diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 5b6a065..b7fdc09 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -2,3 +2,5 @@
 .Rhistory
 .RData
 .Ruserdata
+*.pdf
+*_Rmd/*
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/DESCRIPTION b/DESCRIPTION
index ab0b9fc..deeec60 100644
--- a/DESCRIPTION
+++ b/DESCRIPTION
@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ Imports:
   gamstransfer (>= 3.0.1),
   madrat,
   magclass,
+  mip (>= 0.148.15),
+  piamPlotComparison,
   yaml
 Suggests:
     covr,
diff --git a/inst/compareScenarios/cs_01_stocks_flows.Rmd b/inst/compareScenarios/cs_01_stocks_flows.Rmd
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..57b63ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/compareScenarios/cs_01_stocks_flows.Rmd
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+# Stock and flows
+
+## Building stock
+
+```{r stock vars}
+tot <- "Stock|Buildings"
+subsec <- c("Stock|Residential",
+            "Stock|Commercial")
+```
+
+```{r StockSubsector}
+showAreaAndBarPlots(data, vars = subsec, tot = tot, orderVars = "user", scales = "fixed")
+```
+
+### All buildings
+
+### Residential
+```{r residential stock vars}
+tot <- "Stock|Residential"
+heatingRes <- paste(tot, heating, sep = "|")
+vintageRes <- paste(tot, vintage, sep = "|")
+typeRes <- paste(tot, type, sep = "|")
+locationRes <- paste(tot, location, sep = "|")
+```
+
+#### by building type
+```{r Stock-Residential-(type)}
+showAreaAndBarPlots(data, vars = typeRes, tot = tot, orderVars = "user", scales = "fixed")
+walk(typeRes, showLinePlots, data = data)
+```
+
+#### by location
+```{r Stock-Residential-(location)}
+showAreaAndBarPlots(data, vars = locationRes, tot = tot, orderVars = "user", scales = "fixed")
+walk(locationRes, showLinePlots, data = data)
+```
+
+#### by construction cohort
+```{r Stock-Residential-(vintage)}
+showAreaAndBarPlots(data, vars = rev(vintageRes), tot = tot, orderVars = "user", scales = "fixed")
+```
+
+#### by Space heating
+```{r Stock-Residential-(heating)}
+showAreaAndBarPlots(data, vars = heatingRes, tot = tot, orderVars = "user", scales = "fixed")
+walk(heatingRes, showLinePlots, data = data)
+```
+
+### Commercial
diff --git a/inst/compareScenarios/preprocessing.R b/inst/compareScenarios/preprocessing.R
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b385de9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/inst/compareScenarios/preprocessing.R
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# Load additional libraries ----------------------------------------------------
+
+library(dplyr) # nolint: undesirable_function_linter.
+
+
+
+# BRICK sets -------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+# Sets are used in Rmd files to select variables
+
+subsec <- c(
+  "Residential",
+  "Commercial"
+)
+type <- c(
+  "SFH",
+  "MFH"
+)
+location <- c(
+  "Urban",
+  "Rural"
+)
+heating <- c(
+  "Biomass",
+  "District heating",
+  "Heat pump",
+  "Resistive electric",
+  "Gas",
+  "Liquids",
+  "Coal"
+)
+
+# automatic identification of vintages to allow for different model resolutions
+vintageRegex <- "(Before|After) \\d{4}|\\d{4} - \\d{4}"
+vintage <- grep(vintageRegex, unique(data[["variable"]]), value = TRUE) %>%
+  unique() %>%
+  sub(pattern = paste0("^.*(", vintageRegex, ").*$"), replacement = "\\1") %>%
+  unique()
+vintage <- c(grep("^Before", vintage, value = TRUE),
+             sort(grep("^\\d{4}", vintage, value = TRUE)),
+             grep("^After", vintage, value = TRUE))
diff --git a/man/dot-agg.Rd b/man/dot-agg.Rd
index 7a0b0de..a813028 100644
--- a/man/dot-agg.Rd
+++ b/man/dot-agg.Rd
@@ -4,12 +4,14 @@
 \alias{.agg}
 \title{Aggregate}
 \usage{
-.agg(x, agg)
+.agg(x, agg, silent = TRUE)
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{x}{MagPIE object, BRICK object}
 
