By Carol Gordon and Deborah Griffith
Heat, hot, burning! Why is our planet heating up? What does “sustainable development” mean to us in the Columbia Valley? Is all of this having an impact on our health? If so, what can we do about it?
Curtis Bennett says he has some of the answers to these questions and some of the solutions as well. He believes our homes and commercial and public buildings are the real energy crisis. The loss of heat energy through inefficient building practices contributes significantly to our world climate change, he says.
“Pine Beetles, forest fire intensity, use of fossil fuels, water shortages, human health and (local and world) economies are all dependent on emissions compliance,” says Bennett.
An authority in the area of thermographic imaging and emissions compliance, Bennett, from Kelowna, British Columbia, has spent his entire career working in the fields of engineering, energy provision, and building and thermographic imaging. He specializes in infrared scanning, capturing “heat images” of buildings, people, animals, fires and streams.
“Thermographic imaging can show heat emissions, which can help builders correct this problem,” says Bennett. It “enables us to see what we have been missing, bringing the invisible to light,” he says.
The Government of Canada and other governments are stating that with climate change more species will become extinct, says Bennett. “The importance of that statement,” he adds, “is that we are one (of them).” He believes that governments are missing this critical data related to climate change and as a result, he is actively involved in “educating” all levels of government on his findings.
Bennett, who is also spearheading the use of thermographic imaging in the field of health diagnostics, will be in the Columbia Valley, March 17 – 19th , to shed further light on these topics.
He will be part of the Armchair Travel & WILD Voices Speakers Series on Friday, March 17th addressing the topic: “Our Environment Impacts our Health.” His presentation begins at 7:30 pm at David Thompson Secondary School (DTSS) theatre in Invermere, BC
Armchair Travel &WILD Voices Speakers Series is being sponsored by the College of the Rockies Invermere, Friends of Kootenay National Park, Parks Canada, Wildsight and Weekend Wellness sponsors, Columbia Valley Wellness Home Consultants.
