diff --git a/DEPLOYMENT.md b/DEPLOYMENT.md
index 7963ac64..4613b954 100644
--- a/DEPLOYMENT.md
+++ b/DEPLOYMENT.md
@@ -46,16 +46,21 @@ from exports.db_factory import DBFactory
 from pathlib import Path
 
 dotenv_path = (Path(__file__).parent / '.env').resolve()
-factory = DBFactory(db_name='hub_db', app_env='PROD', dotenv_path=dotenv_path, city=None)
+factory = DBFactory(db_name='hub_db', app_env='PROD', dotenv_path=dotenv_path)
 ```
 
 
 ## Create Database Tables ##
-Use the *DBSetUp* class in the persistence package to create the required database tables as described below
+Use the *DBSetup* class in the persistence package to create the required database tables as described below
 ```python
 from persistence import DBSetup
 from pathlib import Path
 
 dotenv_path = (Path(__file__).parent / '.env').resolve()
 DBSetup(db_name='hub_db', app_env='PROD', dotenv_path=dotenv_path)
-```
\ No newline at end of file
+```
+The *DBSetUp* class also creates a default admin user with default credentials that can be changed.
+with the import UserFactory class. The admin user (name, email, password and role) is logged into the console after it is created by the 
+*constructor of DBSetup*. Use can also manage users (create, read, update and delete) with user import and export factories.
+
+**NB: Make sure to change the default admin user credentials**
diff --git a/exports/user_factory.py b/exports/user_factory.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6ac06abc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/exports/user_factory.py
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+"""
+User performs user related crud operations
+SPDX - License - Identifier: LGPL - 3.0 - or -later
+Copyright © 2022 Concordia CERC group
+Project CoderPeter Yefi peteryefi@gmail.com
+"""
+from persistence import UserRepo
+
+
+class UserFactory:
+  """
+  UserFactory class
+  """
+
+  def __init__(self, db_name, app_env, dotenv_path):
+    self._user_repo = UserRepo(db_name=db_name, app_env=app_env, dotenv_path=dotenv_path)
+
+  def login_user(self, email: str, password: str):
+    """
+    Retrieve a single city from postgres
+    :param email: the email of the user
+    :param password: the password of the user
+    """
+    return self._user_repo.get_user_by_email_and_password(email, password)
+
+  def get_user_by_email(self, email):
+    """
+    Retrieve a single user
+    :param email: the email of the user to get
+    """
+    return self._user_repo.get_by_email(email)
diff --git a/helpers/auth.py b/helpers/auth.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..161a3ca2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/helpers/auth.py
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import bcrypt
+import re
+
+
+class Auth(object):
+
+  @staticmethod
+  def validate_password(password: str) -> bool:
+    """
+    Validates a password
+    :param password: the password to validate
+    :return:
+    """
+    pattern = "^(?=.*[a-z])(?=.*[A-Z])(?=.*\d)(?=.*[@$!%*#?&])[A-Za-z\d@$!#%*?&]{6,20}$"
+    pattern = re.compile(pattern)
+    if not re.search(pattern, password):
+      raise ValueError("Password must be between 6 to 20 characters and must have at least a number, an uppercase "
+                       "letter, a lowercase letter, and a special character")
+    return True
+
+  @staticmethod
+  def hash_password(password: str) -> str:
+    """
+    Hashes a password
+    :param password: the password to be hashed
+    :return:
+    """
+    return bcrypt.hashpw(password.encode('utf-8'), bcrypt.gensalt(14)).decode('utf-8')
+
+  @staticmethod
+  def check_password(password: str, hashed_password) -> bool:
+    """
+    Hashes a password
+    :param password: the password to be checked
+    :param hashed_password: the hashed password
+    :return:
+    """
+    return bcrypt.checkpw(password.encode('utf-8'), hashed_password.encode('utf-8'))
+
+
+
+
+
diff --git a/helpers/city_util.py b/helpers/city_util.py
deleted file mode 100644
index 9c69f714..00000000
--- a/helpers/city_util.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,122 +0,0 @@
-from persistence.models import Building
-from city_model_structure.building_demand.surface import Surface
-from typing import Dict, List, Union
-import numpy as np
-
-
-class CityUtil(object):
-  # holds a single instance of this class
-  _instance = None
-
-  def __init__(self):
-    pass
-
-  def __new__(cls):
-    """
-    Implemented for a singleton pattern
-    """
-    if cls._instance is None:
-      cls._instance = super(CityUtil, cls).__new__(cls)
-    return cls._instance
-
