With the official first day of spring having just passed earlier this week, we will soon be approaching the start of the construction and building season in Ontario.

If you are a construction site manager, general contractor, sub-contractor or a builder, it’s likely that you will be using these last few weeks of potential snowfall to start planning your projects for the year.

These plans will include making sure that you hit deliverables and project deadlines, as well as considering ways you can reduce costs to maximize your profits. Did you know that powering your construction site with propane can help you do just that?

Whether you are the owner of a residential property that has recently made the switch to propane or a business owner that wants to start take advantages of the benefits that propane can provide a commercial building, choosing a propane supplier will be your first task. 

With spring just around the corner, many people in Ontario will now be beginning their search for that new home or cottage that they can move into just in time for summer. But what if the house you find is powered by propane? 

Are you the owner of a large commercial building? If so, it’s probably true that you are tired of paying the expensive heating and electrical bills that come with it - have you considered switching to propane?

If you are handy around your house and you’ve decided to purchase a few propane appliances for your home or cottage, you are probably wondering whether you can install these appliances yourself?

Unfortunately, the answer is no. In order to service and install gas appliances in Ontario, it’s compulsory that you have the appropriate Technical Standards and Safety Authority (TSSA) training and certifications. 

So you have probably read somewhere, or have perhaps been told, that propane and butane are both forms of LPG gas - but what exactly does that mean and what are the similarities and differences between the two? 

Before we get into that, let’s first take a look at LPG and what it is. Liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) is a term widely used to describe a family of light hydrocarbon gases. The two most well known gases in this family are propane and butane.