Without any GroundHeatTransfer:Basement:* object in the IDF file, simulation (using EP-launch) crash with the following severe errors.

   ** Severe  ** Output:PreprocessorMessage="GroundTempCalc - Basement" has the following Severe condition:
   **   ~~~   ** IP: The IDF file has no records.
   ** Severe  ** Output:PreprocessorMessage="GroundTempCalc - Basement" has the following Severe condition:
   **   ~~~   ** IP: Other miscellaneous errors found in input
   ** Severe  ** Output:PreprocessorMessage="GroundTempCalc - Basement" has the following Severe condition:
   **   ~~~   ** IP: Out of "range" values and/or blank required fields found in input
   ** Severe  ** Output:PreprocessorMessage="GroundTempCalc - Basement" has the following Fatal condition:
   **   ~~~   ** IP: Errors occurred on processing IDF file. Preceding condition(s) cause termination.

If you experienced something similar, please enlight me about what's going wrong here. Thanks.