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appealed for a smooth and peaceful
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transition and pledged the assistance of
Inside the Design Centre
the United Nations for the people of the
Global Service Centre
North African nation.
Brindisi, Italy
MISSION LIBYA “The United Nations stands ready to
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extend all possible assistance to the
Libyan people,” he stated, adding that

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Inauguration of the new Support Base
MISSI N LIBYA the world body is ready to assist in areas
such as security and rule of law, social
and economic recovery, constitution-
MODULARIZATION The new UN Mission!
2 C34 Workshop in Brindisi
DSS Validation of Modular Design Christian Henze
making, human rights, elections and
transitional justice.
RSC Steering Committee Visit
Modularization 5 Year Plan
Expiditionary Service Package
SDS Review
200 Man Camp Design Version B
Design Development Process
High Security Shelter Project

TRAINING

7 Waste Water Treatment, Brindisi

Solicitation Process, Torino, Turin
Alternative Energy, Entebbe

9 WORKSHOPS
Sustainable Energy in EU Crises
Management, Budapest
EU Logistics Conference, Brussels
EU Engineer Workshop, Brussels
Emergency Management Expo and
Conference 2011, Munich
Alternative Energy - NATO Center of
Excellence, Ingolstadt

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BINUCA, UNMISS, UNSMIL
Regional Service Centre, Entebbe
Support to UNAMI, UNIFIL Libya 2011, Opposition Forces moving towards Tripoli

The ESDC wishes you all a Happy New In this context, the newly established
Year and is welcoming you to the sixth Global Support Centre in Italy is
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We will circulate this Newsletter from office and logistics base supporting our
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Updates, Products and Outlook
time to time in order to keep all
engineers and friends updated on
newest mission: UNSMIL, United
Nations Support Mission in Libya.
DIS Police Stations in Chad developments in the Engineering As first action the GSC embedded key
Standardization and Design Centre. UNSMIL staff within its sections, and
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could offer up to 100 workstations
within its Logistics Base in Brindisi.
The idea is to embed all mission
administrative and back-office functions
within the respective GSC/UNLB
sections.
In this regard, the ESDC also created
additional space for up to two UNSMIL
engineers within its current office and is
already providing all engineering
support on the ground to our new
mission since September 2011.
Please see page 13 - ESDC Mission
Support for more information.
UNSB Valencia
Inauguration of the new UN
Support Base
Giovanni Ferraro
The United Nations Support Base in
Valencia (UNSB) was officially opened
on 6 July 2011 with the visit of the UN
Secretary-General.
Secretary-General speaks at MDGs meeting
The Secretary-General said that "…we
launch a new chapter in the history of
United Nations operations … one that
will lead to greater efficiency and
reliability for our work around the
world…"
UNSB inauguration on 6 July 2011
Crown Prince Felipe of Asturias
attended the inaugural ceremony in
Valencia along with other Spanish
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authorities, including the President of
the Parliament of Valencia, Mr. Cotino,
Defense Minister, Mrs. Chacon, and
Foreign Affairs Minister, Mrs. Jimenez.
The UNSB will provide information and
communications technology (ICT)
support to all field missions, working in
conjunction with the United Nations
Logistics Base in Brindisi (UNLB).
UNSB inauguration on 6 July 2011
The safety of data assets will be ensured
by both bases in the event of a
catastrophic disaster.
UNSB Entrance view
UNSB has been built to highest
environmental standards, including the
use of solar energy and rainwater
harvesting.
The two data centers (Brindisi and
Valencia) will host all enterprise
systems as well as those systems
supporting all field missions.
UNSB inauguration ceremony
Modularization
Abhinav Wakhloo and Giovanni
Ferraro
C34 Workshop in Brindisi
In line with the General Assembly
Resolution 64/ 249 dated 24 June 2010,
UNLB is developing the concept of
Modularization for Field Missions.
As part of this important process, the
concept and camp designs have to go
through a review and approval by field
mission experts (MTEG) and the
Special Committee on Peacekeeping
Operations (C34).
Christian Henze, Chief ESDC is giving a presentation to the C34
Subsequent to the approval of the
Modularization Technical Experts
Group [mteg@unlb.org], the C34
conference was held at UNLB from 5 to member states, and clarifications to any
6 April 2011. Altogether 24 member queries raised by member states was
states participated in the conference provided.
with the objective to review the
progress made in the development of
the concept of Modularization.
The briefing methodology provided to
the member states included various
presentations, a display camp with all
components, videos and booklets.
All data has also been provided on Xavier Devaulx de Chambord, PM Modularization, presenting
DVD/CD . the modularization 5 year plan to the C34

Prototype camp built in UNLB

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Validation of Modular Design
The detailed design of the 200 man
camp, with focus on camp security and
safety, was also submitted to the
Department of Security and Safety
(DSS) for their review and approval.
On 19 April 2011, a VTC was held with
the representatives from DSS to further
Juha Rauhalahti, SLO is giving a presentation to the C34 discuss all details of the modular design.
This display camp demonstration Modified sea container-watchtower prototypes

provided member state delegates the The VTC concluded with the C34
opportunity to witness first hand the member states expressing their
implementation of the 200 man camp, satisfaction with the progress made in
the modification of 20’ ISO sea the design of the 200 man camp and
containers into offices and dormitory pledged their support to further
accommodation, the set-up of high development of Modularization.
security shelters and camp defense/
protection elements, the operation of
water supply and waste water treatment
plants, the implementation of energy Specialized Shelter Prototypes - External View

supply modules such as photovoltaic

After a careful review of the design, Mr.
panels and generators, and the provision
Kenneth Payumo, Chief Peacekeeping
of IT network in remote locations. Operation Support Section, DSS
validated the design of the 200 man
camp on 29 April 2011.