-  def _class_object_to_dict(self, class_obj) -> Union[Dict, None]:
-    """
-    converts a class object to a dictionary
-    :param class_obj: the class object
-    :return:
-    """
-    if class_obj is None:
-      return None
-    if type(class_obj) is not dict:
-      return vars(class_obj)
-    return class_obj
-
-  def _ndarray_to_list(self, key, building_dict) -> Union[Dict, None]:
-    """
-    Converts a numpy array to dictionary
-    :param key: the key to the dictionary value
-    :param building_dict: the dictionary
-    :return:
-    """
-    if dict is not None:
-      if type(building_dict[key]) is np.ndarray:
-        return building_dict[key].tolist()
-      else:
-        return building_dict[key]
-    return None
-
-  def object_list_to_dict_list(self, object_list):
-    """
-    converts a list of objects to a list of dictionaries
-    :param object_list: a list of objects
-    :return:
-    """
-    if object_list is None:
-      return []
-    return [self._class_object_to_dict(obj) for obj in object_list]
-
-  def _serialize_points(self, points) -> List:
-    """
-    Deserializes arry of Point objects to array of dictionarier
-    :param points: a Point object
-    :return a list of points []:
-    """
-    if points is None:
-      return None
-    serialized_points = []
-    for i in range(len(points)):
-      point = self._class_object_to_dict(points[i])
-      point['_coordinates'] = self._ndarray_to_list('_coordinates', point)
-      serialized_points.append(point)
-    return serialized_points
-
-  def extract_building_data(self, building: Building) -> Dict:
-    """
-    Extracts various values from a building
-    :param building: the building object
-    :return: a dictionary {} of building attributes
-    """
-    dict_building = {}
-    for key, value in vars(building).items():
-      if key in ['_name', '_year_of_construction', '_function', '_floor_area']:
-        continue
-      if type(value) is list:
-        if len(value) == 0:
-          dict_building[key] = []
-        elif len(value) > 0:
-          if type(value[0]) is Surface:
-            try:
-              surfaces = []
-              for surface in value:
-                surface_dict = vars(surface)
-                perimeter_polygon = self._class_object_to_dict(surface_dict['_perimeter_polygon'])
-                solid_polygon = self._class_object_to_dict(surface_dict['_solid_polygon'])
-                holes_polygon = self._class_object_to_dict(surface_dict['_holes_polygons'])
-
-                if perimeter_polygon is not None:
-                  perimeter_polygon['_coordinates'] = self._ndarray_to_list('_coordinates', perimeter_polygon)
-                  perimeter_polygon['_points'] = self._serialize_points(perimeter_polygon['_points'])
-                  surface_dict['_perimeter_polygon'] = perimeter_polygon
-
-                if holes_polygon is not None:
-                  holes_polygon['_coordinates'] = self._ndarray_to_list('_coordinates', holes_polygon)
-                  holes_polygon['_points'] = self._serialize_points(holes_polygon['_points'])
-                  surface_dict['_holes_polygons'] = holes_polygon
-
-                if solid_polygon is not None:
-                  solid_polygon['_coordinates'] = self._ndarray_to_list('_coordinates', solid_polygon)
-                  solid_polygon['_points'] = self._serialize_points(solid_polygon['_points'])
-                  surface_dict['_solid_polygon'] = solid_polygon
-
-                surfaces.append(surface_dict)
-              dict_building[key] = surfaces
-            except KeyError as err:
-              print(f'Dictionary key error: {err}')
-      elif value is None:
-        dict_building[key] = None
-      elif type(value) in [str, int, dict, np.float64]:
-        dict_building[key] = value
-      elif type(value) is np.ndarray:
-        dict_building[key] = value.tolist()
-
-    return dict_building
diff --git a/imports/user_factory.py b/imports/user_factory.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ebfd3ee2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/imports/user_factory.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+"""
+User performs user-related crud operations
+SPDX - License - Identifier: LGPL - 3.0 - or -later
+Copyright © 2022 Concordia CERC group
+Project CoderPeter Yefi peteryefi@gmail.com
+"""
+from persistence import UserRepo
+from persistence import UserRoles
+
+
+class UserFactory:
+  """
+  UserFactory class
+  """
+
+  def __init__(self, db_name, app_env, dotenv_path):
+    self._user_repo = UserRepo(db_name=db_name, app_env=app_env, dotenv_path=dotenv_path)
