Close #290, update envelope cost data and data handling

Issue #290 describes the high-level approach used to update the building envelope cost, performance, and lifetime data. Update the baseline CPL files to incorporate the new data. Opaque envelope cost data are now optionally differentiated for new construction and existing building. Add infrastructure to construct and use separate new and existing cost data for opaque envelope technologies. Update envelope ECMs, principally to realign cost data with the revised baseline. In particular, update prospective envelope ECMs with adjusted costs to match intended payback periods. Tweak the ENERGY STAR Windows v.7 ECM.
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diff --git a/cpl_envelope_mels.json b/cpl_envelope_mels.json
diff --git a/ecm_definitions/Best Com. Air Sealing (Exist).json b/ecm_definitions/Best Com. Air Sealing (Exist).json
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@
       "URL": "https://www.ashrae.org/technical-resources/aedgs/50-percent-aedg-free-download"}
     },
   "installed_cost": 2.22,
-  "cost_units": "2017$/ft^2 wall",
+  "cost_units": "2022$/ft^2 wall",
   "installed_cost_source": {
     "notes": "Based on cost premium-per-% performance improvement implied by residential 'best' air sealing measure. Using AIA CZ1 as a benchmark, the residential measure shows a cost premium of $2/ft^2 wall per 90% performance improvement in existing buildings in 2017; thus the cost premium to add to the baseline commercial infiltration cost of $0/ft^2 wall is $2.2/ft^2 wall in existing buildings ($2.00/ft^2 wall premium / 90% improvement)*(99.7% improvement for commercial infiltration in existing buildings in AIA CZ1 in 2017 (1 - 0.004/1.5))",
     "source_data": {
       "title": "Scout Baseline Envelope Cost and Performance Data",
       "author": null,
       "organization": "U.S. Department of Energy",
-      "year": 2016,
+      "year": 2023,
       "pages": null,
       "URL": "https://github.com/trynthink/scout/blob/master/cpl_envelope_mels.json"
     }
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@
     "timestamp": "Fri Nov 16 2018 10:28:47 EST"
   },
   "_updated_by": {
-    "name": null,
-    "organization": null,
-    "email": null,
-    "timestamp": null
+    "name": "Chioke Harris",
+    "organization": "National Renewable Energy Laboratory",
+    "email": "chioke.harris@nrel.gov",
+    "timestamp": "2023-02-12 21:30 UTC"
   }
 }
diff --git a/ecm_definitions/Best Com. Air Sealing (New).json b/ecm_definitions/Best Com. Air Sealing (New).json
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@
       "URL": "https://www.ashrae.org/technical-resources/aedgs/50-percent-aedg-free-download"}
     },
   "installed_cost": 0.46,
-  "cost_units": "2017$/ft^2 wall",
+  "cost_units": "2022$/ft^2 wall",
   "installed_cost_source": {
     "notes": "Based on cost premium-per-% performance improvement implied by residential 'best' air sealing measure. Using AIA CZ1 as a benchmark, the residential measure shows a cost premium of $0.31/ft^2 wall per 67% performance improvement in new buildings in 2017; thus the cost premium to add to the baseline commercial infiltration cost of $0/ft^2 wall is $0.46/ft^2 wall in new buildings ($0.31/ft^2 wall premium / 67% improvement)*(99% improvement for commercial infiltration in new buildings in AIA CZ1 in 2017 (1 - 0.004/0.38))",
     "source_data": {
       "title": "Scout Baseline Envelope Cost and Performance Data",
       "author": null,
       "organization": "U.S. Department of Energy",
-      "year": 2016,
+      "year": 2023,
       "pages": null,
       "URL": "https://github.com/trynthink/scout/blob/master/cpl_envelope_mels.json"
     }
@@ -71,9 +71,9 @@
