Services
The Dry Floor
The top floor of each building, 24.2 and 25.1 feet above the base flood elevation, with its own power train in 2N. If water ever reached our standard halls, the Dry Floor would keep running.
01 What it is
What you are paying for
| Measure | SEC1 Hall 4 | NWK1 Level 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Finished floor | 34.2 ft | 36.1 ft |
| Above base flood elevation | 24.2 ft | 25.1 ft |
| Above our design flood elevation | 15.7 ft | 17.6 ft |
| Power | 2N UPS and generators, dedicated | 2N UPS and generators, dedicated |
| Density | 15 kW average, 45 kW with rear-door cooling | 20 kW average, 60 kW with liquid cooling |
| Space | Cabinets and cages | Private suites |
| Remote hands included | Two hours a month | Two hours a month |
The Dry Floor does not depend on anything below the design flood elevation: its switchgear, UPS, generators and fuel are all above 20 feet, and its fiber rises from sealed entrances in its own risers. A flood that reached the standard halls would cost the Dry Floor nothing but the stairs.
02 Who buys it
Who buys it
Mostly people who have been flooded before. Also people who have to explain their arrangements to someone else: auditors, insurers, boards, regulators of their own industries. A cabinet on the Dry Floor costs about a fifth more than the same cabinet in a standard hall, which is less than most of them expected and more than some of them were hoping.
03 Questions
Questions we are asked
- Is it really dry?
- It is dry in the sense that matters: nothing on it is designed to get wet. The roof is rated for 140 to 150 mph winds and has been inspected after every named storm since it was built.
- Can I move up later?
- Yes. We move customers between halls with remote hands at our standard rate and waive the cross-connect re-termination fees.
- Is the name a trademark?
- Yes, and we would rather you did not call your own building one.