Specialized Shelter Prototypes - Internal View
Subsequently, on 26 July and 06
December 2011, Juha Rauhalahti,
Senior Logistics Officer joined Xavier
de Chambord, Chief OSS/LSD and
  Project Manager of Modularization to
MST during the construction exercise
update the special committee on
The two day conference concluded with peacekeeping operations (C34) on all
a VTC chaired by Ms. Susana Malcorra, progress made and the way forward.
USG DFS, that included member state
representatives who could not attend the Please note that the last two ESDC
presentation at UNLB. Newsletters (vol. 4 and 5) are
During the VTC, a summary of the two introducing and further explaining the
day conference was presented to all the modularization topic!
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RSC Steering Committee Visit
The RSC Steering Committee, chaired
by the ASG Mr. Banbury, was held at
UNLB from 12 to 14 Sep 2011.
A detailed briefing on the concept of
modularization and Mission Support
Teams was given to the committee
members.
The presentation generated interesting
discussions and all the committee
members and special guests, consisting
of several Directors of Mission Support
from various missions, e.g. UNSOA,

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UNAMID, MONUSCO, UNMIS(S),
BINUCA and UNIFIL expressed their
satisfaction with this new approach.
Shared kitchenette container in UNMIS(S)
drafted the requisite planning
documents for implementation and
follow up. All progress has been
presented to the C-34 in New York.
The project team identified all modules
required for each defined service
package; in addition to the original 19
modules introduced to the C-34 in April
2011, specialized modules for Public
Information (PIO) and Geospatial
Information (GIS) have been added to
the concept together with sub-modules
of functions, which are not fully
scalable and expeditionary modules.
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Inspection of Expiditionary Camp, GSC Brindisi
Expeditionary Service Package

Expiditionary Camp, GSC Brindisi

Specialized Shelter Prototypes - Internal View
In addition, further ESDC support for
the execution of the RSC Master plan
was discussed.
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Modularization 5 Year Plan
A team of representatives from various
missions convened in Brindisi for a
planning workshop from 10 October to
4 November, under the leadership of
Mr. Xavier Devaulx de Chambord,
Project Manager of the GFSS/
Modularization pillar.
In October 2011, this team together with
the ESDC had the opportunity to join an
Italian Army Rapid Deployment
exercise and study emerging trends of
military deployment concepts, including
tentage, specialized supplies and
expandable containers.
SDS Review
Recently, the Director LSD launched
the timely review of the Strategic
Deployment Stocks composition.
The objectives are to align the
composition with the requirements of
the seven identified modularization
service packages, remove items and
quantities no longer required and
introduce tools and materials to better
support the modularization concept.

Expiditionary Camp, GSC Brindisi

Many of these elements also exist in

Planning Workshop, GSC Brindisi
During the four week workshop, the
team defined the scope and approach to
modularized service packages,
identified time-lines and milestones and
Strategic Deployment stocks and are in
use by the UN.
The team observed the requirement of
compatibility and collocation of
civilians with deploying military
elements as well as the requirement for ES and SDS unit reviewing the SDS composition
mobility of small teams inserted without In this context, our Engineering SDS
logistical support. On-line Catalogue continues to have an
The emerging concept of the important role in providing information
modularization expeditionary kit (as on all Engineering materials and
Service Package or Module) emphasizes equipment. It actually represents a
high portability and transportability. collection of Engineering products that

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are grouped into different and/or sub-
categories. These hierarchies have been
created to organize the products in the
catalogue to make it easier for
customers to navigate and find the
products they are interested in.
This webpage of course has to be
modified in the near future according to
the new modularization system, but still
is helpful in the meantime.
Please access without login credentials
within UN secure network:
http://www.sds-catalogue.dpko.un.org/
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200 man Camp Design
Version B
The detail design of the 200 man camp
is a process which is under continuous
development with precious input from
many field missions.
The “Camp Version B” attempts to
incorporate the use of sustainable
energy, aimed at reducing the carbon
footprint in a conflict zone. The
“Version B” aims to redefine all future
camp designs, develop new systems
contracts and create composition of the
new SDS inventory.
The conceptual design divides the camp
into two main areas: core zone for staff
only and belt zone for services that can
be accessed by the contractors involved
in the facilities maintenance (water
supply, fuel, waste water/solid, etc.).
The internal area includes the
accommodation and related facilities,
e.g. ablutions, kitchen, dining,
recreation, office, high security shelter
etc., and is a secured area with access
limited to staff only. The high security
shelter will also provide a safe haven to
the staff in case of an attack.
The internal core will include the RDTS
(Rapidly Deployable Telecommun-
ication Shelter), a communication
module protected by 9 ISO containers
and hesco bastions.
The “Camp Version B” design will
include the use of sustainable energy.
This design will include the use of
modified sea containers equipped with
photovoltaic and solar panels, and
ablutions containers equipped with solar
All system design follows the road
network in the camp in order to
minimize the length of cables and pipes
and respective channels.
All layouts are being studied to avoid
system conflict and interference.
The electrical distribution network
surrounds the core area as a ring in
order to guarantee reliable power supply
and balance of the phases.
200 man Camp Design Version B
water heaters. Options on the use of
windmills, concentrated solar power,
and biomass are being explored as
sources of alternative energy.
Typical Manhole Layout
The sewage system is divided in black
and grey lines, considering proper
grease and oil traps for laundry, kitchen,
generators, fuel storage and car wash
areas.
The collection point is the waste water
treatment module. This module includes
also the waste water treatment plant.
200 man Camp version B - 3D view
A detailed SOW document has been
prepared which describes in detail the
nineteen modules, variants and details
of the camp design along with the BOQ.
Each module contains various design
packages, which are still under
development.
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Water Supply System
Design Development Process
In addition to developing the SOW and
BOQ, this stage also includes the design
of the water supply and distribution
system, sewage disposal and storm
water drainage system, power supply
and distribution network and waste
management system in the camp.
The design development is based on
certain planning assumptions e.g. terrain Road Drainage System
levels, site slopes, entry and exit points, Our design also includes the use of
power supply, water supply, sewage treated water from the waste water
collection points, natural ground treatment plant to be used for irrigation,
drainage, wind direction etc. workshops and WC flushing.
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(Storm-)Drainage Channel Layout
The storm water drainage is based on
open drainage channel network dividing
the camp in macro collection areas for
each main zone. The zone with the
location of water treatment plant is
considered to be the highest point of the
site whereas the zone with the location
of sewage/waste water treatment plant is
considered as the lowest point.
Therefore, the water supply system
consists of three main supply lines: bulk
water, potable water and recycled water.
* is the worst scenario for each class,
High Security Shelter Project
Meeting with Italian Forces at Nettuno Base
In order to test the protection level,
UNLB is going to perform with the
Italian Force a ballistic test on all
critical elements of the shelter in
Nettuno base, close to Rome, Italy.
According to the NATO Design Threat
Levels Explanatory Notes (Annex A to
STANAG 2280) there are several
ballistic classes (A,B,C,D,E) and levels
(1,2,3,4,5) considering blast and
fragmentation effect. In any case level 5
because the impact causes the highest
damage.
In September 2011, Mr. Juha Rahalahti
and Mr. Giovanni Ferraro met Italian
Force Representatives in Nettuno, in
order to evaluate the feasibility of
various ballistic tests to be carried out
on the shelter and the logistic support
required.
Category B (small/medium calibre
projectiles) level 4 (anti-tank, shaped
charge) using a “Panzerfaust 3” rocket
propelled grenade.
Due to the deep impact on the structure,
the test will be performed after the
category A has been successfully
accomplished on the same container
aiming at a non-compromised section.
This exercise will be repeated on a
second prototype of the same
configuration or with additional layers
of sandbags.
Prototype 1 - Configuration 1.1
Prototype 1 - Configuration 1.2 using
one prototype consisting of four
containers, double stacked, to be tested
for Category C (near miss situation)
(battlefield rockets, artillery and
mortars) at level 5 (155 mm artillery,
122 mm rocket), with a controlled static
detonation at a distance of 2 - 5 m from
the protected containers (level 1 & 2).
Prototype 1 - Configuration 1.2

