Garcia-Holguera, M. (2023). Biomaterials for designed decay and increased resources accessibility: The potential of bacterial cellulose. Paper presented at the CEES 2023 | 2nd International Conference on  Construction, Energy, Environment & Sustainability, Portugal. 

 

Garcia-Holguera, M. (2023). Biomimetic Design education: Benefits of implementing combined methodologies. Paper presented at the 10th International Conference S.ARCH-2023, Berlin. 

 

Garcia-Holguera, M., (March 2022). Biomaterials: Explorations around Bacterial Cellulose. Poster presentation. ARCC-EAAE 2022 International Conference. Resilient City: Physical, Social and Economic Perspectives. Miami, Florida International University, USA 

 

Garcia-Holguera, M. (2020). Ecomimetics: The maximum power principle for rethinking urban sustainability. Conference proceedings. EAAE-ARCC International Conference & 2nd VIBRArch. Valencia, Spain 

 

Garcia-Holguera, M., Coelho, S., Varela, B., Yazdani, A., Chouinard-Thuly, L., Covens, F., Harpp, D.N. (July 2017). Training graduate students and postdocs in course design: A workshop to bridge the gap between new professors’ pedagogical background and institutions’ teaching requirements. Oral presentation. The Western conference on science education. London, Ontario. Canada 

 

Garcia-Holguera, M., (May 2017). Ecomimétisme: comment concevoir des bâtiments qui se comportent comme des écosystèmes. Oral presentation. ACFAS Conference. Montreal. Canada 

 

Garcia-Holguera, M., Zisa, A., Clark, O.G. (2016). An Ecomimetic Case Study: The Ecosystem of the grass-cutting ant for building retrofitting. Conference proceedings. CIB World Building Congress WBC16  

 

Garcia-Holguera, M., Clark, O. G., Sprecher, A., & Gaskin, S. (2015). Ecosystem biomimetics for resource use optimization in buildings. Building Research & Information, 1-16.  

 

Garcia-Holguera, M., Clark, G., Sprecher, A., & Gaskin, S. (2015). Approaching biomimetics: Optimization of resource use in buildings using a system dynamics modeling tool. Conference proceedings. Symposium on Simulation for Architecture and Urban Design (SimAUD), Washington, DC. 

 

Garcia-Holguera, M., Clark, G., Sprecher, A., & Gaskin, S. (2015). An Ecomimetic methodology: Buildings that mimic ecosystems for climate change adaptation and mitigation. Poster presented at the International Environmental Trade Show and Conference Americana 2015. Montreal. Canada.   

 

Garcia-Holguera, M., Clark, G., Sprecher, A., & Gaskin, S. (2014). An Ecomimetic methodology: Ecological engineering tools for building resource use optimization. Poster presented at the First Annual Trottier Symposium on Sustainable Engineering, Energy and Design, Montreal, Canada. 

 

Garcia-Holguera, M., Clark, G., Sprecher, A., & Gaskin, S. (2014). Ecomimetics: Ecological engineering tools for resource use optimization. Conference proceedings. ASABE Annual International Meeting, Montreal, Canada. 

 

Garcia-Holguera, M. (2013). Ecomimetics: Buildings that mimic ecological systems. Oral presentation. McGill University. 9th Interdisciplinary Graduate Student Research Symposium. 

 

Garcia-Holguera, M., Clark, G., Gaskin, S., & Sprecher, A. (2012). Ecosystems Biomimetics: Ecological Systems Diagrams for Characterization of Environmental Performance of Buildings. The International Journal of the Constructed Environment, 3(2), 147-164.