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I ran into the same error in EnergyPlus 23.2.0 and found that the issue in my case was caused by the "APRatio: The area-to-perimeter ratio for this slab" in the "GroundHeatTransfer:Slab:EquivalentSlab" object being set higher than 22, which is the limit. Hope this helps anyone who finds this post while looking for a solution, just as I was!

   ** Severe  ** BuildingSurface:Detailed="CIRCULATION7_FLOOR6", invalid Outside Boundary Condition Object="SURFPROPOTHSDCOEFSLABAVERAGE".
   **   ~~~   **  no OtherSideCoefficients of that name.
   **  Fatal  ** GetSurfaceData: Errors discovered, program terminates.