diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/FlywheelClient.java b/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/FlywheelClient.java
index 8e08e111c..9cf2e6f79 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/FlywheelClient.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/FlywheelClient.java
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ import com.jozufozu.flywheel.core.AtlasStitcher;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.core.Contexts;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.core.Materials;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.core.PartialModel;
-import com.jozufozu.flywheel.light.debug.DebugView;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.vanilla.VanillaInstances;
 
 import net.minecraftforge.eventbus.api.IEventBus;
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/instancing/AbstractInstance.java b/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/instancing/AbstractInstance.java
index 8c985b56b..766d63c32 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/instancing/AbstractInstance.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/backend/instancing/AbstractInstance.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import com.jozufozu.flywheel.light.GridAlignedBB;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.light.ILightUpdateListener;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.light.LightProvider;
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.light.ListenerStatus;
+import com.jozufozu.flywheel.light.ReadOnlyBox;
 
 import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.world.LightType;
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ public abstract class AbstractInstance implements IInstance, ILightUpdateListene
 	}
 
 	@Override
-	public void onLightUpdate(LightProvider world, LightType type, GridAlignedBB changed) {
+	public void onLightUpdate(LightProvider world, LightType type, ReadOnlyBox changed) {
 		updateLight();
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/light/GridAlignedBB.java b/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/light/GridAlignedBB.java
index 706359d58..5838c335f 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/light/GridAlignedBB.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/light/GridAlignedBB.java
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package com.jozufozu.flywheel.light;
 
-import static com.jozufozu.flywheel.util.RenderUtil.isPowerOf2;
-
 import com.jozufozu.flywheel.util.RenderUtil;
 
 import net.minecraft.util.Direction;
@@ -10,13 +8,13 @@ import net.minecraft.util.math.BlockPos;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.SectionPos;
 import net.minecraft.util.math.vector.Vector3i;
 
-public class GridAlignedBB {
-	public int minX;
-	public int minY;
-	public int minZ;
-	public int maxX;
-	public int maxY;
-	public int maxZ;
+public class GridAlignedBB implements ReadOnlyBox {
+	private int minX;
+	private int minY;
+	private int minZ;
+	private int maxX;
+	private int maxY;
+	private int maxZ;
 
 	public GridAlignedBB(int minX, int minY, int minZ, int maxX, int maxY, int maxZ) {
 		this.minX = minX;
@@ -31,10 +29,6 @@ public class GridAlignedBB {
 		return new GridAlignedBB(-radius, -radius, -radius, radius + 1, radius + 1, radius + 1);
 	}
 
-	public static GridAlignedBB copy(GridAlignedBB bb) {
-		return new GridAlignedBB(bb.minX, bb.minY, bb.minZ, bb.maxX, bb.maxY, bb.maxZ);
-	}
-
 	public static GridAlignedBB from(AxisAlignedBB aabb) {
 		int minX = (int) Math.floor(aabb.minX);
 		int minY = (int) Math.floor(aabb.minY);
@@ -63,62 +57,20 @@ public class GridAlignedBB {
 		return new GridAlignedBB(startX, 0, startZ, startX + 16, 256, startZ + 16);
 	}
 