     "timestamp": "Fri Nov 16 2018 10:28:47 EST"
   },
   "_updated_by": {
-    "name": null,
-    "organization": null,
-    "email": null,
-    "timestamp": null
+    "name": "Chioke Harris",
+    "organization": "National Renewable Energy Laboratory",
+    "email": "chioke.harris@nrel.gov",
+    "timestamp": "2023-02-12 21:30 UTC"
   }
 }
diff --git a/ecm_definitions/Best Commercial Fenestration.json b/ecm_definitions/Best Commercial Fenestration.json
@@ -23,22 +23,22 @@
   "market_exit_year": null,
   "market_exit_year_source": null,
   "energy_efficiency": {
-      "AIA_CZ1": {
-        "windows conduction": 2.88,
-        "windows solar": 0.36},
-      "AIA_CZ2": {
-        "windows conduction": 2.85,
-        "windows solar": 0.35},
-      "AIA_CZ3": {
-        "windows conduction": 2.64,
-        "windows solar": 0.26},
-      "AIA_CZ4": {
-        "windows conduction": 2.47,
-        "windows solar": 0.25},
-      "AIA_CZ5": {
-        "windows conduction": 2.25,
-        "windows solar": 0.25}
-      },
+    "AIA_CZ1": {
+      "windows conduction": 2.88,
+      "windows solar": 0.36},
+    "AIA_CZ2": {
+      "windows conduction": 2.85,
+      "windows solar": 0.35},
+    "AIA_CZ3": {
+      "windows conduction": 2.64,
+      "windows solar": 0.26},
+    "AIA_CZ4": {
+      "windows conduction": 2.47,
+      "windows solar": 0.25},
+    "AIA_CZ5": {
+      "windows conduction": 2.25,
+      "windows solar": 0.25}
+    },
   "energy_efficiency_units": {
       "windows conduction": "R value",
       "windows solar": "SHGC"
@@ -53,15 +53,15 @@
       "pages": null,
       "URL": "https://www.ashrae.org/technical-resources/aedgs/50-percent-aedg-free-download"}
     },
-  "installed_cost": 56.20,
-  "cost_units": "2016$/ft^2 glazing",
+  "installed_cost": 137.74,
+  "cost_units": "2022$/ft^2 glazing",
   "installed_cost_source": {
-    "notes": "The AEDG commercial window performance recommendation is very similar to the baseline commercial window performance in Scout, thus the same cost is assumed - baseline Scout window is a 3'x4' aluminum window assembly (#B20201066400)",
+    "notes": "The AEDG commercial window performance recommendation is very similar to the baseline commercial window performance in Scout, thus the same cost is assumed",
     "source_data": {
       "title": "Scout Baseline Envelope Cost and Performance Data",
       "author": null,
       "organization": "U.S. Department of Energy",
-      "year": 2016,
+      "year": 2023,
       "pages": null,
       "URL": "https://github.com/trynthink/scout/blob/master/cpl_envelope_mels.json"
     }
@@ -92,9 +92,9 @@
     "timestamp": "Fri Sep 21 2018 16:33:51 EDT"
   },
   "_updated_by": {
-    "name": null,
-    "organization": null,
-    "email": null,
-    "timestamp": null
+    "name": "Chioke Harris",
+    "organization": "National Renewable Energy Laboratory",
+    "email": "chioke.harris@nrel.gov",
+    "timestamp": "2023-02-12 21:30 UTC"
   }
 }
diff --git a/ecm_definitions/Best Commercial Floors.json b/ecm_definitions/Best Commercial Floors.json
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
   "market_exit_year": null,
   "market_exit_year_source": null,
   "energy_efficiency": {
-      "AIA_CZ1": 17,
-      "AIA_CZ2": 14.6,
-      "AIA_CZ3": 14.6,
-      "AIA_CZ4": 12.9,
-      "AIA_CZ5": 10.5
-    },
+    "AIA_CZ1": 17,
+    "AIA_CZ2": 14.6,
+    "AIA_CZ3": 14.6,
+    "AIA_CZ4": 12.9,
+    "AIA_CZ5": 10.5
+  },
   "energy_efficiency_units": "R value",
   "energy_efficiency_source": {
     "notes": "From AEDG design recommendations by climate zone; see calculations in: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XdnJQ5ujLBfvRvkJ117dxpMlLdbBCzYSMQ-Z7HK0-ec/edit#gid=0",
@@ -39,16 +39,16 @@
