0.17.0 (2024-05-08)

extend: Extend ProgramType with to_inp() method (38a5ed2)
load: Further improvements to loads (4946efd)
load: Handle the case that both gas equipment and SHW are specified (3e17340)
load: Make several improvements to the way loads are translated (187c79a)
package: Fix a list few bugs identified though eQuest importing (3a0f721)
programtype: Fix several issues uncovered through eQuest testing (ae37975)
schedule: Add workaround for ScheduleFixedInterval to avoid errors (0d2d698)
schedules: Fix several bugs in previous version (affec97)
util: Use better way to process program IDs in switch statements (560c482)
writer: Add method to group rooms by DOE-2 level (6af357c)
writer: Add more tests and fix bugs (7e4e532)
writer: Ensure that ShadeMesh also uses Rectangle (b5faa41)
writer: Fix issues in previous commit (3b338a9)
writer: Fix more bugs (788e8bb)
writer: Improve the check for when we forego POLYGON (938f8c1)

construction: Add translators for constructions and materials (9e3fa37)
program: Add support for assigning mech airflow via program type (ad38e52)
programtype: Support for translating programs to switch statements (e7f07fc)
properties: Add RoomDoe2Properties for the few extra attributes (1c42b91)
refactor: Remove old modules and add skeleton for new code (d403d9c)
room: Add support for writing extruded Rooms without polygons (b641a82)
room: Finish adding RoomDoe2Properties to assign HVAC parameters (72490d9)
schedule: Add functions for translating schedules (1ae86c7)
shade: Write shades without POLYGON when they are RECTANGLE (354defd)
simulation: Add classes to handle simulation parameters (d189b62)
writer: Add methods to group and assign HVAC Zones (35b7246)
writer: Add writer functions for all of the objects (09d05d3)

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