-	public static AxisAlignedBB toAABB(GridAlignedBB bb) {
-		return new AxisAlignedBB(bb.minX, bb.minY, bb.minZ, bb.maxX, bb.maxY, bb.maxZ);
-	}
-
-	public GridAlignedBB copy() {
-		return copy(this);
-	}
-
-	public boolean sameAs(GridAlignedBB other) {
-		return minX == other.minX && minY == other.minY && minZ == other.minZ && maxX == other.maxX && maxY == other.maxY && maxZ == other.maxZ;
-	}
-
-	public boolean sameAs(AxisAlignedBB other) {
-		return minX == Math.floor(other.minX)
-				&& minY == Math.floor(other.minY)
-				&& minZ == Math.floor(other.minZ)
-				&& maxX == Math.ceil(other.maxX)
-				&& maxY == Math.ceil(other.maxY)
-				&& maxZ == Math.ceil(other.maxZ);
-	}
-
 	public void fixMinMax() {
-		int minX = Math.min(this.minX, this.maxX);
-		int minY = Math.min(this.minY, this.maxY);
-		int minZ = Math.min(this.minZ, this.maxZ);
-		int maxX = Math.max(this.minX, this.maxX);
-		int maxY = Math.max(this.minY, this.maxY);
-		int maxZ = Math.max(this.minZ, this.maxZ);
+		int minX = Math.min(this.getMinX(), this.getMaxX());
+		int minY = Math.min(this.getMinY(), this.getMaxY());
+		int minZ = Math.min(this.getMinZ(), this.getMaxZ());
+		int maxX = Math.max(this.getMinX(), this.getMaxX());
+		int maxY = Math.max(this.getMinY(), this.getMaxY());
+		int maxZ = Math.max(this.getMinZ(), this.getMaxZ());
 
-		this.minX = minX;
-		this.minY = minY;
-		this.minZ = minZ;
-		this.maxX = maxX;
-		this.maxY = maxY;
-		this.maxZ = maxZ;
-	}
-
-	public int sizeX() {
-		return maxX - minX;
-	}
-
-	public int sizeY() {
-		return maxY - minY;
-	}
-
-	public int sizeZ() {
-		return maxZ - minZ;
-	}
-
-	public int volume() {
-		return sizeX() * sizeY() * sizeZ();
-	}
-
-	public boolean empty() {
-		// if any dimension has side length 0 this box contains no volume
-		return minX == maxX || minY == maxY || minZ == maxZ;
+		this.setMinX(minX);
+		this.setMinY(minY);
+		this.setMinZ(minZ);
+		this.setMaxX(maxX);
+		this.setMaxY(maxY);
+		this.setMaxZ(maxZ);
 	}
 
 	public void translate(Vector3i by) {
@@ -126,12 +78,12 @@ public class GridAlignedBB {
 	}
 
 	public void translate(int x, int y, int z) {
-		minX += x;
-		maxX += x;
-		minY += y;
-		maxY += y;
-		minZ += z;
-		maxZ += z;
+		setMinX(getMinX() + x);
+		setMaxX(getMaxX() + x);
+		setMinY(getMinY() + y);
+		setMaxY(getMaxY() + y);
+		setMinZ(getMinZ() + z);
+		setMaxZ(getMaxZ() + z);
 	}
 
 	public void mirrorAbout(Direction.Axis axis) {
@@ -141,15 +93,15 @@ public class GridAlignedBB {
 		int flipY = axisVec.getY() - 1;
 		int flipZ = axisVec.getZ() - 1;
 
-		int maxX = this.maxX * flipX;
-		int maxY = this.maxY * flipY;
-		int maxZ = this.maxZ * flipZ;
-		this.maxX = this.minX * flipX;
-		this.maxY = this.minY * flipY;
-		this.maxZ = this.minZ * flipZ;
-		this.minX = maxX;
-		this.minY = maxY;
-		this.minZ = maxZ;
+		int maxX = this.getMaxX() * flipX;
+		int maxY = this.getMaxY() * flipY;
+		int maxZ = this.getMaxZ() * flipZ;
+		this.setMaxX(this.getMinX() * flipX);
+		this.setMaxY(this.getMinY() * flipY);
+		this.setMaxZ(this.getMinZ() * flipZ);
+		this.setMinX(maxX);
+		this.setMinY(maxY);
+		this.setMinZ(maxZ);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -168,12 +120,12 @@ public class GridAlignedBB {
 		int diffY = newSizeY - sizeY;
 		int diffZ = newSizeZ - sizeZ;
 