       "URL": "https://www.ashrae.org/technical-resources/aedgs/50-percent-aedg-free-download"}
     },
   "installed_cost": {
-    "new": 9.97,
-    "existing": 11.85},
-  "cost_units": "2017$/ft^2 footprint",
+    "new": 7.82,
+    "existing": 9.70},
+  "cost_units": "2022$/ft^2 footprint",
   "installed_cost_source": {
-    "notes": "Based on cost premium-per-R-value implied by residential 'best' floors measure. Using AIA CZ1 as a benchmark, the residential measure shows a cost premium of $3.10/ft^2 footprint for an R value improvement of 5.81 in 2017; thus the cost premium to add to the baseline commercial floor cost of $5.03/ft^2 footprint is $4.94/ft^2 footprint in new buildings ($3.10/ft^2 footprint premium / R-5.81 improvement)*(R-9.27 improvement for commercial floors in new buildings in AIA CZ1 in 2017) and $6.82/ft^2 footprint in existing buildings ($3.10/ft^2 footprint premium / R-5.81 improvement)*(R-12.79 improvement for commercial floors in existing buildings in AIA CZ1 in 2017)",
+    "notes": "Based on cost premium-per-R-value implied by residential 'best' floors measure. Using AIA CZ1 as a benchmark, the residential measure shows a cost premium of $3.10/ft^2 footprint for an R value improvement of 5.81 in 2017; thus the cost premium to add to the baseline commercial floor cost of $2.88/ft^2 footprint is $4.94/ft^2 footprint in new buildings ($3.10/ft^2 footprint premium / R-5.81 improvement)*(R-9.27 improvement for commercial floors in new buildings in AIA CZ1 in 2017) and $6.82/ft^2 footprint in existing buildings ($3.10/ft^2 footprint premium / R-5.81 improvement)*(R-12.79 improvement for commercial floors in existing buildings in AIA CZ1 in 2017)",
     "source_data": {
       "title": "Scout Baseline Envelope Cost and Performance Data",
       "author": null,
       "organization": "U.S. Department of Energy",
-      "year": 2016,
+      "year": 2023,
       "pages": null,
       "URL": "https://github.com/trynthink/scout/blob/master/cpl_envelope_mels.json"
     }
@@ -79,10 +79,10 @@
     "timestamp": "Fri Sep 21 2018 16:33:51 EDT"
   },
   "_updated_by": {
-    "name": null,
-    "organization": null,
-    "email": null,
-    "timestamp": null
+    "name": "Chioke Harris",
+    "organization": "National Renewable Energy Laboratory",
+    "email": "chioke.harris@nrel.gov",
+    "timestamp": "2023-02-12 21:33 UTC"
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/ecm_definitions/Best Commercial Roofs.json b/ecm_definitions/Best Commercial Roofs.json
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
   "market_exit_year": null,
   "market_exit_year_source": null,
   "energy_efficiency": {
-      "AIA_CZ1": 30.6,
-      "AIA_CZ2": 30,
-      "AIA_CZ3": 30,
-      "AIA_CZ4": 25.9,
-      "AIA_CZ5": 24.6
-      },
+    "AIA_CZ1": 30.6,
+    "AIA_CZ2": 30,
+    "AIA_CZ3": 30,
+    "AIA_CZ4": 25.9,
+    "AIA_CZ5": 24.6
+  },
   "energy_efficiency_units": "R value",
   "energy_efficiency_source": {
     "notes": "From AEDG design recommendations by climate zone; see calculations in: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XdnJQ5ujLBfvRvkJ117dxpMlLdbBCzYSMQ-Z7HK0-ec/edit#gid=0",
@@ -38,15 +38,18 @@
       "pages": null,
       "URL": "https://www.ashrae.org/technical-resources/aedgs/50-percent-aedg-free-download"}
     },
-  "installed_cost": 7.04,
-  "cost_units": "2016$/ft^2 roof",
+  "installed_cost": {
+    "new": 4.36,
+    "existing": 4.22
+  },
+  "cost_units": "2022$/ft^2 roof",
   "installed_cost_source": {
-    "notes": "Based on cost premium-per-R-value implied by residential 'best' roof measure. Using AIA CZ1 as a benchmark, the residential measure shows a cost premium of $4.49/ft^2 roof for an R value improvement of 30 in 2017; thus the cost premium to add to the baseline commercial roof cost of $6.33/ft^2 roof is $0.71/ft^2 roof ($4.49/ft^2 roof premium / R-30 improvement)*(R-4.74 improvement for commercial roofs in AIA CZ1 in 2017)",
