A global economic recession, the loss of billions of dollars of construction projects, and layoffs that continue to burn through the architecture, engineering, and construction professions are not enough to quell interest in sustainable building design. This is one conclusion of the DesignIntelligence 2009 Sustainable Design Survey. Our survey tabulates the responses of leaders of the most successful design firms:

• The professional organizations they think are best deploying resources with regard to sustainability issues
• Their satisfaction with their own firm's progress toward green design
• The percentage of their firm's work that is environmentally responsible
• How they've changed their personal and work habits to reduce their carbon footprint
• The most admired individuals, firms, and supplier companies as sustainability role models
• And more!

Also in this issue are in-depth articles from sustainability and design leaders:

• James P. Cramer, "Each Minute Defines Us"
• Mahadev Raman, "Mitigating Climate Change: What America’s Building Industry Must Do"
• John Patelski, "Green Building Challenges for Design and Construction"
• Todd Johnson, "Staking a Claim"
• Derek Cunz, "Integrated Delivery: Forget About the contract, Focus on the Process"
• Rex Miller, "A Mindshift for Sustainability"
• David Thiel, "A Process to Build High-Performance Teams"
• Gordon E. Mills, "Mentoring Emerging Professionals"