diff --git a/.build.yml b/.build.yml
index 6c1f59b..4f51403 100644
--- a/.build.yml
+++ b/.build.yml
@@ -8,19 +8,32 @@ tasks:
       rustup toolchain install nightly stable
       cd vivaldi-nc/
       rustup run stable cargo fetch
-  - stable: |
+  - format: |
       rustup default stable
       cd vivaldi-nc/
       cargo fmt --verbose --check
+  - lint: |
+      rustup default stable
+      cd vivaldi-nc/
       cargo clippy --verbose
+  - stable: |
+      rustup default stable
+      cd vivaldi-nc/
       cargo build --verbose
-      cargo test --verbose
+      cargo test --verbose --no-default-features --features f32
+      cargo test --verbose --no-default-features --features f64
+  - bench: |
+      rustup default stable
+      cd vivaldi-nc/
+      cargo bench --verbose --no-default-features --features f32
+      cargo bench --verbose --no-default-features --features f64
   - nightly: |
       rustup default nightly
       cd vivaldi-nc/
       cargo clippy --verbose ||:
       cargo build --verbose  ||:
-      cargo test --verbose   ||:
+      cargo test --verbose --no-default-features --features f32 ||:
+      cargo test --verbose --no-default-features --features f64 ||:
   - docs: |
       cd vivaldi-nc/
       rustup run stable cargo doc --no-deps
diff --git a/examples/planetlab.rs b/examples/planetlab.rs
index 48c6307..a594020 100644
--- a/examples/planetlab.rs
+++ b/examples/planetlab.rs
@@ -2,6 +2,18 @@
 //
 // for info on the format, see `NetLatency-Data/README.md`
 
+//
+// **** Features ****
+//
+
+/// `FloatType` is a type alias for either `f32` or `f64` depending on cargo features
+#[cfg(feature = "f32")]
+type FloatType = f32;
+
+/// `FloatType` is a type alias for either `f32` or `f64` depending on cargo features
+#[cfg(feature = "f64")]
+type FloatType = f64;
+
 use std::{
     fs::File,
     io::{BufReader, Read},
@@ -85,7 +97,7 @@ fn main() {
         nc[i_local].update(&nc_remote, rtt_measured);
 
         // complete, now let's sum up the error
-        error = nc.iter().map(|n| n.error()).sum::<f32>() / NUM_NODES as f32;
+        error = nc.iter().map(|n| n.error()).sum::<FloatType>() / NUM_NODES as FloatType;
         assert!(error.is_finite());
         if error < 5.0 {
             break;