-		minX -= diffX / 2; // floor division for the minimums
-		minY -= diffY / 2;
-		minZ -= diffZ / 2;
-		maxX += (diffX + 1) / 2; // ceiling divison for the maximums
-		maxY += (diffY + 1) / 2;
-		maxZ += (diffZ + 1) / 2;
+		setMinX(getMinX() - diffX / 2); // floor division for the minimums
+		setMinY(getMinY() - diffY / 2);
+		setMinZ(getMinZ() - diffZ / 2);
+		setMaxX(getMaxX() + (diffX + 1) / 2); // ceiling divison for the maximums
+		setMaxY(getMaxY() + (diffY + 1) / 2);
+		setMaxZ(getMaxZ() + (diffZ + 1) / 2);
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -184,14 +136,9 @@ public class GridAlignedBB {
 		int sizeY = RenderUtil.nextPowerOf2(sizeY());
 		int sizeZ = RenderUtil.nextPowerOf2(sizeZ());
 
-		this.maxX = this.minX + sizeX;
-		this.maxY = this.minY + sizeY;
-		this.maxZ = this.minZ + sizeZ;
-	}
-
-	public boolean hasPowerOf2Sides() {
-		// this is only true if all individual side lengths are powers of 2
-		return isPowerOf2(volume());
+		this.setMaxX(this.getMinX() + sizeX);
+		this.setMaxY(this.getMinY() + sizeY);
+		this.setMaxZ(this.getMinZ() + sizeZ);
 	}
 
 	public void grow(int s) {
@@ -199,109 +146,57 @@ public class GridAlignedBB {
 	}
 
 	public void grow(int x, int y, int z) {
-		minX -= x;
-		minY -= y;
-		minZ -= z;
-		maxX += x;
-		maxY += y;
-		maxZ += z;
+		setMinX(getMinX() - x);
+		setMinY(getMinY() - y);
+		setMinZ(getMinZ() - z);
+		setMaxX(getMaxX() + x);
+		setMaxY(getMaxY() + y);
+		setMaxZ(getMaxZ() + z);
 	}
 
-	public GridAlignedBB intersect(GridAlignedBB other) {
-		int minX = Math.max(this.minX, other.minX);
-		int minY = Math.max(this.minY, other.minY);
-		int minZ = Math.max(this.minZ, other.minZ);
-		int maxX = Math.min(this.maxX, other.maxX);
-		int maxY = Math.min(this.maxY, other.maxY);
-		int maxZ = Math.min(this.maxZ, other.maxZ);
-		return new GridAlignedBB(minX, minY, minZ, maxX, maxY, maxZ);
+	public void intersectAssign(ReadOnlyBox other) {
+		this.setMinX(Math.max(this.getMinX(), other.getMinX()));
+		this.setMinY(Math.max(this.getMinY(), other.getMinY()));
+		this.setMinZ(Math.max(this.getMinZ(), other.getMinZ()));
+		this.setMaxX(Math.min(this.getMaxX(), other.getMaxX()));
+		this.setMaxY(Math.min(this.getMaxY(), other.getMaxY()));
+		this.setMaxZ(Math.min(this.getMaxZ(), other.getMaxZ()));
 	}
 
-	public void intersectAssign(GridAlignedBB other) {
-		this.minX = Math.max(this.minX, other.minX);
-		this.minY = Math.max(this.minY, other.minY);
-		this.minZ = Math.max(this.minZ, other.minZ);
-		this.maxX = Math.min(this.maxX, other.maxX);
-		this.maxY = Math.min(this.maxY, other.maxY);
-		this.maxZ = Math.min(this.maxZ, other.maxZ);
-	}
-
-	public GridAlignedBB union(GridAlignedBB other) {
-		int minX = Math.min(this.minX, other.minX);
-		int minY = Math.min(this.minY, other.minY);
-		int minZ = Math.min(this.minZ, other.minZ);
-		int maxX = Math.max(this.maxX, other.maxX);
-		int maxY = Math.max(this.maxY, other.maxY);
-		int maxZ = Math.max(this.maxZ, other.maxZ);
-		return new GridAlignedBB(minX, minY, minZ, maxX, maxY, maxZ);
-	}
-
-	public void unionAssign(GridAlignedBB other) {
-		this.minX = Math.min(this.minX, other.minX);
-		this.minY = Math.min(this.minY, other.minY);
-		this.minZ = Math.min(this.minZ, other.minZ);
-		this.maxX = Math.max(this.maxX, other.maxX);
-		this.maxY = Math.max(this.maxY, other.maxY);
-		this.maxZ = Math.max(this.maxZ, other.maxZ);
+	public void unionAssign(ReadOnlyBox other) {
+		this.setMinX(Math.min(this.getMinX(), other.getMinX()));
+		this.setMinY(Math.min(this.getMinY(), other.getMinY()));
+		this.setMinZ(Math.min(this.getMinZ(), other.getMinZ()));
+		this.setMaxX(Math.max(this.getMaxX(), other.getMaxX()));
+		this.setMaxY(Math.max(this.getMaxY(), other.getMaxY()));
+		this.setMaxZ(Math.max(this.getMaxZ(), other.getMaxZ()));
 	}
 