Specialized Shelter 3D Cross Section The ESDC proposed to focus on three

The specialized security shelter concept
is designed for high Security Level
using sea-containers to provide safe
living and working environment. This is
achieved by placing sea-containers
partly filled with sandbags on top and
around the inner office/living
containers.
This SSSM can be arranged in a variety
of configurations: L-, O-, U- shape,
for any number of personnel as office,
hospital and/or living accommodation,
due to the fact that it is a "modular
structure".
The protection level can be adapted/
improved with additional infill to reach
the requested level of protection. The
side protection could also be provided
through e.g. gabions, if sea-containers
are only available in limited quantity.
Prototype 2 – two identical prototypes
configurations to optimize the cost and
consisting of either five or three
reduce the time implications for the
containers each, to be tested for
construction exercise.
Category D (direct hit situation)
The prototype 1 refers to the (battlefield rockets, artillery and
accommodation (office or living) mortars) with static detonation.
container protection and it shall be
To simulate the post-explosion effect, a
tested in two different configurations
hole will be created on the ceiling of the
studied for test category A, B, C, in
top roof container and the explosives
particular:
will be placed inside the container on
Prototype 1 - Configuration 1.1, two top of the sand bag protective layer. The
identical prototypes of two containers detonation power will be calibrated
each, to be tested for: accordingly.
Category A (small/medium calibre
projectiles) level 5 (automatic cannon),
using calibre 25 mm with No. 2 series
of three shots. The test will be
performed on the surface of the  
Prototype 2
protected container, aiming at the upper
levels of the protective mass provided Two tests will be performed on the two
by sandbags; prototype sets to identify the resistance

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level. The first test will be done for the
level 4 scenario (120 mm mortar, 107
mm rocket); if it fails, the second test
will be conducted for level 3 (82 mm
mortar), if successful the prototype will
be tested for the level 5 (155 mm
artillery, 122 mm rocket). Module 1A and 1B

It is fundamental to avoid any oils and

MST and ESDC filling the prototype with pallets and sandbags
This test has been made possible with
funding from several missions, such as
UNAMID, UNMISS MONUSCO,
UNIFIL and GSC.
In this regard, the ESDC wants to thank
all participating missions for their fast
and precious support. Currently, the
authorization process is ongoing
between UNLB and the Italian Forces to
schedule the exact date and agenda for
the tests foreseen in March 2012.
TRAINING
Waste Water Training at GSC
Paola De Mauro and Giovanni Ferraro
Treatment Plant - Process Flow Chart
In general, the depuration process is
based on the condition that most of the
organic matter in our waste water is
biodegradable. When bacteria is
utilizing oxygen and producing new
cells and energy, all organic matter is
being destroyed and transformed into
stable compost.
The quantity of oxygen used by the
bacteria can give an idea of the organic
load of the sewage.
The measure for such process is BOD5
(biologic oxygen demand), meaning the
quantity of oxygen used (mg/l) during
the oxidation process of organic matter
in 5 days. In general low BOD5 value
indicates a good water quality whereas
high values implies polluted water.
The standard design parameters are the
following: 200 man-camp size: daily
flow rate of 30.000 l/day; average flow
rate of 1.250 l/h; peak flow rate of 5.000
l/h (for about 1 hour); BODin = 250
mg/l; TSSin = 250 mg/l (total suspended
solid); grease trap for kitchen and
laundry installed.
fats, because they kill the membrane,
block the oxygen exchange, and cause
problems to the final sedimentation
resulting in scrums.
Currently, the UN is using two waste
water treatment configurations:
1A : stand alone treatment system
This module is a septic system
configuration with the process divided
into four macro steps: 1. primary
sedimentation with physical and
mechanical treatment based on gravity;
2. bio-filtration using plastic filling
bodies on which fixed biomass
develops; 3. disinfection, which helps to
destroy microorganisms that can cause
diseases in humans; 4. sub-irrigation or
water disposal.
1B+2+3: Full scale treatment system
This is the complete system
configuration which comprises the
following three modules: Module 1b
includes two tanks, the first one for the
sedimentation and anaerobic digestion
and the second for bio-filtration.

In April 2011, the training/workshop

regarding the water and sanitation
system contract PD/CO132/07 with
EUROMEC was held in Brindisi.
ESDC organized this important event
involving representatives of the newly
formed Mission Support Team (MST),
in order to familiarize with all system
components: installation, operation and
maintenance.
EUROMEC engineers illustrated the
waste water treatment plant with
training sessions and practical exercises
in the field. This training included
installation of a complete treatment
plant in the UNLB compound for the
workshop exercise.

