diff --git a/api/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/util/BitShiftUtil.java b/api/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/util/BitShiftUtil.java
index 4dde773e0..38011672a 100644
--- a/api/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/util/BitShiftUtil.java
+++ b/api/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/util/BitShiftUtil.java
@@ -32,4 +32,24 @@ public class BitShiftUtil
 	 */
 	public static int half(int value) { return value >> 1; }
 	
+	/**
+	 * Equivalent to: <br>
+	 * value << 1, <br>
+	 * value^2, <br>
+	 * Math.pow(value, 2) <br><br>
+	 * 
+	 * Note: Math.pow() isn't identical for large values where bits would be lost in the shift, however for medium to small values they function the same.
+	 */
+	public static int square(int value) { return value << 1; }
+	
+	/**
+	 * Equivalent to: <br>
+	 * value << power, <br>
+	 * value^power, <br>
+	 * Math.pow(value, power) <br><br>
+	 * 
+	 * Note: Math.pow() isn't identical for large values where bits would be lost in the shift, however for medium to small values they function the same.
+	 */
+	public static int pow(int value, int power) { return value << power; }
+	
 }
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/pos/DhLodPos.java b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/pos/DhLodPos.java
index 966e93988..bcbf7ab63 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/pos/DhLodPos.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/pos/DhLodPos.java
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ public class DhLodPos implements Comparable<DhLodPos>
 				this.z * 2 + BitShiftUtil.half(child0to3 & 2));
 	}
 	/** Returns this position's child index in its parent */
-	public int getChildIndexOfParent() { return (this.x & 1) + ((this.z & 1) << 1); }
+	public int getChildIndexOfParent() { return (this.x & 1) + BitShiftUtil.square(this.z & 1); }
 	
 	public boolean overlaps(DhLodPos other)
 	{
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/pos/DhLodUnit.java b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/pos/DhLodUnit.java
index b7dd65cd8..c177b268f 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/pos/DhLodUnit.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/pos/DhLodUnit.java
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ public class DhLodUnit
 	
 	
 	/** @return the size of this LOD unit in Minecraft blocks */
-    public int toBlockWidth() { return this.numberOfLodSectionsWide << this.detailLevel;  }
+    public int toBlockWidth() { return BitShiftUtil.pow(this.numberOfLodSectionsWide, this.detailLevel); }
 	/** @return the LOD Unit relative to the given block width and detail level */
     public static DhLodUnit fromBlockWidth(int blockWidth, byte targetDetailLevel) { return new DhLodUnit(targetDetailLevel, Math.floorDiv(blockWidth, BitShiftUtil.powerOfTwo(targetDetailLevel))); }
 	
diff --git a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/pos/DhSectionPos.java b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/pos/DhSectionPos.java
index 6bf0b412f..5e283adc9 100644
--- a/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/pos/DhSectionPos.java
+++ b/core/src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/pos/DhSectionPos.java
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ public class DhSectionPos
 				this.sectionZ * 2 + BitShiftUtil.half(child0to3 & 2));
 	}
 	/** Returns this position's child index in its parent */
-	public int getChildIndexOfParent() { return (this.sectionX & 1) + ((this.sectionZ & 1) << 1); }
+	public int getChildIndexOfParent() { return (this.sectionX & 1) + BitShiftUtil.square(this.sectionZ & 1); }
 	
 	/** Applies the given consumer to all 4 of this position's children. */
 	public void forEachChild(Consumer<DhSectionPos> callback)