diff --git a/data/occupancyschedules_2019_point4.xlsx b/data/occupancyschedules_2019_point4.xlsx
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..164f73cb
Binary files /dev/null and b/data/occupancyschedules_2019_point4.xlsx differ
diff --git a/imports/customized_imports/stochastic_schedules_importer.py b/imports/customized_imports/stochastic_schedules_importer.py
index a71378e4..2832bf61 100644
--- a/imports/customized_imports/stochastic_schedules_importer.py
+++ b/imports/customized_imports/stochastic_schedules_importer.py
@@ -15,13 +15,12 @@ class StochasticSchedulesImporter:
   """
   StochasticSchedulesImporter class
   """
-  def __init__(self, city, base_path, buildings=None):
-    file = 'Occupancy_schedules_EVBuilding.xlsx'
-    path = str(base_path / file)
+  def __init__(self, city, path, buildings=None):
     if buildings is None:
       self._buildings = city.buildings
     else:
       self._buildings = buildings
+    # todo: change to csv reading
     self._xls = pd.ExcelFile(path)
 
   def enrich_buildings(self):
diff --git a/imports/customized_imports_factory.py b/imports/customized_imports_factory.py
index a070c095..20f5d0e6 100644
--- a/imports/customized_imports_factory.py
+++ b/imports/customized_imports_factory.py
@@ -5,16 +5,13 @@ SPDX - License - Identifier: LGPL - 3.0 - or -later
 Copyright © 2022 Concordia CERC group
 Project Coder Pilar Monsalvete Alvarez de Uribarri pilar.monsalvete@concordia.ca
 """
-from pathlib import Path
 
 
 class CustomizedImportsFactory:
   """
   CustomizedImportsFactory class
   """
-  def __init__(self, importer_class, city, base_path=None):
-    if base_path is None:
-      base_path = Path('C:/Users/Pilar/Documents/Pycharm_repository/Workshops/ep_workflow/inputs/')
+  def __init__(self, importer_class, city, base_path):
     self._importer_class = importer_class
     self._city = city
     self._base_path = base_path
diff --git a/scripts/ep_workflow.py b/scripts/ep_workflow.py
index fde6194b..07705646 100644
--- a/scripts/ep_workflow.py
+++ b/scripts/ep_workflow.py
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 import sys
 from pathlib import Path
 import csv
-sys.path.append('/home/guille/Projects/Concordia/libs')
+sys.path.append('../libs')
 
 from imports.geometry_factory import GeometryFactory
 from imports.construction_factory import ConstructionFactory
 from imports.usage_factory import UsageFactory
-from imports.schedules_factory import SchedulesFactory
 from exports.exports_factory import ExportsFactory
+from imports.customized_imports_factory import CustomizedImportsFactory
+from imports.customized_imports.stochastic_schedules_importer import StochasticSchedulesImporter as ssi
 
 for argument_tuple in sys.argv[1:]:
   argument = argument_tuple.split(' ')
@@ -19,21 +20,15 @@ for argument_tuple in sys.argv[1:]:
 print('[simulation start]')
 city = GeometryFactory('citygml', gml).city
 print(f'city created from {gml}')
+for building in city.buildings:
+  building.year_of_construction = 2006
 ConstructionFactory('nrel', city).enrich()
 print('enrich constructions... done')
 UsageFactory('comnet', city).enrich()
 print('enrich usage... done')
-SchedulesFactory('comnet', city).enrich()
-print('enrich schedules... done')
-
-for building in city.buildings:
-  for usage in building.usage_zones:
-    if usage.cooling_setpoint is None:
-      print(f'set cooling for building {building.name} to 23°')
-      usage.cooling_setpoint = 23.0
-    if usage.heating_setpoint is None:
-      print(f'set heating for building {building.name} to 23°')
-      usage.heating_setpoint = 23.0
+in_path = (Path(__file__).parent.parent / 'data' / 'occupancyschedules_2019_point4.xlsx')
+CustomizedImportsFactory(ssi, city, in_path).enrich()
+print('enrich stochastic schedules for occupancy... done')
 
 area = 0
 volume = 0
@@ -46,7 +41,8 @@ print('exporting:')
 out_path = (Path(__file__).parent.parent / 'out_files')
 ExportsFactory('obj', city, out_path).export()
 print('    geometry exported...')
-_idf = ExportsFactory('idf', city, out_path).export()
+# todo: _idf exporter does not catch errors in exporting
+_idf = ExportsFactory('idf', city, out_path).export_debug()
 print('    idf exported...')
 _idf.run()
 
diff --git a/scripts/workshop_ep_workflow.py b/scripts/workshop_ep_workflow.py
deleted file mode 100644
index a35b7010..00000000
--- a/scripts/workshop_ep_workflow.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-import sys
-sys.path.append('C:/Users/Pilar/PycharmProjects/libs')
-
-from imports.geometry_factory import GeometryFactory
-from imports.construction_factory import ConstructionFactory
-from imports.usage_factory import UsageFactory
-from exports.exports_factory import ExportsFactory
-from imports.customized_imports_factory import CustomizedImportsFactory
-from imports.customized_imports.stochastic_schedules_importer import StochasticSchedulesImporter as ssi
-
-
-city = GeometryFactory('citygml', 'C:/Users/Pilar/Documents/Pycharm_repository/Workshops/ep_workflow/'
-                                  'inputs/one_building_in_kelowna.gml').city
-for building in city.buildings:
-  building.year_of_construction = 2006
-ConstructionFactory('nrel', city).enrich()
-UsageFactory('comnet', city).enrich()
-CustomizedImportsFactory(ssi, city).enrich()
-
-_idf = ExportsFactory('idf', city,
-                      'C:/Users/Pilar/Documents/Pycharm_repository/Workshops/ep_workflow/outputs/').export_debug()
-_idf.run()