MST and ESDC at the Waste Water Treatment Training

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Module 2 includes the lift
tank&extention, the pumps&guide rails,
the gross screening, the level regulators,
the valve chamber and the control panel.
Module 2
Module 3
Module 3 is the containerized waste
water treatment plant. The process is
divided into pre-treatment, oxidation,
membrane filtration with sludge
recycling and dewatering unit for
sludge, disinfection and discharge.
The Module 1B is designed to be
connected to Module 2 (Lift Station
Module) which carries waste water into
Module 3 (Containerized WWTP).
Module 3 (Containerized Waste Water
Treatment Plant) produces treated water
that can be safely re-used as bulk water
or (if required) even connected to a
Water Treatment Plant to be recycled
and used as potable water.
All participants familiarized themselves
with the complete treatment plant and
were involved in the installation of all
components, and the running of the
system with real sludge.
Finally, all participants learned to
analyze errors, resolve problems and
perform various tests including water
analysis.
Even though this system contract with
EUROMEC has recently expired, many
such plants are still in SDS and mission
stocks or are currently operational in
missions.
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Solicitation Process for
Construction Works, Turin
Abhinav Wakhloo
The Engineering Section/SSS/LSD in
collaboration with the International
Training Centre (ITC) organized a
training program on Managing the
Solicitation Process for Construction
Works, Systems Contracts and Facilities
Management.
Group Photo of all participants
Training in Turin
The training program was held from
23rd to 27th May 2011 in Turin, Italy
and included 24 engineers from various
Field Missions and HQ. Christian
Henze and Abhinav Wakhloo
participated in the training course on
behalf of the ESDC.
The course provided an overview of the
Procurement Manual and the UN
Procurement Process, and focused on
the various stages in the solicitation
process, especially on roles and
responsibilities.
Alternative Energy, Entebbe
Paola De Mauro and Giovanni Ferraro
The “Engineering Training Course on
Alternative Energy - Product Pilot
Case” was organized at the Regional
Support Centre, Entebbe from 27th June
to 1st July 2011.
Paola De Mauro and Giovanni Ferraro
represented ESDC and attended the
training program to contribute to the
development of the pilot project.
Training in Entebbe
Suntech Power Holdings has been
awarded the systems contract (PD-
C0198) for the supply of photovoltaic-
diesel hybrid power supply systems and
for the provision of related materials
and other services.
Paola and Giovanni on the rooftop, Entebbe
Suntech Power Holdings conducted the
training by installing one prototype PV
System (3 phases), 3.0 KW capacity,
complete with PV/Arrays,
C/Controllers, Inverters, Battery Banks,
support structures and all related
accessories.
During the engineering exercise all
participants could verify that the
alternative PV system easily supports
the power request (all the electrical
fittings of the training conference room
were connected), including AC units.
The pilot project also included the
installation of some stand-alone light
PV poles.
This training provided a great
opportunity to all participants to
exchange opinions and experiences.

WORKSHOPS
Christian Henze and Abhinav Wakhloo
Sustainable Energy in EU
Crises Management, Budapest
Abhinav Wakhloo represented GSC/
UNLB in the Sustainable Energy in EU
Crises Management Conference, held
on 05 and 06 May 2011 in Budapest,
Hungary.
Crises Management Operations (CMO)
rely almost entirely on fossil fuels to
supply the necessary energy, and
therefore create a dramatical burden on
the logistic supply chain. Due to the
dependency on fossil fuel, modern
civil/military CMOs are not only
susceptible to fluctuations in fuel prices
but also burdened by the compelling
cost of fuel convoys. The convoys in
turn introduce new risks to the
operational effectiveness and the safety
of personnel in theatre.
Abhinav Walkhloo, keynote presenter at EU conference, Budapest
The aim of the Conference was to
produce a common understanding of
what mechanisms affect energy supply
projected onto logistics, novel systems
(technology and behavior), design and
acquisition as well as implementation of
novel policies and strategies.
Workshop team in Budapest
The Conference included keynote
speeches, presentations accompanied by
open discussions, and breakout sessions.
Abhinav, one of the keynote addressee,
gave a presentation on the way forward
with the use of sustainable energy in
camps in conflict zones in the context of
implementation of the GFSS concept of
Modularization.
In addition, the delegates of the
conference had access to Renexpo 5th,
an exhibition which was dedicated to
showcasing the latest products, services,
technology and trends in the field use of
sustainable energy.
EU Staff Logistics Conference,
Brussels
Juha Rauhalahti
On 7 - 8 June 2011, the modularization
team leader Juha Rauhalahti attended a
European Union Military Staff logistics
deploy ability conference in Brussels.
Brussels Conference
The current theme of this annual
conference was "multi nationality".
The GSC presentation on modularized
camps was well received and it sparked
an initiative to hold the next conference
together with NATO, EU and UN in
Brindisi, April 2012.
Representatives in Brussels conference
The issues multinational militaries face
are common to all peacekeeping
counterparts, and the emerging trends of
sustainability and survivability include
the introduction of e.g. alternative
energy solutions.
EU Engineer Workshop and
Conference 2011, Brussels
Christian Henze
Christian Henze represented the ESDC
at the EU Engineer Workshop and
Conference 2011 held on the 20 and 21
September in Brussels.
The workshop and conference was
organized by the European External
Action Service, EEAS, and included
engineering and logistics representatives
from EUFOR, NATO and various EU
bodies and member states.
Amongst other important goals the
EEAS “…works closely with the United
Nations on a host of issues. The Union’s
belief in multilateralism reflects an
attachment to negotiated, binding rules
in international relations, and is
explicitly spelled out in the Treaty of
Lisbon... The Union runs military,
political or civilian missions to help
build and secure the peace in a number
of countries in Europe, Africa and
beyond, such as in Afghanistan…”
In this context, EU and UN engineers
faced/are facing similar challenges in
Somalia, Chad, Uganda, Lebanon and
the Balkans.
Current EU Operations
EUFOR Btl size camp in MINURCAT, Chad
During the workshop the engineering
challenges faced in the EU/UN joint
operation in MINURCAT was one of
the main topics discussed, in order to
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learn from mistakes and to improve the
coordination and cooperation between
EU and UN in future joint operations.
The EU supported, with their funding
mechanism ATHENA, various large
projects as e.g. the N’Djamena Airport,
the Abeche Airport, the Europa Camp,
and various Btl size camps for EUFOR
in Chad; including the EU Training
Mission Somalia (EUTM Somalia),
based in Uganda.
Management, the Military view, Water However, these important activities
and Crises Management. have not been effectively adopted and
In addition, the delegates to the coordinated so far.
conference had an opportunity to visit
the inter airport Europe 2011exhibition,
the biggest one stop shop in the airport
sector with 550 exhibitors and 12,000
trade visitors from 123 countries.
MILENG COE - IES
Information Exchange Seminar
2011, Ingolstadt MILENG COE – IES about Green Energy/Zero Footprint Camps