 	public void unionAssign(AxisAlignedBB other) {
-		this.minX = Math.min(this.minX, (int) Math.floor(other.minX));
-		this.minY = Math.min(this.minY, (int) Math.floor(other.minY));
-		this.minZ = Math.min(this.minZ, (int) Math.floor(other.minZ));
-		this.maxX = Math.max(this.maxX, (int) Math.ceil(other.maxX));
-		this.maxY = Math.max(this.maxY, (int) Math.ceil(other.maxY));
-		this.maxZ = Math.max(this.maxZ, (int) Math.ceil(other.maxZ));
+		this.setMinX(Math.min(this.getMinX(), (int) Math.floor(other.minX)));
+		this.setMinY(Math.min(this.getMinY(), (int) Math.floor(other.minY)));
+		this.setMinZ(Math.min(this.getMinZ(), (int) Math.floor(other.minZ)));
+		this.setMaxX(Math.max(this.getMaxX(), (int) Math.ceil(other.maxX)));
+		this.setMaxY(Math.max(this.getMaxY(), (int) Math.ceil(other.maxY)));
+		this.setMaxZ(Math.max(this.getMaxZ(), (int) Math.ceil(other.maxZ)));
 	}
 
 	public void assign(AxisAlignedBB other) {
-		this.minX = (int) Math.floor(other.minX);
-		this.minY = (int) Math.floor(other.minY);
-		this.minZ = (int) Math.floor(other.minZ);
-		this.maxX = (int) Math.ceil(other.maxX);
-		this.maxY = (int) Math.ceil(other.maxY);
-		this.maxZ = (int) Math.ceil(other.maxZ);
+		this.setMinX((int) Math.floor(other.minX));
+		this.setMinY((int) Math.floor(other.minY));
+		this.setMinZ((int) Math.floor(other.minZ));
+		this.setMaxX((int) Math.ceil(other.maxX));
+		this.setMaxY((int) Math.ceil(other.maxY));
+		this.setMaxZ((int) Math.ceil(other.maxZ));
 	}
 
