—such as the brightening of living and sleeping spaces or disruptive glare from bright light sources. If needed, we model various planning scenarios to identify the best solution for your project.

Glare assessments in accordance with the LAI Lighting Guideline evaluate the impact of reflected sunlight on the surrounding environment. These assessments help prevent potential conflicts such as glare effects from photovoltaic systems and reflections from mirrored façades.

Your Benefits:

• Enhanced Safety: By reducing glare, the risk of accidents is minimized. This is especially important in high-traffic areas (airports, railways, roads) and in work or residential environments.
• Investment Security: A well-founded glare assessment ensures that your investments are protected in the long term. Potential glare risks are identified early and can be mitigated during the planning phase through appropriate protective measures—avoiding costly revisions and project delays.
• Facilitating Permit Approval: Submitting a glare assessment in accordance with the LAI Lighting Guideline simplifies the review and approval process for permitting authorities.

Indoor and outdoor light measurements can demonstrate that lighting systems comply with applicable norms and standards. Through comprehensive measurements of illuminance, color rendering index (Ra), luminance, and optical radiation (UV and IR), a detailed analysis of lighting conditions is performed. These assessments are essential for ensuring safety and comfort in workplaces and public areas, as well as for meeting certification standards.

Your Benefits:

• Safety and Comfort: Compliance with standards and guidelines (e.g., DIN EN 12464, ASR A.3.4, BREEAM certification) ensures that lighting systems are optimally tailored to user needs. Good lighting enhances safety and comfort. Artificial optical radiation poses risks to eyes and skin. In terms of occupational safety, technical verification of UV radiation is recommended.
• Environmental Friendliness and Sustainability: Compliance with environmental standards for eco-friendly lighting systems helps reduce light pollution, contributing to environmental protection. Through our consulting services, potential optimizations in lighting system requirements can support the sustainability of your projects.

A lighting simulation by Müller-BBM is used to analyze and optimize lighting conditions in various environments. One of the main objectives is to ensure compliance with the reference values defined in applicable standards. Using three-dimensional lighting prediction models, different lighting scenarios can be virtually tested.

Your Benefits:

• Time and Cost Savings: The simulation allows for the evaluation of light distribution, brightness, and glare in indoor or outdoor spaces before actual installation. This helps identify and resolve potential issues early on.
• Optimized Lighting Conditions: Simulations help identify the best lighting solutions tailored to the specific requirements of the client.
• Planning Flexibility: Testing various lighting scenarios prior to installation enables you to compare different options and choose the best solution for your specific needs.