Structural housing improvements in Oaxaca, Mexico utilizing native plant Arundo donax

Author

Jonathan Tadros, Santa Clara Univeristy
Gregory O'Neill, Santa Clara Univeristy

Date of Award

6-6-2015

Document Type

Thesis - SCU Access Only

Publisher

Santa Clara University

Department

Civil Engineering

First Advisor

Tonya Nilsson

Second Advisor

Mark Aschheim

Abstract

This senior design thesis is aimed at working with an organization named Grupo Para Promever la Educacion y Desarollo Sustenable (Group to Promote Education and Sustainable Development) (Grupedsac) in Oaxaca, Mexico. Grupedsac is a non-governmental, non-profit organization that promotes education and sustainable development in different regions of Mexico. Their headquarters are in Mexico City, but they have developed a site in Oaxaca near the township of Ejutla. This location is known as Instituto Tonantzin Tlalli. The organization is focused on generating environmental awareness, self-reliance, self-development and productivity including the appreciation and use of natural resources, specifically in rural and impoverished areas.

Recommended Citation

Tadros, Jonathan and O'Neill, Gregory, "Structural housing improvements in Oaxaca, Mexico utilizing native plant Arundo donax" (2015). Civil, Environmental and Sustainable Engineering Senior Theses. 16.
https://scholarcommons.scu.edu/ceng_senior/16