Dr. Rebecca Mirsky became a member of the faculty of Boise State University in 1997 with a Ph.D. in Civil/Environmental Engineering from the University of Tennessee. She is also a Registered Professional Engineer in the State of Idaho, and a LEED Accredited Professional. As an environmental engineer with over 20 years of experience in the construction industry, her professional interests involve the environmental aspects of construction activities. Chief among those interests are high performance or ‘green’ construction methods and materials, both in commercial/industrial and residential applications. Dr. Mirsky believes these will become increasingly important in the future, not only for environmental reasons, but also for their economic and social implications. Her other specific interests are reduction and recycling of construction waste; erosion control and stormwater management; dust and noise control; and sustainable land use planning.
Articles & Conference Proceedings
Primary Factors Influencing Green Building in Cities in the Pacific Northwest (with Susan Mason and Tony Marker), Public Works Management & Policy (2011)
This article provides empirical evidence that the factors of context and social climate are the...
New Regulations Can Stimulate Improvements In Efficiency And Sustainability For The U.S Cement Industry, 47th ASC Annual International Conference Proceedings (2011)
New environmental regulations on toxic and greenhouse gas emissions by cement manufacturers present the U.S....
Beyond Sustainability: The Contractor’s Role in Regenerative System Design (with Anthony Songer), Building a Sustainable Future - Proceedings of the 2009 Construction Research Congress (2009)
Current business models employ the concept of the triple bottom line to integrate three aspects...
Using Web Technology to Promote Student Internship/Cooperative Education in College of Engineering at Boise State University (with J. C. Sener, David R. Haws, S. B. Affleck, J. L. Mason, and Leandra C. Aburusa), Proceedings of the ASEE Annual Conference (1998)
The Internship/Cooperative (Co-op) Education Program in the College of Engineering, Construction Management Department of Boise...
Presentations
Social, Economic, and Political Options: A Factor Analysis of the Most Compelling Incentives in Green Building (with Susan G. Mason and Anthony Marker), The 40th Annual Meeting of Urban Affairs, “Sustaining Cities in a Time of Globalization: Social, Economic and Political Realities” (2010)
Construction Site Stormwater Treatment System Performance, 2008 World Water and Environmental Resources Congress (2008)
Chemical coagulation-flocculation systems are increasingly being used in construction stormwater treatment systems for the clarification...