+    "notes": "Based on cost premium-per-R-value implied by residential 'best' roof measure. Using AIA CZ1 as a benchmark, the residential measure shows a cost premium of $4.49/ft^2 roof for an R value improvement of 30 in 2017; thus the cost premium to add to the baseline commercial roof cost of $3.65/ft^2 roof (new) and $3.51/ft^2 roof (existing) is $0.71/ft^2 roof ($4.49/ft^2 roof premium / R-30 improvement)*(R-4.74 improvement for commercial roofs in AIA CZ1 in 2017)",
     "source_data": {
       "title": "Scout Baseline Envelope Cost and Performance Data",
       "author": null,
       "organization": "U.S. Department of Energy",
-      "year": 2016,
+      "year": 2023,
       "pages": null,
       "URL": "https://github.com/trynthink/scout/blob/master/cpl_envelope_mels.json"
     }
@@ -77,9 +80,9 @@
     "timestamp": "Fri Sep 21 2018 16:33:51 EDT"
   },
   "_updated_by": {
-    "name": null,
-    "organization": null,
-    "email": null,
-    "timestamp": null
+    "name": "Chioke Harris",
+    "organization": "National Renewable Energy Laboratory",
+    "email": "chioke.harris@nrel.gov",
+    "timestamp": "2023-02-12 21:39 UTC"
   }
 }
diff --git a/ecm_definitions/Best Commercial Walls.json b/ecm_definitions/Best Commercial Walls.json
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@
   "market_exit_year": null,
   "market_exit_year_source": null,
   "energy_efficiency": {
-      "AIA_CZ1": 31.5,
-      "AIA_CZ2": 28.5,
-      "AIA_CZ3": 20.9,
-      "AIA_CZ4": 20.5,
-      "AIA_CZ5": 20.5
-      },
+    "AIA_CZ1": 31.5,
+    "AIA_CZ2": 28.5,
+    "AIA_CZ3": 20.9,
+    "AIA_CZ4": 20.5,
+    "AIA_CZ5": 20.5
+  },
   "energy_efficiency_units": "R value",
   "energy_efficiency_source": {
     "notes": "From AEDG design recommendations by climate zone; see calculations in: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1XdnJQ5ujLBfvRvkJ117dxpMlLdbBCzYSMQ-Z7HK0-ec/edit#gid=0",
@@ -39,16 +39,17 @@
       "URL": "https://www.ashrae.org/technical-resources/aedgs/50-percent-aedg-free-download"}
     },
   "installed_cost": {
-    "new": 36.95,
-    "existing": 41.75},
-  "cost_units": "2016$/ft^2 wall",
+    "new": 10.74,
+    "existing": 15.54
+  },
+  "cost_units": "2022$/ft^2 wall",
   "installed_cost_source": {
-    "notes": "Based on cost premium-per-R-value implied by residential 'best' wall measure. Using AIA CZ1 as a benchmark, the residential measure shows a cost premium of $1.97/ft^2 wall for an R value improvement of 2.81 in 2017; thus the cost premium to add to the baseline commercial wall cost of $27.35/ft^2 wall is $9.6/ft^2 wall in new buildings ($1.97/ft^2 wall premium / R-2.81 improvement)*(R-13.76 improvement for commercial new walls in AIA CZ1 in 2017) and $14.4/ft^2 wall in existing buildings ($1.97/ft^2 wall premium / R-2.81 improvement)*(R-20.54 improvement for commercial new walls in AIA CZ1 in 2017)",
+    "notes": "Based on cost premium-per-R-value implied by residential 'best' wall measure. Using AIA CZ1 as a benchmark, the residential measure shows a cost premium of $1.97/ft^2 wall for an R value improvement of 2.81 in 2017; thus the cost premium to add to the baseline commercial wall cost of $1.14/ft^2 wall is $9.6/ft^2 wall in new buildings ($1.97/ft^2 wall premium / R-2.81 improvement)*(R-13.76 improvement for commercial new walls in AIA CZ1 in 2017) and $14.4/ft^2 wall in existing buildings ($1.97/ft^2 wall premium / R-2.81 improvement)*(R-20.54 improvement for commercial new walls in AIA CZ1 in 2017)",
     "source_data": {
       "title": "Scout Baseline Envelope Cost and Performance Data",