The aim of the seminar therefore was to

Training Camp in Uganda
During this workshop and conference it
was agreed that EU/EUFOR and UN
engineers will keep close contact and
exchange data and information to
improve engineering operations.
Emergency Management Expo
Karl Stroebl and Christian Henze provide an international forum for
exchanging ideas, promoting
The ESDC was invited by the Military discussions and highlighting best
Engineering Centre Of Excellence practices in the area of Green
(MILENG COE) to Ingolstadt- Energy/Zero Footprint Camps.
Germany for an Information Exchange
Seminar (IES) from December 5th to
8th, 2011.
Christian Henze participated as
representative of the UNLB-GSC, and
Karl Stroebl in a different role, as
member of the MILENG COE.
The MILENG COE is a multi-nationally
sponsored entity for all Military
Engineering related issues in NATO and Sample of 150man FOB Green Energy/Zero Footprint Camp

and Conference 2011, Munich
Abhinav Wakhloo
Christian Henze and Abhinav Wakhloo
represented GSC/ UNLB in the EMEC
Europa - Emergency Management Expo
& Conference 2011. This conference
was held on 12 and 13 October 2011 in
Munich, Germany.
cooperates with national and
international partners, in order to
enhance interoperability in the field of
military and peacekeeping operations.
The increasing expenses for energy and
the logistics challenge made many
nations think about reducing their
consumption of fossil energy and
improving the sustainability of camps.
Several participants from the MoD’s of
Canada, Czech Republik, France,
Germany, Greece, Poland, Netherlands,
Spain, Turkey, the UK and the USA and
international Organizations like UNLB,
NAMSA and EDA shared their
knowledge and informed the
engineering community about their
present and future activities.
Attack in Pakistan 2011, burning NATO fuel trucks

Christian Henze and Abhinav Wakhloo at EMEC, Munich

The conference focused on some of the

latest technical, academic and service
orientated emergency management
offerings from both the public and
private sectors.
This two day conference included topics
and breakout sessions like Emergency

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In this context, Karl and Christian both
gave a presentation on ‘Need for
sustainability in missions’ and
‘Modularized Camp Approach’.
During the information exchange
seminar many presentations passed the
message that, in addition to increased
energy costs, fuel transportation causes
a major security risk.
Attack on fuel convoy in Afghanistan 2009
Attack on fuel convoy in Pakistan 2010
The outcome of the seminar
demonstrates very clearly that the future
trend goes towards renewable energy,
ecologically friendly and cost saving
designs and implementations.
In this regard, it was very interesting to
see that all participants strongly
recommended Waste to Energy
incinerators to resolve waste problems.
Renewable Energy Concept
A common joint information sharing
and future support on engineering
subjects was agreed by all participants,
and the ESDC was accepted to access
the MILENG COE database.
Economy has to adjust to the Environmental needs and vice versa
Mission Support
Abhinav Wakhloo and Giovanni
Ferraro
BINUCA, Bangui
In June 2011, ESDC was requested to
support BINUCA in the planning and
implementation of the HQ expansion in
Bangui, Central African Republic.
Prefab construction for the expansion project
The design of the project focused on the
functional organization of the recently
acquired new land.
Danilo Convertini and Carlo Perrucci
were deployed to Bangui for a period of
3 months, starting from 10 August
2011, to support the design,
development and implementation.
The site plan was finalized taking into
consideration all primary functions,
such as the technical areas (generator
yard/water treatment/water tanks),
office area, warehouse area, parking
area, fuel station and recreational area
(cafeteria/pavilion).
All these main areas have been
physically separated and served by
circulation roads provided with foot
paths for pedestrians.
The design for the new compound was
discussed and approved by the Chief
Mission Support, Mr. Robert Cannon.
BINUCA HQ compound under construction
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BINUCA HQ layout design
Subsequently, the team supervised and
physically worked on site to implement
all the required construction works.
BINUCA HQ – Construction of Perimeter Wall
BINUCA HQ – Handover after three months work
Also, the SRSG, Ms. Margaret Vogt,
congratulated the team for their
successful work.
Bob Cannon, CMS; Danilo Convertini and Carlo Perrucci
Danilo and Carlo returned to UNLB on
11 Nov 2011, after most of the work
was successfully accomplished during
their TDY period.
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RSCE : The Regional Service
Centre in Entebbe
Paola De Mauro
The United Nations has a strong
requirement for transferring, absorbing
and integrating back-office functions
from the missions in the newly
established Regional Service Centre in
Entebbe. This is in order to establish
synergies, increase efficiency, Construction of Perimeter Wall, RSCE
implement business continuity and
reduce operational costs for all field
missions in the region: mainly BNUB,
MONUSCO, UNMISS, UNAMID,
UNISFA, BINUCA and UNSOA.
Consequently, the required approval for
the design option A (green field) has
been obtained by the RSCE Steering
Committee. The Capital Master Plan
including Concept Design for the RSCE
office and training buildings has been
developed and the most important Construction of Perimeter Wall, RSCE
design packages have been provided to
the Regional Procurement Office for
urgent tender.
The ESDC with input from the ESB
Facility Management Office provided
the four following comprehensive
design packages, evaluated all tender
documents and supported the RSCE in
obtaining final HCC approval:
(1) Continuous Reinforced
Concrete Perimeter Wall (T-Wall type)
including High Security Metal Boom Construction of Roads, RSCE
Gates and Access Gates;
(2a) Concrete Roads and Parking
including marking;
(2b) Optional: Gravel Roads and
Gravel Parking that could be later
upgraded to RC Parking.
(3) Perimeter Fence with
continuous reinforced concrete beam
(High Security) including Gates and
Boom Gates;
These three contracts were awarded in
Construction of Parking, RSCE
July 2011, and the respective
contractors already started the works in The main objectives were the
August 2011. identification and analysis of available
Following up all works that were office space and harmonic collocation
initiated for the first phase and to of functions. This planning is complex
support the RSCE for the second phase, as all future construction and possible
the Chief of ESDC, Christian F. Henze scenarios have to be included, and
conducted a second site assessment in office moves/disturbances have to be
July/August 2011. reduced to an absolute minimum.