-	public void assign(GridAlignedBB other) {
-		this.minX = other.minX;
-		this.minY = other.minY;
-		this.minZ = other.minZ;
-		this.maxX = other.maxX;
-		this.maxY = other.maxY;
-		this.maxZ = other.maxZ;
-	}
-
-	public boolean intersects(GridAlignedBB other) {
-		return this.intersects(other.minX, other.minY, other.minZ, other.maxX, other.maxY, other.maxZ);
-	}
-
-	public boolean contains(GridAlignedBB other) {
-		return other.minX >= this.minX && other.maxX <= this.maxX && other.minY >= this.minY && other.maxY <= this.maxY && other.minZ >= this.minZ && other.maxZ <= this.maxZ;
-	}
-
-	public boolean isContainedBy(GridAlignedBB other) {
-		return other.contains(this);
-	}
-
-	public boolean intersects(int minX, int minY, int minZ, int maxX, int maxY, int maxZ) {
-		return this.minX < maxX && this.maxX > minX && this.minY < maxY && this.maxY > minY && this.minZ < maxZ && this.maxZ > minZ;
-	}
-
-	public void forEachContained(ICoordinateConsumer func) {
-		if (empty()) return;
-
-		for (int x = minX; x < maxX; x++) {
-			for (int y = Math.max(minY, 0); y < Math.min(maxY, 255); y++) { // clamp to world height limits
-				for (int z = minZ; z < maxZ; z++) {
-					func.consume(x, y, z);
-				}
-			}
-		}
-	}
-
-	public AxisAlignedBB toAABB() {
-		return toAABB(this);
+	public void assign(ReadOnlyBox other) {
+		this.setMinX(other.getMinX());
+		this.setMinY(other.getMinY());
+		this.setMinZ(other.getMinZ());
+		this.setMaxX(other.getMaxX());
+		this.setMaxY(other.getMaxY());
+		this.setMaxZ(other.getMaxZ());
 	}
 
 	@Override
@@ -309,19 +204,79 @@ public class GridAlignedBB {
 		if (this == o) return true;
 		if (o == null || getClass() != o.getClass()) return false;
 
-		GridAlignedBB that = (GridAlignedBB) o;
+		ReadOnlyBox that = (ReadOnlyBox) o;
 
 		return this.sameAs(that);
 	}
 
 	@Override
 	public int hashCode() {
-		int result = minX;
-		result = 31 * result + minY;
-		result = 31 * result + minZ;
-		result = 31 * result + maxX;
-		result = 31 * result + maxY;
-		result = 31 * result + maxZ;
+		int result = getMinX();
+		result = 31 * result + getMinY();
+		result = 31 * result + getMinZ();
+		result = 31 * result + getMaxX();
+		result = 31 * result + getMaxY();
+		result = 31 * result + getMaxZ();
 		return result;
 	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int getMinX() {
+		return minX;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int getMinY() {
+		return minY;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int getMinZ() {
+		return minZ;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int getMaxX() {
+		return maxX;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int getMaxY() {
+		return maxY;
+	}
+
+	@Override
+	public int getMaxZ() {
+		return maxZ;
+	}
+
+	public GridAlignedBB setMinX(int minX) {
+		this.minX = minX;
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	public GridAlignedBB setMinY(int minY) {
+		this.minY = minY;
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	public GridAlignedBB setMinZ(int minZ) {
+		this.minZ = minZ;
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	public GridAlignedBB setMaxX(int maxX) {
+		this.maxX = maxX;
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	public GridAlignedBB setMaxY(int maxY) {
+		this.maxY = maxY;
+		return this;
+	}
+
+	public GridAlignedBB setMaxZ(int maxZ) {
+		this.maxZ = maxZ;
+		return this;
+	}
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/light/ILightUpdateListener.java b/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/light/ILightUpdateListener.java
index ffbc00afd..659d9e819 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/light/ILightUpdateListener.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/light/ILightUpdateListener.java
@@ -4,14 +4,14 @@ import net.minecraft.world.LightType;
 
 public interface ILightUpdateListener {
 
-	GridAlignedBB getVolume();
+	ReadOnlyBox getVolume();
 
 	ListenerStatus status();
 
 	/**
 	 * Called when a light updates in a chunk the implementor cares about.
 	 */
-	void onLightUpdate(LightProvider world, LightType type, GridAlignedBB changed);
+	void onLightUpdate(LightProvider world, LightType type, ReadOnlyBox changed);
 
 	/**
 	 * Called when the server sends light data to the client.
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/light/LightUpdater.java b/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/light/LightUpdater.java
index e0ba3072b..5563d6cd6 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/light/LightUpdater.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/light/LightUpdater.java
@@ -50,17 +50,17 @@ public class LightUpdater {
 		if (listener instanceof IMovingListener)
 			movingListeners.add(((IMovingListener) listener));
 
