During the COVID-19 crisis, Uptime Institute offers some advice for leaders based on recent consultations and member meetings.

On March 31 Uptime Institute hosted the webinar COVID-19: Minimizing Critical Facility Risk. Much of the content was based on the Uptime Institute report COVID-19: Minimizing Critical Facility Risk. Here, you’ll find the questions (Q) attendees submitted, organized by topic and answered (A) by Uptime Institute experts.

The hospital ship USNS Mercy (T-AH 19) deployed in support of the nation's COVID-19 response efforts, and will serve as a referral hospital for non-COVID-19 patients currently admitted to shore-based hospitals.

Detecting fires early or, ideally, before they happen, is always critical, but this is especially important for data centers.

Power management company Eaton is using its manufacturing, 3-D printing expertise, and partner network to fulfill a JobsOhio order for rapid production of 360,000 reusable face shields to strengthen the state’s fight against the virus.

Consistent access to energy is key for mission critical entities that bear the responsibility of enabling industrial and digital infrastructure to operate continuously. As battery technology has evolved to cater to the industrial-specific energy demands of power grids, data facilities, solar and wind farms.

Fitz Protect is a new line of protective eyewear designed specifically to meet the needs of frontline medical personnel. It provides an enhanced line of defense against COVID-19 infection.

Critical power environments often rely on highly trained professionals to maintain worker safety while protecting facility equipment. “Safety by design” describes a comprehensive approach, incorporating practical and feasible electrical distribution saftey designs.

While teachers in Michigan are using online and blended teaching strategies to supplement today’s modern classroom, most schools are not prepared technologically to shut down for extended periods of time and transition all instructional activities to an online format. In an effort to support statewide preparedness activities, Michigan Virtual has created a School Closure Learning Continuity Readiness Rubric.

Fire is the second-leading cause of failure (after power issues), according to a 2015 Capitoline survey, and the risk is increasing as greater power densities (20-plus kW per rack) are housed in more confined spaces.