RSCE Conceptual Layout
The ESDC mainly supports the RSCE
on three topics:
1) Preparation of Consultancy projects;
Coordination and review of execution
design, and evaluation of related bids.
2) Updating the Conceptual Design, the
Masterplan and Business Case;
3) Coordination and review of Regional
Engineering Design and respective
SORs, to be provided to Field Missions
and/or Regional Procurement Office.
During the second assessment, the
original plan was adjusted and a
detailed space allocation plan
developed. In addition, further works
and construction projects have been
included.
The four phases including timelines of
the Capital Master Plan have been
identified as follows:
RSCE Phase 3 Layout
PHASE 1 – SECURITY
TARGET: MOSS Compliance
PHASE 2 – ABSORPTION
TARGET: Provision of regional backup
services
PHASE 3 – NORMALIZATION
TARGET: Business Continuity
Reduction of operational costs
PHASE 4 – SCALABILITY
TARGET: Capacity to improve/ provide
further regional services
Currently ESDC is still working
towards the implementation of PHASE
1 (Security) and 2 (Absorption).
UNSMIL : United Nations
Support Mission in Libya
Christian Henze and Dejan Stepanovic
“…The United Nations Support Mission
in Libya (UNSMIL) is a United Nations
advanced mission in Libya, in the
aftermath of the 2011 Libyan civil war.
UNSMIL is a political mission led by
the Department of Political Affairs. It
aims to help the National Transitional
Council rebuild the State of Law and
other institutions..”
In September 2011, the Security
Council approved a temporary mandate
and the deployment of a small number
of UN staff in Libya.
This was actually the beginning of
UNSMIL - the United Nations Support
Mission in Libya.
In an effort to further strengthen the role
of the UN Global Service Center, the
cooperation between UNGSC and
UNSMIL was from the beginning very
special as it represented a pioneer
support concept.
& All mission support “back office”
functions of UNSMIL, base
administrative services and technical
services will be performed at the UN
Global Service Center.
In this regard, Christian Henze was
deployed to Libya in September 2011 in
order to support the mission in
engineering SDS and to assess the
proposed MHQ compound in Tripoli.
Adulai Alhaji Suley and Christian Henze at the ECA compound
This compound has been offered by the
Libyan Authorities free of charge, and
consists of an irregular shaped site of
approx. 13.500m2 including two office
buildings (each approx. 1500m2), one
large conference building and two
residential blocks. The compound has
several green areas that could be kept as
is, or partly transformed into parking.
Street view of destroyed structures in Tripoli
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 In addition, he has set up an engineering Currently, Karl Stroebl, who replaced
office at the new MHQ compound, the Abhinav at the end of January, is
former ECA - Economic Commission running the UNSMIL Engineering
for Africa (also known as African Section on the ground and will stay
Center), and initiated the first works, i.e. there for initially 6 weeks.
cleaning the compound and making it Most of the engineering works for the
safe and operational. refurbishment/rehabilitation of the new
UNSMIL MHQ compound, Tripoli
MHQ are already ongoing or under
procurement, and the estimated time for
After a positive decision for the the move into the building is scheduled
proposed location was made (based on in phases for March.
the ESDC assessment report), Christian
prepared all relevant SOW/SORs and Currently, UNGSC has 10 MST staff on
design packages during November for the ground in Libya providing different
Procurement, as follows: essential support services to the newest
field mission.
- Provision of Jersey Barriers
Not only staff from Brindisi went to
- Provision of Boom Gates
Ablutions under construction Tripoli. By Mid October 2011 seven
- Installation of Concertina Wire
In December, Christian was replaced by UNSMIL international staff members
- Installation of SRF/Blast Film
Abhinav Wakhloo, who followed up on joined the UNGSC to strengthen the
- Installation of Fire Extinguishers and
the implementation, recruited operations of Procurement, Human
Smoke Detectors
Engineering staff and initiated further Resources, Finance and Logistics.
- Provision of Atmospheric Water
Generators for potable water supply SOW/SORs as follows:
- Installation of Security Floodlights - Sliding Gates
- Repair damaged structures - Upgrading the Electrical System
- Green Trimming/Gardening - T-Walls
- Removal of walls - Cleaning Services
- Cleaning and Fumigation
- Installation of Access Gates
- Roof Repair
- Bulk Water Supply
- Ablutions/Bathrooms/Kitchenettes
- Generic Repair and Paint works
- Gravel Hardstands
MST on the ground in Libya
- Façade Painting
- Installation of HVAC
- Provision of Signage and Lighting
- Provision of Curtains
UNSMIL Engineering Section in front of MHQ, January 2012