 \item{agg}{named vector of dimensions to aggregate.}
+
+\item{silent}{boolean, suppress warnings and printing of dimension mapping}
 }
 \value{
 aggregated MagPIE objects without sub dimensions in dim 3
diff --git a/man/dot-readBrickSets.Rd b/man/readBrickSets.Rd
similarity index 68%
rename from man/dot-readBrickSets.Rd
rename to man/readBrickSets.Rd
index dc4cb89..e2ed1ad 100644
--- a/man/dot-readBrickSets.Rd
+++ b/man/readBrickSets.Rd
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 % Generated by roxygen2: do not edit by hand
-% Please edit documentation in R/reportAgg.R
-\name{.readBrickSets}
-\alias{.readBrickSets}
+% Please edit documentation in R/readBrickSets.R
+\name{readBrickSets}
+\alias{readBrickSets}
 \title{Read brickSets mapping}
 \usage{
-.readBrickSets(tmpl)
+readBrickSets(tmpl)
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{tmpl}{character, BRICK reporting template}
diff --git a/man/reportAgg.Rd b/man/reportAgg.Rd
index ab6e2e2..bb3f417 100644
--- a/man/reportAgg.Rd
+++ b/man/reportAgg.Rd
@@ -4,7 +4,14 @@
 \alias{reportAgg}
 \title{Report aggregated quantities}
 \usage{
-reportAgg(x, name, tmpl = NULL, agg = NULL, rprt = NULL, silent = TRUE)
+reportAgg(
+  x,
+  name,
+  brickSets = readBrickSets(NULL),
+  agg = NULL,
+  rprt = NULL,
+  silent = TRUE
+)
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{x}{MagPIE object, BRICK object}
@@ -12,7 +19,7 @@ reportAgg(x, name, tmpl = NULL, agg = NULL, rprt = NULL, silent = TRUE)
 \item{name}{character, name of reporting variable. reported dimensions passed
 with \code{rprt} have to be escaped with curly brackets.}
 
-\item{tmpl}{character, BRICK reporting template}
+\item{brickSets}{named list, BRICK reporting template}
 
 \item{agg}{named vector of dimensions to aggregate. Names are dimension names
 of \code{x} and values are either set elements or subsets of set elements
diff --git a/man/reportBuildingStock.Rd b/man/reportBuildingStock.Rd
index 6f76e3c..369f685 100644
--- a/man/reportBuildingStock.Rd
+++ b/man/reportBuildingStock.Rd
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 \alias{reportBuildingStock}
 \title{Report building Stock}
 \usage{
-reportBuildingStock(gdx, tmpl = NULL)
+reportBuildingStock(gdx, brickSets = NULL)
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{gdx}{gams transfer container of the BRICK GDX}
 
-\item{tmpl}{character, BRICK reporting template}
+\item{brickSets}{character, BRICK reporting template}
 }
 \description{
 Report quantities describing the stock of buildings
diff --git a/man/reportConstruction.Rd b/man/reportConstruction.Rd
index 1fd880c..121ab48 100644
--- a/man/reportConstruction.Rd
+++ b/man/reportConstruction.Rd
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 \alias{reportConstruction}
 \title{Report construction}
 \usage{
-reportConstruction(gdx, tmpl = NULL)
+reportConstruction(gdx, brickSets = NULL)
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{gdx}{gams transfer container of the BRICK GDX}
 
-\item{tmpl}{character, BRICK reporting template}
+\item{brickSets}{character, BRICK reporting template}
 }
 \description{
 Report quantities describing the construction of new buildings
diff --git a/man/reportDemolition.Rd b/man/reportDemolition.Rd
index 4df61c4..4ee81af 100644
--- a/man/reportDemolition.Rd
+++ b/man/reportDemolition.Rd
@@ -4,12 +4,12 @@
 \alias{reportDemolition}
 \title{Report demolition}
 \usage{
-reportDemolition(gdx, tmpl = NULL)
+reportDemolition(gdx, brickSets = NULL)
 }
 \arguments{
 \item{gdx}{gams transfer container of the BRICK GDX}
 
-\item{tmpl}{character, BRICK reporting template}
+\item{brickSets}{character, BRICK reporting template}
 }
 \description{
 Report quantities describing the demolition of buildings