Specifying materials for a large commercial project is a different exercise to standard residential jobs. The variables are vast, the consequences of getting it wrong are substantial and the number of people whose work depends on every decision being [...]
Compliance on a building project can feel like paperwork. A certificate here, a licence number there, and to some, for the sake of a tick of a box. But not to us. Behind every certification that Kembla copper tube [...]
Copper tube has built Australia's homes, hospitals and high-rises for over a century. And yet, as inferior quality tube enters the market and alternative materials jostle for attention, a handful of persistent myths have taken hold that are costing [...]
Building Services Engineers (BSE) designs better outcomes for large commercial building projects using Kembla Revit content from BIMcontent.com. BSE is a long-established, successful Australian owned and operated engineering services firm that works nationwide on large projects across a range [...]
MM Kembla has teamed up with leading BIM content platform BIMcontent.com to provide architects and designers with consistent, high quality Revit product content. For architects and designers working on major commercial projects, access to reliable, consistent and high quality [...]
Over the past 10-15 years, the introduction of copper press fittings into the Australian market has made a dramatic impact on the way we go about joining copper tube. With the installation process so easy, sometimes complacency can creep [...]
Three Key Reasons Why Copper Has Superior Health Benefits 1. ‘Copper has a unique ability to reduce the threat of disease from waterborne bacteria’. Copper, when compared to plastic pipes, has demonstrated superior control of waterborne bacteria. Prior studies [...]
What is ‘dewpoint’? The air surrounding us contains water vapour. The water vapour content of this air can vary greatly, and in general warm air can absorb more water than cold air. As the air near a pipe cools, [...]
Did you know? MM Kembla Copper Tubes with diameters 12.70mm and under are available in two wall thicknesses suitable for R410a High-pressure refrigerants, 0.81 wall thickness and 0.91 wall thickness. These products are suited to higher-pressure refrigerant gas and [...]
Australian Standard AS2896-1998 states; Materials; Copper tube used in medical gas pipeline systems shall be of ‘as drawn’ seamless tube, manufactured in accordance with AS/NZS 1571. Copper fittings shall be in accordance with ASME B 16.22. All components of [...]
