Sustainability · Defined
Functional performance testing
Documented testing of a system’s operation against defined requirements and sequences. It evaluates behavior under specified conditions, not merely whether equipment turns on.
Why it matters
The test record should identify prerequisites, expected results, observed results, deficiencies, and retesting. Seasonal or load-dependent conditions may require later verification. A pass for one test should not be extended to untested modes.
In practice
A project example
A controls test checks the transition between occupied and unoccupied modes, records a failed response, and verifies the correction after the sequence is revised.
Technical references
General educational guidance from KOW Building Consultants. Examples are illustrative, not project records. The applicable contract, standard, program, and jurisdiction control the requirements for a specific assignment.