Palm City – current UN staff accommodation

UNSMIL MHQ compound, Tripoli Street view Tripoli coastal road

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UNMISS United Nations
: Immediately after the initial assessment, All these teams have been very busy
Mission in South Sudan the first multi-skilled Mission Support working on several building projects,
Team (MST) consisting of 10 staff were but especially on the UN House project,
sent from GSC on 14 May. providing expertise in various fields of
Joseph Kenny and Christian Henze Construction.
Since then, these MSTs (always
“...On 9 July 2011 South Sudan became consisting of 8-10 staff) have been
the newest country in the world. The continuously supporting on the ground
birth of the Republic of South Sudan is and being replaced every three months.
the culmination of a six-year peace Please note that the fourth team has
process which began with the signing of been deployed recently.
the Comprehensive Peace Agreement
(CPA) in 2005.
In adopting resolution 1996 (2011) on 8
July 2011, the Security Council
determined that the situation faced by
South Sudan continued to constitute a Mason working at UN House, Juba UNMISS
threat to international peace and UNMISS has developed a very
security in the region. The Security interesting semi-permanent design, that
Council established the United Nations is able to compete with prefabricated
Mission in the Republic of South Sudan structures, using brick making and cold
(UNMISS) for an initial period of one profile bending machines.
UN House, Juba UNMISS
year, starting from 9 July 2011.
This design has been adopted and
UNMISS is on the ground to consolidate became part of modularization.
peace and security and to help establish
conditions for development...”
In this regard, Joseph Kenny, Ezio
Capriola and Christian Henze were sent
to UNMISS in April/May to assess the
situation in Juba and in the camps in the
country side, to come up with a proper
plan on how to effectively support
UNMISS with experienced staff on the
ground. Block Making Machine at UN House, Juba UNMISS

Chief Engineer, Johannes Dreyer, inspecting the works

UN House compound MSTs at work

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Support to UNAMI
Abhinav Wakhloo & Paola De Mauro
The ESDC is currently supporting
UNAMI on the design of the High
Security Shelter for office and living
accommodation and High Security
Workshops.
In this regard, UNAMI is:
a) providing the blast and load
assessments for the high security
shelters according to UNAMI
requirements for in-direct fire weapons;
(b) providing modifications to high
security shelters in terms of
fragmentation catching layers, based on
UNAMI experience and the blast and
load assessments, including modified
AutoCAD designs;
(c) taking the high security shelter from
a concept to the final implementation.
.
The Security Shelter is a resized version
of the SSSM and in particular it is
developed in three configurations, with
overall protection of sandbags.
UNAMI SSSM Design Concept
Block 1: (total 78 containers) with 18
living accommodation containers, 16
double and 2 single, including bathroom
capsules.
Block 2: (total 78 containers) with 16
living accommodation containers, 14
double and 2 single, including bathroom
capsules.
Block 3: (total 78 containers) with 16
living accommodation containers,
including bathroom capsules.
Moreover, the ESDC assisted UNAMI
in developing a new design concept for
a high security transport workshop.
In this context, the already available
results of the blast assessment, done by
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UNAMI for the SSSM, was very
positive.
This blast assessment will be followed
up soon by the ballistic tests to be
carried out in Nettuno near Rome in
February 2012.
UNAMI SSSM Design Concept
Support to UNIFIL
Abhinav Wakhloo & Giovanni Ferraro
UNIFIL has greatly appreciated the
designs of the 200 man camp and have
agreed to implement most of the
components in UNIFIL as one of the
first pilot projects for modularization.
This project is currently in the planning
phase and two possible locations were
analyzed.
UNIFIL Engineering Section selected
the Magenta area as shown in the image
below, and identified the exact location
within the Naqoura MHQ compound.
Naqoura MHQ Compound - Proposed Areas
The site area is around 5.2 Ha, the
utilized area is around 3.7 Ha, and the
potential expansions area is around 1.5
Ha, located in the lowest ground area,
close to the secondary access point of
the existing compound.
Consequently, UNIFIL provided the
requirements and ESDC developed the
design based on the 200 man camp
design version 1B-6.
In the first proposed concept layout, the
accommodation clusters are placed in an
"alive" configuration, minimizing
internal circulation.
The prototype camp will include
living/accommodation clusters, office
clusters, lounge/recreation, pharmacy,
specialized shelter and all secondary
areas as main requirements.
ESDC studied the ground configuration
and altitudes with the assistance of GIS,
in order to optimize the location of the
various installations and functions.
Altimetry Analysis
The site is divided into macro-step areas
with different altitude decreasing from
the opposite side of the existing base.
A specialized shelter, and various wind
mills and photovoltaic panels are
foreseen in higher positions.
Average Wind Map
Some components of modularization are
not required in this prototype camp,
because they are already provided in the
existing base.
The ESDC developed together with
UNIFIL several layout concepts. In the
‘alive’ layout concept it is
recommended to use trees/plant
typologies suitable for the local
environment/weather conditions (e.g.
Olive, Stone Pine, Aleppo Pine, Oak
Holm, Carob, Pistaccia Lentiscus,
Sweet Bay, Cistus).
 NEW PARTNERSHIP
Abhinav Wakhloo
The SPC/ESDC Working Group
The SPC/ESDC working group was
established on 31 Jan 2011 and
continues to work on the standardized
Proposed "alive" layout concept designs of the 200 man FPU B camp
and 100 man modular police stations.
Currently, the ESDC is working on the
next stage of this project to produce
detailed SOW/SORs, BOQs and
standardized layout designs.
On 6 June, 2011, Mr. Dimitry Titov,
ASG OROLSI visited UNLB. During
the visit ESDC gave a detailed
presentation on the design progress.
UNIFIL: New communications
farm and its green power
generation : windmills and
solar panels
ESDC is briefing Mr. DmitryTitov, ASG OROLSI
The ASG, Mr. Dmitry Titov, expressed
his satisfaction with this excellent
cooperation and requested also to
develop standardized designs for 30-50
man Police Stations, Prisons and Police
UNIFIL is the leading mission in using green solutions Training Centers in the future.
_____________________________
In August 2011, ESDC gave a detailed
presentation to the Chief Engineer of
UNIFIL Mr. Fayyaz Asghar during his ESDC NEWS
visit to UNLB.
Christian Henze and Abhinav Wakhloo
Visitors at ESDC
On 12 May 2011, Brig Gen Santi
Bonfanti, Deputy Force Commander,
UNIFIL visited the GSC.
The general provided information on the
challenges faced in mission
environment, such as MINUSTAH and
ESDC staff briefing Fayyaz Asghar, Chief Engineer, UNIFIL
UNIFIL, and was given a detailed
Note that a detailed report about the briefing on the general concept of
UNIFIL MHQ Infrastructure modularization, especially on the typical
Development Project is foreseen for the design of the modular 30 man, 200 man
next ESDC Newsletter Volume 7!!! and 1000 man military camps.
Another highlight was the visit of the
USG DFS.
The Under-Secretary-General of the
Department of Field Support, Mrs.
Susana Malcorra visited the UN Global
Service Centre in Brindisi on the 24
November 2011 to sign the Addendum
3 to the Memorandum of Understanding
between the United Nations and the
Italian Government.
USG DFS, Mrs. Susana Malcorra in Brindisi
During her stay in Italy she
congratulated the Global Service Centre
for all the work done in supporting Field
Missions around the world and in the
implementation of the Global Field
Support Strategy.
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ESDC Staffing Updates
The ESDC welcomes Karl Stroebl as a
new member of our team. He joined
ESDC on 25 August 2011 and replaced
Suresh Ramadurgakar.
Suresh Ramadurgakar returned to his
duty station in Entebbe on 24 May
2011. The ESDC would like to take this
opportunity to again thank Suresh for
his precious contribution and great
work, especially in the planning and
implementation of all major
construction projects in Entebbe.
Suresh is still working very closely with
us on various projects and continues to
work in Entebbe as Regional Engineer.
Karl was born in 1962 in South
Germany, Bavaria. After completing
high school and his military service, he
went to West-Berlin and studied
Architecture and Civil Engineering at
the Technical University.
In 1989, after the collapse of the wall,
East Germany offered a lot of
possibilities in the field of infrastructure
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projects and Karl joined the private
sector as site and project manager for
the construction or rehabilitation of
several public and governmental
buildings. His largest project was the
Joint Police Headquarters in Berlin-
Tempelhof, which is now the
Department of Crime Investigation.
Karl Stroebl, ESDC Engineer
Karl started his international career in
2000 when he went to Kosovo as
CIMIC project officer for
GECONKFOR. Subsequently, he was
appointed as leader of a combined
professional engineer team that
supported the Chief Engineer KFOR in
design and master planning of NATO
compounds and various infrastructure
projects in Albania, Kosovo and
Macedonia.
In 2006, Karl represented NAMSA
(NATO Maintenance and Supply
Agency) as Technical Representative to
Afghanistan for the rehabilitation and
upgrading of the International Airport in
Mazar-e-Sharif.
Later in 2007, Karl was appointed by
the OSCE as Chief Engineer in Georgia,
South Ossetia.
After the escalation of the conflict, he
worked as Program Manager for
UNOPS in Sri Lanka.
In 2009, Karl went again to Afghanistan
and gained profound knowledge about
complex camp designs including blast
protection and security installations.
He managed, together with a team of
engineers, all master planning and the
design of compounds of major
infrastructure projects such as
accommodations, hangars and
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warehouses, office/training buildings
and waste water treatment plants.
Karl Strobl, Abhinav Wakhloo and Christian Henze
Karl brings great knowledge and
mission experience to the ESDC and is
currently in UNSMIL to implement the
new MHQ in Tripoli.
Farewell to Juha Rauhalahti
Sadly, we have to announce that Juha
Rauhalahti, Senior Logistics Officer and
assigned project leader of
modularization for more than 15
months, is leaving the GSC.
Even though Juha is not an engineer nor
architect, he brought very important
logistical and engineering aspects to the
modularization project, contributing
effectively with designs and exceptional
ideas, and moving this complex project
fast forward.
Juha Rauhalahti, Senior Logistics Officer and Project Leader
Most of what has been produced by the
ESDC was brought about by Juha, and
certainly modularization would not be
where it is right now without him.
Juha arrived at UNLB from the UNHQ
in New York in 2006 as a Senior
Logistics Officer and became a very
important pillar of the Modularization
Project.
As it very often happens, sadly after
five and half years serving at UNLB,
Juha Rauhalahti is now leaving us and is
going to NY where he will work in the
office of the USG.
Juha Rauhalahti, Senior Logistics Officer and Project Leader
We all wish him good luck for his new
important assignment and are sure that
we will meet him again.
Welcome to Alessandro Ippati
Alessandro Ippati joined UNLB as an
Individual Contractor in 2009, in charge
of Video Recording and Editing.
In February 2010 he joined the ESDC as
a Multimedia Editor consultant. His task
was to create an Interactive DVD
showing all the ongoing activities of the
Modularization Project (as video clips,
presentations and virtual booklets).
 
