SPONSORED: Elumen’s Self-Test range is a significant leap forward for Australia’s built environment, addressing both compliance headaches and environmental targets.

Designed with National Construction Code requirements at the forefront, Self-Test luminaires eliminate dedicated emergency lighting circuits and manual logbooks. Instead, they rely on an intelligent onboard chip in each device and an intuitive mobile app to automate testing, capture precise battery performance data, and generate fully compliant reports.

Here’s how it all comes together for engineers, facilities managers, and sustainability leads:

  • installers simply wire Self-Test luminaires into the same lighting circuit as standard lights. That potentially cuts out hundreds of metres of emergency only wiring
  • by default, each fitting runs a 90 minute discharge test every 60 days. This schedule can be customised via the Elumen app (e.g. timed for off peak hours to avoid any disruption). At the end of each test, the exact duration of the battery is recorded by the device’s chip and instantly generates a shareable PDF report formatted for inclusion in Annual Fire Safety Statements (AFSS).
  • when replacement is needed, battery modules can be swapped. The chassis and LED electronics remain in service until end of life.

Built for the planet

In low-traffic areas like emergency stairwells, motion sensors dim lights when no one is around — helping achieve an average of 64 per cent energy savings, and will instantly bring the lights back to full brightness in an evacuation event.

Digital commissioning records, test logs, and AFSS ready reports all live in the app, eliminating the need for paper logs.

Elumen encourages everyone to be a bit greener in honour of World Environment Day on 5 June, so join them in their buyback initiative:

  • Elumen or WBS exit sign decals for 10c each
  • battery collection for responsible recycling

In short, Self-Test unites fire safety, efficiency, and circular principles, resulting in emergency lighting reimagined for modern, sustainable buildings.

See Self-Test in Action