▁sust ain ability , ▁access ibility , ▁construction ▁and ▁architecture . ▁Also , ▁it ▁funds ▁the ▁C ated ra ▁Blan ca , ▁and ▁hon ors ▁architecture ▁courses ▁in ▁three ▁univers ities : ▁the ▁IT ES M , ▁in ▁Mon ter rey , ▁the ▁Universidad ▁I bero amer icana , ▁in ▁Mexico ▁City , ▁and ▁the ▁Barcelona ▁School ▁of ▁Architecture . ▁Also , ▁CE ME X ▁has ▁created ▁the ▁Centro ▁CE ME X - T ec n ológ ico ▁de ▁Mon ter rey , ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁research ▁and ▁development ▁program ▁for ▁sust ain able ▁communities ▁across ▁Mexico ▁th ru ▁the ▁Premio ▁CE ME X - TE C . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁the ▁Organ ization ▁of ▁American ▁States ▁( O AS ), ▁through ▁their ▁Trust ▁for ▁the ▁Amer icas , ▁awarded ▁the ▁company ▁The ▁Corpor ate ▁Cit izen ▁of ▁the ▁Amer icas ▁Award ▁ 2 0 0 7 , ▁for ▁the ▁social ▁benefits ▁of ▁their ▁program ▁" Pat rimonio ▁Ho y ", ▁in ▁Mexico , ▁that ▁according ▁to ▁José ▁Miguel ▁Ins ul za , ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁O AS , ▁has ▁a ▁positive ▁effect ▁in ▁low - in come ▁families . ▁ ▁This ▁initi ative , ▁conce ived ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 8 , ▁a ims ▁to ▁reduce ▁the ▁Mexican ▁housing ▁def ic it , ▁which ▁leaves ▁more ▁than ▁ 2 0 ▁million ▁people ▁with ▁in ade qu ate ▁shelter . ▁Pat rimonio ▁Ho y ▁organ izes ▁low - in come ▁families ▁into ▁self - fin ancing ▁cells