+
+  def create_user(self, name: str, email: str, password: str, role: UserRoles):
+    """
+    Creates a new user
+    :param name: the name of the user
+    :param email: the email of the user
+    :param password: the password of the user
+    :param role: the role of the user
+    """
+    return self._user_repo.insert(name, email, password, role)
+
+  def update_user(self, user_id: int, name: str, email: str, password: str, role: UserRoles):
+    """
+    Creates a new user
+    :param user_id: the id of the user
+    :param name: the name of the user
+    :param email: the email of the user
+    :param password: the password of the user
+    :param role: the role of the user
+    """
+    return self._user_repo.update(user_id, name, email, password, role)
+
+  def delete_user(self, user_id):
+    """
+    Retrieve a single user
+    :param user_id: the id of the user to delete
+    """
+    return self._user_repo.delete_user(user_id)
diff --git a/persistence/__init__.py b/persistence/__init__.py
index c9d381ef..caebc883 100644
--- a/persistence/__init__.py
+++ b/persistence/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from .base_repo import BaseRepo
 from .repositories.city_repo import CityRepo
-from .repositories.building_repo import BuildingRepo
 from .repositories.heat_pump_simulation_repo import HeatPumpSimulationRepo
 from .db_setup import DBSetup
+from .repositories.user_repo import UserRepo
+from .models.user import UserRoles
diff --git a/persistence/db_setup.py b/persistence/db_setup.py
index aa04ca9d..fc3625d6 100644
--- a/persistence/db_setup.py
+++ b/persistence/db_setup.py
@@ -1,11 +1,31 @@
 from persistence.models import City
 from persistence import BaseRepo
 from persistence.models import HeatPumpSimulation
+from persistence.models import User
+from persistence.repositories import UserRepo
+from persistence.models import UserRoles
 
 
 class DBSetup:
 
   def __init__(self, db_name, app_env, dotenv_path):
+    """
+    Creates database tables and a default admin user
+    :param db_name:
+    :param app_env:
+    :param dotenv_path:
+    """
     repo = BaseRepo(db_name=db_name, app_env=app_env, dotenv_path=dotenv_path)
     City.__table__.create(bind=repo.engine, checkfirst=True)
-    HeatPumpSimulation.__table__.create(bind=repo.engine, checkfirst=True)
\ No newline at end of file
+    HeatPumpSimulation.__table__.create(bind=repo.engine, checkfirst=True)
+    User.__table__.create(bind=repo.engine, checkfirst=True)
+    self._user_repo = UserRepo(db_name=db_name, app_env=app_env, dotenv_path=dotenv_path)
+    self._create_admin_user(self._user_repo)
+
+  def _create_admin_user(self, user_repo):
+    email = 'admin@hub.com'git
+    password = 'HubAdmin#!98'
+    print('Creating default admin user...')
+    user_repo.insert('Administrator', email, password, UserRoles.Admin)
+    print(f'Created Admin user with email: {email}, password: {password} and role: {UserRoles.Admin}')
+    print('Remember to change the admin default password and email address with the UserFactory')
diff --git a/persistence/models/__init__.py b/persistence/models/__init__.py
index c3a2e4fd..d29ea9e3 100644
--- a/persistence/models/__init__.py
+++ b/persistence/models/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-from .building import Building
 from .city import City
 from .heat_pump_simulation import HeatPumpSimulation
 from .heat_pump_simulation import SimulationTypes
 from .heat_pump_simulation import HeatPumpTypes
+from .user import User, UserRoles
diff --git a/persistence/models/building.py b/persistence/models/building.py
deleted file mode 100644
index e2c1b145..00000000
--- a/persistence/models/building.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,31 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Model representation of a building
-SPDX - License - Identifier: LGPL - 3.0 - or -later
-Copyright © 2022 Concordia CERC group
-Project Coder Peter Yefi peteryefi@gmail.com
-"""
-
-from sqlalchemy import Column, Integer, String, Sequence, Float, ForeignKey
-from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql import JSONB
-from persistence.db_config import Base
-
-
-class Building(Base):
-  """A model representation of a building
-
-        Attributes:
-            city_id  A reference to the city which has this building.
-            name  The name of the building.
-            construction_year  The year of construction of the building.
-            function  The function (e.g. residential) of the building.
-            floor_area  The computed area of the floor of the building.