       "author": null,
       "organization": "U.S. Department of Energy",
-      "year": 2016,
+      "year": 2023,
       "pages": null,
       "URL": "https://github.com/trynthink/scout/blob/master/cpl_envelope_mels.json"
     }
@@ -79,9 +80,9 @@
     "timestamp": "Fri Sep 21 2018 16:33:51 EDT"
   },
   "_updated_by": {
-    "name": null,
-    "organization": null,
-    "email": null,
-    "timestamp": null
+    "name": "Chioke Harris",
+    "organization": "National Renewable Energy Laboratory",
+    "email": "chioke.harris@nrel.gov",
+    "timestamp": "2023-02-12 21:51 UTC"
   }
 }
diff --git a/ecm_definitions/Com. Air Sealing (Exist), 90.1 c. 2019.json b/ecm_definitions/Com. Air Sealing (Exist), 90.1 c. 2019.json
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@
       "URL": null}
     },
   "installed_cost": 0.876,
-  "cost_units": "2016$/ft^2 wall",
+  "cost_units": "2022$/ft^2 wall",
   "installed_cost_source": {
     "notes": "Based on cost premium-per-% performance improvement implied by residential 'IECC - existing' air sealing measure. Using AIA CZ1 as a benchmark, the residential measure shows a cost premium of $0.42/ft^2 wall per 35% performance improvement in existing buildings in 2017; thus the cost premium to add to the baseline commercial infiltration cost of $0/ft^2 wall is $2.2/ft^2 wall in existing buildings ($0.42/ft^2 wall premium / 35% improvement)*(73% improvement for commercial infiltration in existing buildings in AIA CZ1 in 2017 (1 - 0.4/1.5))",
     "source_data": {
       "title": "Scout Baseline Envelope Cost and Performance Data",
       "author": null,
       "organization": "U.S. Department of Energy",
-      "year": 2016,
+      "year": 2023,
       "pages": null,
       "URL": "https://github.com/trynthink/scout/blob/master/cpl_envelope_mels.json"
     }
@@ -70,10 +70,16 @@
     "email": "jared.langevin@lbl.gov",
     "timestamp": "Tue Sep 25 2018 16:51:49 EDT"
   },
-  "_updated_by": {
+  "_updated_by": [{
     "name": "Ardelia Clarke",
     "organization": "National Renewable Energy Laboratory" ,
     "email": "ardelia.clarke@nrel.gov" ,
     "timestamp": "Mon Feb 10 2020 12:21:49 MST"
-  }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "Chioke Harris",
+    "organization": "National Renewable Energy Laboratory",
+    "email": "chioke.harris@nrel.gov",
+    "timestamp": "2023-02-12 21:53 UTC"
+  }]
 }
diff --git a/ecm_definitions/Com. Air Sealing (New), 90.1 c. 2019.json b/ecm_definitions/Com. Air Sealing (New), 90.1 c. 2019.json
@@ -33,14 +33,14 @@
       "URL": null}
     },
   "installed_cost": 0,
-  "cost_units": "2016$/ft^2 wall",
+  "cost_units": "2022$/ft^2 wall",
   "installed_cost_source": {
     "notes": "Based on cost premium-per-% performance improvement implied by residential 'IECC - new' air sealing measure, which shows zero cost premium over baseline infiltration cost of zero",
     "source_data": {
       "title": "Scout Baseline Envelope Cost and Performance Data",
       "author": null,
       "organization": "U.S. Department of Energy",
-      "year": 2016,
+      "year": 2023,
       "pages": null,
       "URL": "https://github.com/trynthink/scout/blob/master/cpl_envelope_mels.json"
     }
@@ -70,10 +70,16 @@
     "email": "jared.langevin@lbl.gov",
     "timestamp": "Fri Nov 16 2018 10:33:49 EST"
   },
-  "_updated_by": {
+  "_updated_by": [{
     "name": "Ardelia Clarke",
     "organization": "National Renewable Energy Laboratory",
     "email": "ardelia.clarke@nrel.gov",
     "timestamp": "Mon Feb 10 2020 12:21:49 MST"
-  }
+  },
+  {
+    "name": "Chioke Harris",
+    "organization": "National Renewable Energy Laboratory",
+    "email": "chioke.harris@nrel.gov",
+    "timestamp": "2023-02-12 21:57 UTC"
+  }]
 }