-		GridAlignedBB box = listener.getVolume();
+		ReadOnlyBox box = listener.getVolume();
 
 		LongSet sections = this.sections.getAndResetContainment(listener);
 		LongSet chunks = this.chunks.getAndResetContainment(listener);
 
-		int minX = SectionPos.blockToSectionCoord(box.minX);
-		int minY = SectionPos.blockToSectionCoord(box.minY);
-		int minZ = SectionPos.blockToSectionCoord(box.minZ);
-		int maxX = SectionPos.blockToSectionCoord(box.maxX);
-		int maxY = SectionPos.blockToSectionCoord(box.maxY);
-		int maxZ = SectionPos.blockToSectionCoord(box.maxZ);
+		int minX = SectionPos.blockToSectionCoord(box.getMinX());
+		int minY = SectionPos.blockToSectionCoord(box.getMinY());
+		int minZ = SectionPos.blockToSectionCoord(box.getMinZ());
+		int maxX = SectionPos.blockToSectionCoord(box.getMaxX());
+		int maxY = SectionPos.blockToSectionCoord(box.getMaxY());
+		int maxZ = SectionPos.blockToSectionCoord(box.getMaxZ());
 
 		for (int x = minX; x <= maxX; x++) {
 			for (int z = minZ; z <= maxZ; z++) {
@@ -88,10 +88,10 @@ public class LightUpdater {
 
 		set.removeIf(l -> l.status().shouldRemove());
 
-		GridAlignedBB chunkBox = GridAlignedBB.from(SectionPos.of(sectionPos));
+		ReadOnlyBox chunkBox = GridAlignedBB.from(SectionPos.of(sectionPos));
 
 		for (ILightUpdateListener listener : set) {
-			listener.onLightUpdate(provider, type, chunkBox.copy());
+			listener.onLightUpdate(provider, type, chunkBox);
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ public class LightUpdater {
 		return sectionPos & 0xFFFFFFFFFFF_00000L;
 	}
 
-	public Stream<GridAlignedBB> getAllBoxes() {
+	public Stream<ReadOnlyBox> getAllBoxes() {
 		return chunks.stream().map(ILightUpdateListener::getVolume);
 	}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/light/LightVolume.java b/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/light/LightVolume.java
index 9e4ea178e..f44b59c85 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/light/LightVolume.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/light/LightVolume.java
@@ -76,36 +76,36 @@ public class LightVolume {
 		this.textureVolume.nextPowerOf2Centered();
 	}
 
-	public GridAlignedBB getTextureVolume() {
-		return GridAlignedBB.copy(textureVolume);
+	public ReadOnlyBox getTextureVolume() {
+		return textureVolume;
 	}
 
-	public GridAlignedBB getSampleVolume() {
-		return GridAlignedBB.copy(sampleVolume);
+	public ReadOnlyBox getSampleVolume() {
+		return sampleVolume;
 	}
 
 	public int getMinX() {
-		return textureVolume.minX;
+		return textureVolume.getMinX();
 	}
 
 	public int getMinY() {
-		return textureVolume.minY;
+		return textureVolume.getMinY();
 	}
 
 	public int getMinZ() {
-		return textureVolume.minZ;
+		return textureVolume.getMinZ();
 	}
 
 	public int getMaxX() {
-		return textureVolume.maxX;
+		return textureVolume.getMaxX();
 	}
 
 	public int getMaxY() {
-		return textureVolume.maxY;
+		return textureVolume.getMaxY();
 	}
 
 	public int getMaxZ() {
-		return textureVolume.maxZ;
+		return textureVolume.getMaxZ();
 	}
 
 	public int getSizeX() {
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ public class LightVolume {
 		}
 	}
 
-	public void notifyLightUpdate(LightProvider world, LightType type, GridAlignedBB changedVolume) {
+	public void notifyLightUpdate(LightProvider world, LightType type, ReadOnlyBox changedVolume) {
 		if (removed) return;
 
 		if (!changedVolume.intersects(sampleVolume)) return;
@@ -173,9 +173,9 @@ public class LightVolume {
 
