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Thanks for the answer. It looks like I am on the right track. It feels to me that there should be a way to do all at once.

I downloaded some stat and ddy files online for my location of interest (Paris, France), I am able to go further because it does not complain any more about missing those files. My workflow:

{
  "run_directory": "run_FR_SFH_2013_system01",
  "measure_paths": [
    "../../OpenStudio-HPXML"
  ],
  "file_paths": [
    "."
  ],
  "steps": [
    {
      "arguments": {
        "building_type": "SmallOffice",
        "template": "DOE Ref 1980-2004",
        "climate_zone": "ASHRAE 169-2013-4A",
        "epw_file": "MONTEREY_724915_CZ2010.epw"
      },
      "measure_dir_name": "create_DOE_prototype_building"
    },
    {
      "arguments": {
          "weather_file_name": "C:/Users/TGi/OneDrive - CSEM S.A/Documents/Code/buildcast/buildcast/test_com/Paris_2021.epw",
          "climate_zone": "ASHRAE 169-2013-4A",
          "set_year": "2021",
          "use_upstream_args": true,
          "epw_gsub": "Do Nothing"
      },
      "measure_dir_name": "ChangeBuildingLocation"
    }
  ],
  "run_options": {
    "fast": true,
    "skip_expand_objects": true,
    "skip_energyplus_preprocess": true
  }
}

However, my run fails with an EnergyPlus error

**  Fatal  ** Unexpected error condition in middle of reading EPW file, stopped at 2021/1/1 1:0

I have used this epw elsewehere so I don't understand it should be fine. I'd be grateful if someone could share a working example with my weather files that can be found: here

The precision on what it actually uses the weather files for is helpful. I have had difficulty finding out what the measure does in relation to the weather. I've looked a bit into the openstudio-standards rep but apparently I need to dive in to the measure code to figure what are the steps precisely. do you know any other high-level description for the measure ?

Thanks for the answer. It looks like I am on the right track. It feels to me that there should be a way to do all at once.

My next goal is to try to play with different types of heating systems: I downloaded have the foudn the measure create typical doe building from model. As far as I understood this measure has some stat and ddy files online for my location of interest (Paris, France), I am able to go further because it similarities but does not complain any more about missing those files. My workflow:create themodel from scratch. Is the right way to add this step to my workflow [create_DOE_prototype_building, create_typical_doe_building_from_model, changeBuildingLocation] ? I have not tried yet.

{
  "run_directory": "run_FR_SFH_2013_system01",
  "measure_paths": [
    "../../OpenStudio-HPXML"
  ],
  "file_paths": [
    "."
  ],
  "steps": [
    {
      "arguments": {
        "building_type": "SmallOffice",
        "template": "DOE Ref 1980-2004",
        "climate_zone": "ASHRAE 169-2013-4A",
        "epw_file": "MONTEREY_724915_CZ2010.epw"
      },
      "measure_dir_name": "create_DOE_prototype_building"
    },
    {
      "arguments": {
          "weather_file_name": "C:/Users/TGi/OneDrive - CSEM S.A/Documents/Code/buildcast/buildcast/test_com/Paris_2021.epw",
          "climate_zone": "ASHRAE 169-2013-4A",
          "set_year": "2021",
          "use_upstream_args": true,
          "epw_gsub": "Do Nothing"
      },
      "measure_dir_name": "ChangeBuildingLocation"
    }
  ],
  "run_options": {
    "fast": true,
    "skip_expand_objects": true,
    "skip_energyplus_preprocess": true
  }
}

**  Fatal  ** Unexpected error condition in middle of reading EPW file, stopped at 2021/1/1 1:0