-            data A JSON object which contain other data (like roof, walls, zones, etc) of the building
-    """
-  __tablename__ = "building"
-  id = Column(Integer, Sequence('building_id_seq'), primary_key=True)
-  city_id = Column(Integer, ForeignKey('city.id'), nullable=False)
-  name = Column(String, nullable=False)
-  construction_year = Column(Integer, nullable=False)
-  function = Column(String, nullable=False)
-  floor_area = Column(Float, nullable=False)
-  data = Column(JSONB, nullable=False)
diff --git a/persistence/models/user.py b/persistence/models/user.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c4543884
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence/models/user.py
@@ -0,0 +1,45 @@
+"""
+Model representation of a User
+SPDX - License - Identifier: LGPL - 3.0 - or -later
+Copyright © 2022 Concordia CERC group
+Project Coder Peter Yefi peteryefi@gmail.com
+"""
+
+from sqlalchemy import Column, Integer, String, Sequence
+from sqlalchemy import DateTime, Enum
+from persistence.db_config import Base
+import datetime
+from sqlalchemy.orm import validates
+import re
+import enum
+
+
+class UserRoles(enum.Enum):
+  Admin = 'ADMIN'
+  HubReader = 'HUB_READER'
+
+
+class User(Base):
+  """A model representation of a city
+  """
+  __tablename__ = "user"
+  id = Column(Integer, Sequence('user_id_seq'), primary_key=True)
+  name = Column(String, nullable=False)
+  email = Column(String, nullable=False, unique=True)
+  password = Column(String, nullable=False)
+  role = Column(Enum(UserRoles), nullable=False, default=UserRoles.HubReader)
+  created = Column(DateTime, default=datetime.datetime.utcnow)
+  updated = Column(DateTime, default=datetime.datetime.utcnow)
+
+  @validates("email")
+  def validate_email(self, key, address):
+    pattern = r'\b[A-Za-z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Za-z0-9.-]+\.[A-Z|a-z]{2,}\b'
+    if not re.match(pattern, address):
+      raise ValueError("failed simple email validation")
+    return address
+
+  def __init__(self, name, email, password, role):
+    self.name = name
+    self.email = email
+    self.password = password
+    self.role = role
diff --git a/persistence/repositories/__init__.py b/persistence/repositories/__init__.py
index 8b137891..febdaca3 100644
--- a/persistence/repositories/__init__.py
+++ b/persistence/repositories/__init__.py
@@ -1 +1 @@
-
+from .user_repo import UserRepo
diff --git a/persistence/repositories/building_repo.py b/persistence/repositories/building_repo.py
deleted file mode 100644
index bd7bbfe2..00000000
--- a/persistence/repositories/building_repo.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,92 +0,0 @@
-"""
-Building repository with database CRUD operations
-SPDX - License - Identifier: LGPL - 3.0 - or -later
-Copyright © 2022 Concordia CERC group
-Project Coder Peter Yefi peteryefi@gmail.com
-"""
-
-from city_model_structure.building import Building as CityBuilding
-from sqlalchemy.exc import SQLAlchemyError
-from persistence.models import Building
-from persistence import BaseRepo
-from helpers.city_util import CityUtil
-from sqlalchemy import select
-
-
-class BuildingRepo(BaseRepo):
-
-  def __init__(self, db_name):
-    super().__init__(db_name)
-    self._city_util = CityUtil()
-
-  def insert(self, building: CityBuilding, city_id: int) -> Building:
-    """
-    Inserts a new building into the database
-    :param building: the building to insert
-    :param city_id: the city the building belongs to
-    :return:
-    """
-
-    model_building = Building()
-    model_building.name = building.name
-    model_building.function = building.function
-    model_building.construction_year = building.year_of_construction
-    model_building.floor_area = building.floor_area
-    model_building.city_id = city_id
-    model_building.data = self._city_util.extract_building_data(building)
-    try:
-      self.session.add(model_building)
-      self.session.flush()
-      self.session.commit()
-      return model_building
-    except SQLAlchemyError as err:
-      print(f'Error while adding building: {err}')
-
-  def get_by_id(self, building_id: int) -> Building:
-    """
-    Fetch a building based on the id
-    :param building_id: the building id
-    :return: a Building
-    """
-    try:
-      return self.session.execute(select(Building).where(Building.id == building_id)).first()[0]
-    except SQLAlchemyError as err:
-      print(f'Error while fetching building: {err}')
-
-  def get_by_name(self, building_name: str) -> [Building]:
-    """
-    Fetch a building based on the name
-    :param building_name: the name of the building
-    :return: [Building] with the provided name
-    """
-    try:
-      result_set = self.session.execute(select(Building).where(Building.name == building_name))
-      return [building[0] for building in result_set]
-    except SQLAlchemyError as err:
