KEEPING INDIA�S BOOMING IT INDUSTRY WATERPROOF � CASE STUDY I

Pradnya03 Jul, 2021Business

In 2008 Edelweiss, one of India?s leading financial service companies struck the highest deal in real estate by purchasing a 3 basement, G + 14 stored RCC building for approximately 250 crores with a built-up area of 2 lakh sq. ft. to house their corporate office. As part of their IT infrastructure, this building was also going to house Edelweiss?s main server room, battery room, electrical room, and UPS. The entire IT infrastructure for Edelweiss?s operation was designed, built, and maintained by IBM. The structure consisted of RCC columns and PT slabs. In order to provide external glazing to the structure, extended cantilevers were cast along the entire periphery of the bldg. During June 2010 monsoon, rainwater seeped in through these extended cantilever portions which resulted in leakages in the server room and UPS area.