Getting started¶

System requirements¶

The recommended system requirements are as follows:

Broadband Internet connection.
RAM memory: it is recommended to have 32GB.
Operating system: the models run on any operating system that supports Python and Poetry.
Python: version 3.10.
Poetry: version 2.1.1.

To make sure Python 3.10 is installed.:

python --version

And to make make sure that Poetry 2.1.1 is installed:

poetry --version

Clone the repository in the desired directory:

cd directory

git clone https://github.com/iDesignRES/Tecnalia_Building-Stock-Energy-Model

To install the Building Stock Energy Model, enter the following command:

poetry install

Once installed, execute the Building Stock Energy Model entering the command:

poetry run python building_energy_process.py <input_payload> <start_time> <end_time> <building_use>

For example:

poetry run python building_energy_process.py input.json 2019-01-01T00:00:00 2019-01-07T23:00:00 “Offices”