diff --git a/.db-env b/.db-env
index 2874869..d5a81db 100644
--- a/.db-env
+++ b/.db-env
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ POSTGRES_PASSWORD=makingwarmhomes
 POSTGRES_HOST=localhost
 POSTGRES_PORT=5432
 PGADMIN_DEFAULT_EMAIL=junte@domna.homes
-PGADMIN_DEFAULT_PASSWORD=makingwarmhomes
\ No newline at end of file
+PGADMIN_DEFAULT_PASSWORD=makingwarmhomes
+DATABASE_URL=postgresql://postgres:makingwarmhomes@db:5432/postgres
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 50bff3f..880cfb3 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
         "ms-python.python",
         "ms-toolsai.jupyter",
         "mechatroner.rainbow-csv",
-        "ms-toolsai.datawrangler"
+        "ms-toolsai.datawrangler",
+        "lindacong.vscode-book-reader"
       ]
     }
   }
diff --git a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
index 3213e61..ec14ffc 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/.devcontainer/docker-compose.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ services:
       context: ..
       dockerfile: .devcontainer/Dockerfile
     command: sleep infinity
+    env_file:
+      - ../.db-env
     volumes:
       - ..:/workspaces/survey-extractor:cached
 
diff --git a/etl/load.py b/etl/load.py
index 16bce71..d4b456a 100644
--- a/etl/load.py
+++ b/etl/load.py
@@ -1,3 +1,38 @@
 # A very simple script to read a presite note and load to a postgres database
+import os
+from etl.surveyedData.surveryedData import surveyedDataProcessor
+from etl.transform.types import get_db_session, init_db, AssessorInfo
+
+pre_site_note_path = os.path.join(os.getcwd(), "..", "example_data", "pre_site_note.pdf")
+
+survey_one = surveyedDataProcessor("123 Fake Street", [pre_site_note_path])
+
+assert survey_one.pre_site_note.assessor_information.accreditation_number == "QUID211435"
+
+init_db()
+
+assessor1 = AssessorInfo(
+    accreditation_number=survey_one.pre_site_note.assessor_information.accreditation_number,
+    name=survey_one.pre_site_note.assessor_information.name,
+    phone_number=survey_one.pre_site_note.assessor_information.phone_number,
+    email_address=survey_one.pre_site_note.assessor_information.email_address,
+)
+
+with get_db_session() as session:
+    session.add(assessor1)
+    session.commit()
 
 
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+# Download a pdf file and save it in git for easier processes and tests
+# scrape the correct data
+# Pydantic structure
+# Load to database successfully locally
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/etl/transform/types.py b/etl/transform/types.py
index 9ab8463..dada10e 100644
--- a/etl/transform/types.py
+++ b/etl/transform/types.py
@@ -1,12 +1,36 @@
-from sqlmodel import Field, SQLModel, create_engine, Relationship
-from uuid import uuid4
+from sqlmodel import Field, SQLModel, create_engine, Relationship, Session
+import uuid
 from datetime import datetime
 from pydantic import field_validator, EmailStr
+from pydantic_settings import BaseSettings
 from typing import Optional, List
+from sqlalchemy import Column
+from sqlalchemy.dialects.postgresql import UUID
+
+class Settings(BaseSettings):
+    DATABASE_URL: Optional[str] = None  # Default to None if not set
+
+    class Config:
+        env_file = ".env"  # Load from an optional .env file
+
+settings = Settings()
+engine = create_engine(settings.DATABASE_URL) if settings.DATABASE_URL else None
+
+
+def get_db_session():
+    if engine is None:
+        raise RuntimeError("Database is not configured. Set DATABASE_URL in environment variables.")
+    return Session(engine)
+
+def init_db():
+    if engine:
+        SQLModel.metadata.create_all(engine)
 
 class BaseModel(SQLModel):
-    id: str = Field(default_factory=uuid4, primary_key=True, index=True, sa_column_kwargs={'type_': 'UUID'})
-
+    id: uuid.UUID = Field(
+        default_factory=uuid.uuid4,
+        sa_column=Column(UUID(as_uuid=True), primary_key=True)
+    )
 
 class Dimension(BaseModel):
     floor_area_m2: float
@@ -75,7 +99,7 @@ class Door(BaseModel):
     no_of_insulated_doors: int
     u_value_w_m2_k: Optional[str]
 
-class AssessorInfo(BaseModel):
+class AssessorInfo(BaseModel, table=True):
     accreditation_number: str
     name: str
     phone_number: Optional[str] = None
diff --git a/example_data/pre_site_note.pdf b/example_data/pre_site_note.pdf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8339e03
Binary files /dev/null and b/example_data/pre_site_note.pdf differ
diff --git a/poetry.lock b/poetry.lock
index 61ccb90..7ffe6d7 100644
--- a/poetry.lock
+++ b/poetry.lock
@@ -1206,6 +1206,27 @@ files = [
 [package.dependencies]
 typing-extensions = ">=4.6.0,<4.7.0 || >4.7.0"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "pydantic-settings"
+version = "2.8.1"
+description = "Settings management using Pydantic"
+optional = false
+python-versions = ">=3.8"
+groups = ["main"]
+files = [
+    {file = "pydantic_settings-2.8.1-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:81942d5ac3d905f7f3ee1a70df5dfb62d5569c12f51a5a647defc1c3d9ee2e9c"},
+    {file = "pydantic_settings-2.8.1.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:d5c663dfbe9db9d5e1c646b2e161da12f0d734d422ee56f567d0ea2cee4e8585"},
+]
+
+[package.dependencies]
+pydantic = ">=2.7.0"
+python-dotenv = ">=0.21.0"
+
+[package.extras]
+azure-key-vault = ["azure-identity (>=1.16.0)", "azure-keyvault-secrets (>=4.8.0)"]
+toml = ["tomli (>=2.0.1)"]
+yaml = ["pyyaml (>=6.0.1)"]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pygments"
 version = "2.19.1"
@@ -1275,6 +1296,21 @@ files = [
 [package.dependencies]
 six = ">=1.5"
 
+[[package]]
+name = "python-dotenv"
+version = "1.1.0"
+description = "Read key-value pairs from a .env file and set them as environment variables"
+optional = false
+python-versions = ">=3.9"
+groups = ["main"]
+files = [
+    {file = "python_dotenv-1.1.0-py3-none-any.whl", hash = "sha256:d7c01d9e2293916c18baf562d95698754b0dbbb5e74d457c45d4f6561fb9d55d"},
+    {file = "python_dotenv-1.1.0.tar.gz", hash = "sha256:41f90bc6f5f177fb41f53e87666db362025010eb28f60a01c9143bfa33a2b2d5"},
+]
+
+[package.extras]
+cli = ["click (>=5.0)"]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "pytz"
 version = "2025.1"
@@ -1698,4 +1734,4 @@ files = [
 [metadata]
 lock-version = "2.1"
 python-versions = ">=3.12"
-content-hash = "8d7db7d1395e8a16703b9b23de79f9d0e53307dea379e229a26081bc301aaf93"
+content-hash = "f49b1428e8390de0d5989fcd7319d0f1e54d29127e967a3a7d9c07acd74e6d39"
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 0ec3f55..b80566d 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "fuzzywuzzy (>=0.18.0,<0.19.0)",
     "sqlmodel (>=0.0.24,<0.0.25)",
     "psycopg2 (>=2.9.10,<3.0.0)",
+    "pydantic-settings (>=2.8.1,<3.0.0)",
 ]
 
 [tool.poetry]