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+# Engine DB
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+This database folder is specifically for managing the database which stores data outputs for our recommendation engine
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+Namely, there are a number of process that are run asynchronously, such as determination if UPRNs are in a conservation area, cleaning of EPC data and more. These processes produce static data outputs that are stored to this engine database.
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+This database will rarely be accessed from the front end