-      print(f'Error while fetching buildings: {err}')
-
-  def get_by_construction_year(self, year: int):
-    """
-    Fetch a building based on the year of construction
-    :param year: the construction year of the building
-    :return: [Building]
-    """
-    try:
-      result_set = self.session.execute(select(Building).where(Building.construction_year == year))
-      return [building[0] for building in result_set]
-    except SQLAlchemyError as err:
-      print(f'Error while fetching buildings: {err}')
-
-  def get_by_city(self, city_id: int):
-    """
-    Get all the buildings in a city
-    :param city_id: the city id
-    :return: [Building]
-    """
-    try:
-      result_set = self.session.execute(select(Building).where(Building.city_id == city_id))
-      return [building[0] for building in result_set]
-    except SQLAlchemyError as err:
-      print(f'Error while fetching buildings: {err}')
-
-
diff --git a/persistence/repositories/user_repo.py b/persistence/repositories/user_repo.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ee576bff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/persistence/repositories/user_repo.py
@@ -0,0 +1,101 @@
+"""
+City repository with database CRUD operations
+SPDX - License - Identifier: LGPL - 3.0 - or -later
+Copyright © 2022 Concordia CERC group
+Project Coder Peter Yefi peteryefi@gmail.com
+"""
+
+from persistence import BaseRepo
+from sqlalchemy.exc import SQLAlchemyError
+from sqlalchemy import select
+from persistence.models import User
+from persistence.models import UserRoles
+from helpers.auth import Auth
+from typing import Union, Dict
+
+
+class UserRepo(BaseRepo):
+  _instance = None
+
+  def __init__(self, db_name: str, dotenv_path: str, app_env: str):
+    super().__init__(db_name, dotenv_path, app_env)
+
+  def __new__(cls, db_name, dotenv_path, app_env):
+    """
+    Implemented for a singleton pattern
+    """
+    if cls._instance is None:
+      cls._instance = super(UserRepo, cls).__new__(cls)
+    return cls._instance
+
+  def insert(self, name: str, email: str, password: str, role: UserRoles) -> Union[User, Dict]:
+    user = self.get_by_email(email)
+    if user is None:
+      try:
+        if Auth.validate_password(password):
+          user = User(name=name, email=email, password=Auth.hash_password(password), role=role)
+          self.session.add(user)
+          self.session.flush()
+          self.session.commit()
+          return user
+      except SQLAlchemyError as err:
+        print(f'An error occured while creating user: {err}')
+    else:
+      return {'message': f'user with {email} email already exists'}
+
+  def update(self, user_id: int, name: str, email: str, password: str, role: UserRoles):
+    """
+    Updates a user
+    :param user_id: the id of the user to be updated
+    :param name: the name of the user
+    :param email: the email of the user
+    :param password: the password of the user
+    :param role: the role of the user
+    :return:
+    """
+    try:
+      if Auth.validate_password(password):
+        self.session.query(User).filter(User.id == user_id) \
+          .update({'name': name, 'email': email, 'password': Auth.hash_password(password), 'role': role})
+      self.session.commit()
+    except SQLAlchemyError as err:
+      print(f'Error while updating user: {err}')
+
+  def get_by_email(self, email: str) -> [User]:
+    """
+    Fetch user based on the email address
+    :param email: the email of the user
+    :return: [User] with the provided email
+    """
+    try:
+      return self.session.execute(select(User).where(User.email == email)).first()
+    except SQLAlchemyError as err:
+      print(f'Error while fetching user by email: {err}')
+
+  def delete_user(self, user_id: int):
+    """
+    Deletes a user with the id
+    :param user_id: the user id
+    :return: None
+    """
+    try:
+      self.session.query(User).filter(User.id == user_id).delete()
+      self.session.commit()
+    except SQLAlchemyError as err:
+      print(f'Error while fetching user: {err}')
+
+  def get_user_by_email_and_password(self, email: str, password: str) -> [User]:
+    """
+    Fetch user based on the email and password
+    :param email: the email of the user
+    :param password: the password of the user
+    :return: [User] with the provided email and password
+    """
+    try:
+      user = self.session.execute(select(User).where(User.email == email)).first()
+      if user:
+        if Auth.check_password(password, user[0].password):
+          return user
+      return {'message': 'user not found'}
+    except SQLAlchemyError as err:
+      print(f'Error while fetching user by email: {err}')
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 51a47411..1ef1383d 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -18,3 +18,4 @@ PyYAML
 pyecore==0.12.2
 python-dotenv
 SQLAlchemy
+bcrypt==4.0.1