
Katelyn Stenger overhauled the HVAC upgrade configuration workflow in the NREL/resstock repository, focusing on modernizing and consolidating YAML-driven configuration files for SDR HVAC upgrades. She refactored upgrade logic and introduced reusable apply blocks, improving maintainability and reducing configuration drift. By updating simulation parameters and lookup tables, she enabled more accurate and scalable scenario analyses, broadening support for central AC, ASHP, and room AC upgrade paths. Her work leveraged Python, YAML, and Pandas for data management and timeseries analysis, aligning configuration structures with business goals and positioning the repository for future feature extensions and streamlined maintenance without introducing new bugs.

Monthly overview for 2025-08 focused on business-critical HVAC configuration modernization in NREL/resstock. Delivered a comprehensive YAML configuration overhaul for SDR HVAC upgrades, consolidating and refactoring logic for clarity, maintainability, and alignment with business goals. Implemented renaming and refresh of shared YAML blocks, introduced reusable apply blocks for furnace upgrade logic, refreshed upgrade definitions, and standardized naming across upgrade identifiers to reduce confusion and enable smoother future iterations. No explicit bug fixes were documented this month; the work was primarily feature-driven with strong collaboration through PR reviews. The changes reduce configuration drift, mitigate maintenance risk, and position the team for faster rollout of future HVAC upgrades.
Monthly overview for 2025-08 focused on business-critical HVAC configuration modernization in NREL/resstock. Delivered a comprehensive YAML configuration overhaul for SDR HVAC upgrades, consolidating and refactoring logic for clarity, maintainability, and alignment with business goals. Implemented renaming and refresh of shared YAML blocks, introduced reusable apply blocks for furnace upgrade logic, refreshed upgrade definitions, and standardized naming across upgrade identifiers to reduce confusion and enable smoother future iterations. No explicit bug fixes were documented this month; the work was primarily feature-driven with strong collaboration through PR reviews. The changes reduce configuration drift, mitigate maintenance risk, and position the team for faster rollout of future HVAC upgrades.
July 2025 summary for NREL/resstock: Delivered an overhauled HVAC upgrade configuration workflow within the ResStock project, featuring a YAML-driven configuration overhaul and enhanced timeseries analysis capabilities. Consolidated changes in sdr_upgrades_furnace.yml and options_lookup.tsv; broadened upgrade options to central AC, ASHP, and room AC; refactored upgrade logic and updated simulation parameters and lookup tables to enable more accurate and scalable scenario analyses. These changes improve configurability, support a wider set of HVAC upgrade paths, and position the repo for future feature additions and performance improvements.
July 2025 summary for NREL/resstock: Delivered an overhauled HVAC upgrade configuration workflow within the ResStock project, featuring a YAML-driven configuration overhaul and enhanced timeseries analysis capabilities. Consolidated changes in sdr_upgrades_furnace.yml and options_lookup.tsv; broadened upgrade options to central AC, ASHP, and room AC; refactored upgrade logic and updated simulation parameters and lookup tables to enable more accurate and scalable scenario analyses. These changes improve configurability, support a wider set of HVAC upgrade paths, and position the repo for future feature additions and performance improvements.
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