diff --git a/conf/hermes.conf b/conf/hermes.conf
index 683290f5d0cfbc9669e4689a82d440c3ed9be553..085895749dd2c78c6ac18b1f86bbf7b988a38526 100755
--- a/conf/hermes.conf
+++ b/conf/hermes.conf
@@ -2,14 +2,14 @@
 log_level = 3
 input_dir = /home/Earth/ctena/Models/hermesv3_bu_data
 data_path = /esarchive/recon
-output_dir = /scratch/Earth/HERMESv3_BU_OUT/serial
-output_name = HERMESv3_<date>_traffic_area.nc
+output_dir = /scratch/Earth/HERMESv3_BU_OUT/parallel
+output_name = HERMESv3_<date>_residential.nc
 emission_summary = 0
 start_date = 2016/11/29 00:00:00
 # ----- end_date = start_date [DEFAULT] -----
 # end_date = 2010/01/01 00:00:00
 output_timestep_num = 24
-auxiliary_files_path = /scratch/Earth/HERMESv3_BU_aux/<domain_type>_<resolution>
+auxiliary_files_path = /scratch/Earth/HERMESv3_BU_aux/parallel/<domain_type>_<resolution>
 erase_auxiliary_files = 0
 
 
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ vertical_description = <input_dir>/profiles/vertical/MONARCH_Global_48layers_ver
     #ny = 398
     #inc_x = 12000
     #inc_y = 12000
-    #x_0 = -2131849.000
+    #x_0 = -2131849.000point_sources
     #y_0 = -2073137.875
 
     # IP
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ vertical_description = <input_dir>/profiles/vertical/MONARCH_Global_48layers_ver
     #x_0 = -142848.422
     #y_0 = -20137.891
 
-# if domain_type == mercator:
+# if domain_type == mercator:point_sources
     # lat_ts = -1.5
     # lon_0 = -18
     # nx = 10
@@ -136,11 +136,11 @@ livestock_processors = 0
 crop_operations_processors = 0
 crop_fertilizers_processors = 0
 agricultural_machinery_processors = 0
-residential_processors = 0
+residential_processors = 2
 recreational_boats_processors = 0
 point_sources_processors = 0
 traffic_processors = 0
-traffic_area_processors = 1
+traffic_area_processors = 0
 
 
 [SHAPEFILES]
diff --git a/hermesv3_bu/tools/__init__.py b/hermesv3_bu/tools/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..e69de29bb2d1d6434b8b29ae775ad8c2e48c5391
diff --git a/hermesv3_bu/tools/download_benchmark.py b/hermesv3_bu/tools/download_benchmark.py
new file mode 100755
index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..90b949e5a2a7915d1469136d0d6c89c7fc3b44c9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/hermesv3_bu/tools/download_benchmark.py
@@ -0,0 +1,84 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+
+import sys
+import os
+
+
+def query_yes_no(question, default="yes"):
+    valid = {"yes": True, "y": True, "1": True, 1: True,
+             "no": False, "n": False, "0": False, 0: False}
+    if default is None:
+        prompt = " [y/n] "
+    elif default == "yes":
+        prompt = " [Y/n] "
+    elif default == "no":
+        prompt = " [y/N] "
+    else:
+        raise ValueError("invalid default answer: '%s'" % default)
+
+    while True:
+        sys.stdout.write(question + prompt)
+        choice = input().lower()
+        if default is not None and choice == '':
+            return valid[default]
+        elif choice in valid:
+            return valid[choice]
+        else:
+            sys.stdout.write("Please respond with 'yes' or 'no' (or 'y' or 'n').\n")
+
+
+def check_args(args, exe_str):
+    if len(args) == 0:
+        print("Missing destination path after '{0}'. e.g.:".format(exe_str) +
+              "\n\t{0} /home/user/HERMESv3_BU".format(exe_str))
+        sys.exit(1)
+    elif len(args) > 1:
+        print("Too much arguments through '{0}'. Only destination path is needed e.g.:".format(exe_str) +
+              "\n\t{0} /home/user/HERMESv3_BU".format(exe_str))
+        sys.exit(1)
+    else:
+        dir_path = args[0]
+
+    if not os.path.exists(dir_path):
+        if query_yes_no("'{0}' does not exist. Do you want to create it? ".format(dir_path)):
+            os.makedirs(dir_path)
+        else:
+            sys.exit(0)
+
+    return dir_path
+
+
+def download_files(parent_path):
+    from ftplib import FTP
+
+    ftp = FTP('bscesftp.bsc.es')
+    ftp.login()
+    dst_file = os.path.join(parent_path, 'HERMESv3_BU_Benchmark.zip')
+
+    ftp.retrbinary('RETR HERMESv3_BU_Benchmark.zip', open(dst_file, 'wb').write)
+
+    ftp.quit()
+
+    return dst_file
+
+
+def unzip_files(zippath, parent_path):
+    import zipfile
+
+    zip_file = zipfile.ZipFile(zippath, 'r')
+    zip_file.extractall(parent_path)
+    zip_file.close()
+    os.remove(zippath)
+
+
+def download_benchmark():
+    argv = sys.argv[1:]
+
+    parent_dir = check_args(argv, 'hermesv3_bu_download_benchmark')
+
+    zippath = download_files(parent_dir)
+    unzip_files(zippath, parent_dir)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    download_benchmark()
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index 4159598584de18c17c3d0330b911ad9069a4b6fc..9524d79e0a8f3a41734d7078d44ace02ea86aa4b 100755
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -59,6 +59,7 @@ setup(
     entry_points={
         'console_scripts': [
             'hermesv3_bu = hermesv3_bu.hermes:run',
+            'hermesv3_bu_download_benchmark = hermesv3_bu.tools.download_benchmark:download_benchmark',
         ],
     },
 )
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