System scope and context

Component	In/Output	Interface
GIS	In	csv or shp files with building id, footprint vertices and height
Metenorm	In	hourly data as epw
SIA Guidelines	In	xlsx file
EnergyPlus	Out	IDF, csv files, E+ config
EnergyPlus	In	csv, hourly energy demand
EHub	Out	csv, hourly energy demand per building

Integration with a UES Lab database should be considered. As the database, its exact purpose and technical implementation is not yet defined the CESAR core should in a first step be developed using its own data sources and data storage where needed and later be integrated with the UES Lab database. For example, the possibility of using CityGML files as building shape and characteristics input could be a direction to go.