SWHC004 residential revision due to QC findings

[behzadsalimian]

Pull Request (PR) Description

This PR addresses several outstanding issues for the SWHC004 Residential analysis workflow

• Corrected unit conversion in insert_normunits.py (Watts to kBtu/h)
• Ensured correct labeling of normalized units (CapOut-kBtuh)
• Parametrized OA temperature resets
• Updated techIDs names in the cases files

Contributor Email: brizi@solaris-technical.com

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[simularis]

Confirm name of boiler efficiency for this cohort. Previously steam_boiler_eff.

[behzadsalimian]

Changed "boiler_eff" to "steam_boiler_eff" to match the defined parameter in the prototype.

[simularis]

Internal review by Solaris Technical completed.

[behzadsalimian]

The techIDs for residential don't follow the naming convention to start with "RG" instead of "NG". We will not change unless specifically requested (to keep our simulation results matching with the GiHub).