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Adam Strachan Awarded 16th Annual “Community Leadership Award” by Leadership Park City
Adam Strachan Awarded the 16th Annual “Community Leadership Award” by Leadership Park City
FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Myles Rademan
Director of Leadership Park City
myles@parkcity.org
435.901.8778
PARK CITY, UTAH (October 5, 2018) — Leadership Park City is pleased to honor Adam Strachan as the recipient of its sixteenth annual “Community Leadership Award.” This award recognizes an outstanding Park City citizen who through sustained involvement, tireless commitment and insightful leadership has made significant contributions to the greater Park City community.
Ben Franklin wrote that “Even the greatest vision without action is simply hallucination.”
The Community Leadership Award honors individuals who act and persevere; who makes good things happen with the help of and for the benefit of others.
Adam Strachan and his family moved from Salt Lake to Park City in the late 1980s. After attending college at USC in Los Angeles and law school at the University of Utah, Adam and his wife Helen moved back to Park City in 2006. They have two kids, Hannah and Ada, who attend McPolin Elementary. Adam is an attorney in town who specializes in representing ski resorts, and Helen is a Deputy County Attorney for Summit County. They live in Prospector and try to keep their kids and themselves as active as possible in the community and the outdoors.
Adam through his tireless efforts over 10 years as a Park City Planning Commissioner and finally as Chairman of that august body shepherded the Treasure Hill project through countless meetings sometimes lasting into the wee hours of the morning. Though threatening to retire several times as his various Planning Commission terms ended, he was persuaded to stay on to share his knowledge, passion and perspectives on one of the most complicated, difficult, thorny and contentious development and land use issues ever confronting Park City. As an almost native Parkite (whom I watched grow up) and a practicing lawyer in the law firm started by his illustrious parents his attention and commitment to the future well-being of our town is an inspiration to all future community leaders. Adam approaches his service with a sense of humility, a love for learning and listening, a shining authenticity, and a commitment to personal and community health. In everything he does one recognizes a deep sense of mission and a great sense of humor.
Our community is now poised on Tuesday, November 6 to vote on the eventual future of the Treasure Hill project perhaps concluding this long running chapter in Park City’s history.
Leadership Park City is proud to honor Adam Strachan with its sixteenth annual Community Leadership Award. He exemplifies the sustained leadership necessary to strengthen community institutions, the initiative to champion practical planning, and a spirit that helps define the public good.
His extraordinary efforts to better our community has earned him tremendous respect and admiration from his peers and the tenacity with which he approaches issues is an inspiration to us all.
Adam is one of Park City’s ‘leadership heroes’, and Leadership Park City is honored to bestow this year’s annual Community Leadership Award on him. He joins previous award recipients, Candy Erickson, Bob Richer, Sally Elliott, Jan Wilking, Meeche White, Mary & Charlie Wintzer, Rob Slettom, Tina Lewis, Bill Brown, Jess Reid, Insa Riepen, Dana Williams, Christina Miller, Jenni Smith, Jane Patten, and last year’s recipient Fr. Charles Robinson, as leadership role models for our community.
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The Community Leadership Award is presented annually in October at the Leadership Park City welcoming reception and final banquet.
Now entering its 25th Silver Anniversary year, Leadership Park City is an award-winning, community-based leadership program designed to provide emerging leaders with new and additional skills and networking opportunities helping them make positive and lasting contributions to the greater Park City and Summit County communities. The program is supported by a wide variety of public and private sponsors sharing a faith in building strong communities and community leaders. The program now has over 600 participants and alumni.
Home: Energy Myths
Following are some common home energy myths that may be costing you.
1. Setting the thermostat higher or lower will heat or cool the house faster.
Many a homeowner has come home to an uncomfortable house and set the thermostat higher or lower than necessary, thinking it will warm or cool faster. In reality, a furnace or air-conditioner works at the same speed, no matter what the thermostat setting. A home will warm up to 68ºF just as quickly if the thermostat is set at 68ºF as it would if the thermostat was set at 80ºF. In such instances, energy may be wasted as the heating or cooling system continues to run after it reaches your desired set point.
2. A heating and cooling system "works harder" to reach a comfortable temperature after setback or set forward.Many people do not adjust their thermostat at night or while the home is unoccupied because of the common misconception that the heating or cooling system must "work harder" or use more energy to reheat or re-cool the house. This is not how a thermostat works. The system turns on to reach a set level and then shuts off when that level is reached. It can be likened more to a switch that shuts on and off, rather than a gas pedal that accelerates faster the more you step on it.
3. Energy efficiency and energy conservation are the same thing.
Efficiency refers to using less to perform a specific task. Examples include replacing traditional lighting with LEDs (light emitting diodes), or installing a high performance appliance. Conservation refers to reducing your need for energy through changes in behavior, such as setting the thermostat lower or riding a bike to work.
4. When an appliance is turned off, it is off.
Many appliances and electronic devices—such as coffee makers and cell phone chargers—in the home continue to use power after they have been switched off. Sometimes as much as if they were on! This is known as standby power or “phantom load.” The only way to stop the power usage by these devices is to unplug them.
5. Leaving lights, computers and appliances on uses less energy than turning them on and off.
In most cases, the small surge of power needed to start a device is much less than the power that is wasted by leaving it on when it is not needed.
6. Duct tape is the best choice for sealing ducts.
Duct tape has very low durability when used to seal ducts, according to laboratory research. On new installations duct tape will not last long without extensive surface preparation, especially in dirty or dusty locations. Over time, duct tape will fall off as the adhesive dries out and the tape starts to wrinkle. Mastic or metal-backed tapes—available at your local hardware or do-it-yourself retailer—are better choices for duct sealing.
7. Purchasing an efficient air-conditioner or furnace will automatically reduce energy bills.
This is true to some extent, but optimal savings will not be achieved unless the system is sized and installed correctly. Installing an efficient, but over-sized, system can negate much of the potential savings, while a poorly designed duct system can also have an impact on efficiency and comfort. Windows, doors, and insulation also play a factor in heating and cooling efficiency.
8. Dimming lights by 50% will cut lighting costs in half.
In reality, the relationship is not quite direct and the savings may be less than expected. Dimmed lights do use less power, but when lights are dimmed, the voltage drops and the filament becomes cooler. This causes a loss in overall efficiency.
9. Closing off vents will help to lower heating and cooling costs.
Closing or covering up vents is typically not a good way to save on energy costs. Heating and cooling systems balance their load throughout the duct system. If one vent gets closed off, it throws the system off balance. Pressure can build up in the duct work, causing leakage and less air circulating in your home. This reduces system efficiency and home comfort.