Merge branch 'develop' into above-grade-height

docs/read_the_docs/source/changelog/changelog_dev.rst

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  :released: pending
 
  .. change::
+
+ :tags: bugfix, characteristics
+ :pullreq: 1265
+ :tickets: 1236
+
+ **Date**: 2024-08-06
+
+ Title:
+ Fix Hot Water Fixtures multipliers
+
+ Description:
+ Mean-shift hot water usage multipliers distribution by increasing weighted average from 0.8 to 1.0 in Hot Water Fixtures.tsv.
+
+ Assignees: Lixi Liu
+
  :tags: workflow, infiltration, bugfix
  :pullreq: 1257
 
@@ -22,6 +37,19 @@ Development Changelog
 
  Assignees: Joe Robertson
 
+ .. change::
+ :tags: characteristics, floor area, bugfix
+ :pullreq: 1301
+
+ **Date**: 2024-09-18
+
+ Title:
+ Fix RECS floor area bins
+
+ Description:
+ RECS have been using incorrect floor area bins when assigning some characteristics due to a bug on how floor area bin is calculated. This PR fixes the issue.
+
+ Assignees: Rajendra Adhikari, Anthony Fontanini
 
  .. change::
  :tags: workflow, hot water, feature
@@ -44,7 +72,7 @@ Development Changelog
  :tags: workflow, plug loads, feature
  :pullreq: 1298
 
- **Date**: 2024-09-19
+ **Date**: 2024-09-24
 
  Title:
  Latest OS-HPXML
@@ -56,3 +84,19 @@ Development Changelog
  OpenStudio-HPXML: `pull request 1690 <https://github.com/NREL/OpenStudio-HPXML/pull/1690>`_, `pull request 1775 <https://github.com/NREL/OpenStudio-HPXML/pull/1775>`_
 
  Assignees: Joe Robertson
+
+
+ .. change::
+ :tags: workflow, hvac, feature
+ :pullreq: 1254
+
+ **Date**: 2024-09-218
+
+ Title:
+ Heating and Cooling Unavailable Days
+
+ Description:
+ The purpose of this PR is to account for dwelling units whose HVAC system (heating/cooling) is unavailable for some number of days during the year (per RECS 2020).
+ Specifically, this PR modifies HVAC heating/cooling seasons using number of unavailable days and BAHSP definition for heating/cooling months.
+
+ Assignees: Joe Robertson