 		BlockPos.Mutable pos = new BlockPos.Mutable();
 
-		int shiftX = textureVolume.minX;
-		int shiftY = textureVolume.minY;
-		int shiftZ = textureVolume.minZ;
+		int shiftX = textureVolume.getMinX();
+		int shiftY = textureVolume.getMinY();
+		int shiftZ = textureVolume.getMinZ();
 
 		sampleVolume.forEachContained((x, y, z) -> {
 			pos.set(x, y, z);
@@ -194,10 +194,10 @@ public class LightVolume {
 	 *
 	 * @param worldVolume the region in the world to copy data from.
 	 */
-	public void copyBlock(LightProvider world, GridAlignedBB worldVolume) {
-		int xShift = textureVolume.minX;
-		int yShift = textureVolume.minY;
-		int zShift = textureVolume.minZ;
+	public void copyBlock(LightProvider world, ReadOnlyBox worldVolume) {
+		int xShift = textureVolume.getMinX();
+		int yShift = textureVolume.getMinY();
+		int zShift = textureVolume.getMinZ();
 
 		worldVolume.forEachContained((x, y, z) -> {
 			int light = world.getLight(LightType.BLOCK, x, y, z);
@@ -213,10 +213,10 @@ public class LightVolume {
 	 *
 	 * @param worldVolume the region in the world to copy data from.
 	 */
-	public void copySky(LightProvider world, GridAlignedBB worldVolume) {
-		int xShift = textureVolume.minX;
-		int yShift = textureVolume.minY;
-		int zShift = textureVolume.minZ;
+	public void copySky(LightProvider world, ReadOnlyBox worldVolume) {
+		int xShift = textureVolume.getMinX();
+		int yShift = textureVolume.getMinY();
+		int zShift = textureVolume.getMinZ();
 
 		worldVolume.forEachContained((x, y, z) -> {
 			int light = world.getLight(LightType.SKY, x, y, z);
@@ -232,12 +232,12 @@ public class LightVolume {
 	 *
 	 * @param worldVolume the region in the world to copy data from.
 	 */
-	public void copyLight(LightProvider world, GridAlignedBB worldVolume) {
+	public void copyLight(LightProvider world, ReadOnlyBox worldVolume) {
 		BlockPos.Mutable pos = new BlockPos.Mutable();
 
-		int xShift = textureVolume.minX;
-		int yShift = textureVolume.minY;
-		int zShift = textureVolume.minZ;
+		int xShift = textureVolume.getMinX();
+		int yShift = textureVolume.getMinY();
+		int zShift = textureVolume.getMinZ();
 
 		worldVolume.forEachContained((x, y, z) -> {
 			pos.set(x, y, z);
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/light/ReadOnlyBox.java b/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/light/ReadOnlyBox.java
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5b53f02d6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/main/java/com/jozufozu/flywheel/light/ReadOnlyBox.java
@@ -0,0 +1,115 @@
+package com.jozufozu.flywheel.light;
+
+import static com.jozufozu.flywheel.util.RenderUtil.isPowerOf2;
+
+import net.minecraft.util.math.AxisAlignedBB;
+
+public interface ReadOnlyBox {
+	int getMinX();
+
+	int getMinY();
+
+	int getMinZ();
+
+	int getMaxX();
+
+	int getMaxY();
+
+	int getMaxZ();
+
+	default int sizeX() {
+		return getMaxX() - getMinX();
+	}
+
+	default int sizeY() {
+		return getMaxY() - getMinY();
+	}
+
+	default int sizeZ() {
+		return getMaxZ() - getMinZ();
+	}
+
+	default int volume() {
+		return sizeX() * sizeY() * sizeZ();
+	}
+
+	default boolean empty() {
+		// if any dimension has side length 0 this box contains no volume
+		return getMinX() == getMaxX() || getMinY() == getMaxY() || getMinZ() == getMaxZ();
+	}
+
+	default boolean sameAs(ReadOnlyBox other) {
+		return getMinX() == other.getMinX() && getMinY() == other.getMinY() && getMinZ() == other.getMinZ() && getMaxX() == other.getMaxX() && getMaxY() == other.getMaxY() && getMaxZ() == other.getMaxZ();
+	}
+
+	default boolean sameAs(AxisAlignedBB other) {
+		return getMinX() == Math.floor(other.minX)
+				&& getMinY() == Math.floor(other.minY)
+				&& getMinZ() == Math.floor(other.minZ)
+				&& getMaxX() == Math.ceil(other.maxX)
+				&& getMaxY() == Math.ceil(other.maxY)
+				&& getMaxZ() == Math.ceil(other.maxZ);
+	}
+
+	default boolean hasPowerOf2Sides() {
+		// this is only true if all individual side lengths are powers of 2
+		return isPowerOf2(volume());
+	}
+
+	default GridAlignedBB intersect(ReadOnlyBox other) {
+		int minX = Math.max(this.getMinX(), other.getMinX());
+		int minY = Math.max(this.getMinY(), other.getMinY());
+		int minZ = Math.max(this.getMinZ(), other.getMinZ());
+		int maxX = Math.min(this.getMaxX(), other.getMaxX());
+		int maxY = Math.min(this.getMaxY(), other.getMaxY());
+		int maxZ = Math.min(this.getMaxZ(), other.getMaxZ());
+		return new GridAlignedBB(minX, minY, minZ, maxX, maxY, maxZ);
+	}
+
+	default ReadOnlyBox union(ReadOnlyBox other) {
+		int minX = Math.min(this.getMinX(), other.getMinX());
+		int minY = Math.min(this.getMinY(), other.getMinY());
+		int minZ = Math.min(this.getMinZ(), other.getMinZ());
+		int maxX = Math.max(this.getMaxX(), other.getMaxX());
+		int maxY = Math.max(this.getMaxY(), other.getMaxY());
+		int maxZ = Math.max(this.getMaxZ(), other.getMaxZ());
+		return new GridAlignedBB(minX, minY, minZ, maxX, maxY, maxZ);
+	}
+
+
+	default boolean intersects(ReadOnlyBox other) {
+		return this.intersects(other.getMinX(), other.getMinY(), other.getMinZ(), other.getMaxX(), other.getMaxY(), other.getMaxZ());
+	}
+
+	default boolean contains(ReadOnlyBox other) {
+		return other.getMinX() >= this.getMinX() && other.getMaxX() <= this.getMaxX() && other.getMinY() >= this.getMinY() && other.getMaxY() <= this.getMaxY() && other.getMinZ() >= this.getMinZ() && other.getMaxZ() <= this.getMaxZ();
+	}
+
+	default boolean isContainedBy(GridAlignedBB other) {
+		return other.contains(this);
+	}
+
+	default boolean intersects(int minX, int minY, int minZ, int maxX, int maxY, int maxZ) {
+		return this.getMinX() < maxX && this.getMaxX() > minX && this.getMinY() < maxY && this.getMaxY() > minY && this.getMinZ() < maxZ && this.getMaxZ() > minZ;
+	}
+
+	default void forEachContained(ICoordinateConsumer func) {
+		if (empty()) return;
+
+		for (int x = getMinX(); x < getMaxX(); x++) {
+			for (int y = Math.max(getMinY(), 0); y < Math.min(getMaxY(), 255); y++) { // clamp to world height limits
+				for (int z = getMinZ(); z < getMaxZ(); z++) {
+					func.consume(x, y, z);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+
+	default  AxisAlignedBB toAABB() {
+		return new AxisAlignedBB(getMinX(), getMinY(), getMinZ(), getMaxX(), getMaxY(), getMaxZ());
+	}
+
+	default GridAlignedBB copy() {
+		return new GridAlignedBB(getMinX(), getMinY(), getMinZ(), getMaxX(), getMaxY(), getMaxZ());
+	}
+}