Alessandro Ippati, ESDC Multimedia Consultant
Now, he is back to take care of another
important modularization project.
Currently, the ESDC is organizing a
ballistic experiment in the military base
in Nettuno (Rome) to test container
accommodation modules. Alessandro
will be documenting the entire process
from start to end.

ESDC Products:  concrete, repair/retrofit, roads and
What is available???  pavements,
The Design Packages
Paola De Mauro
New Standardized Design Packages
have been developed and are available
to all field missions through the
Engineering Database (SharePoint) and
related Groove Workspaces since our
last Newsletter.
Many of these trial design packages
have been already used by missions, e.g.
UNSMIL, UNSOA, UNAMI and
recently also by the Regional Service
Center – Entebbe [RSCE].
Currently, the following template design
packages are ready for downloading:
9 Erection of Prefabricated Buildings
(single, three and six modules);
9 Erection of Ablution Units;
9 Septic Tanks and Soakage Pits;
9 Path- & Walkways with Roof
Cover;
9 Generator Retainer Basins;
9 T-Walls;
9 Movable Barriers;
9 Defense Barriers;
9 Asphalt Roads;
9 Concrete Roads/Slabs;
9 Specialized Security Shelter;
9 Concrete and Gravel Hardstand;
9 Perimeter Concrete Wall;
9 Perimeter Fence;
9 Earth Berms;
These packages have been prepared as
trial versions, and ESDC would
appreciate receiving feedback from
missions to improve our packages and
to adapt/modify our products to mission
needs/requirements.
In addition to the design packages,
various SORs – Statement of
Requirements have been developed for
UNSMIL and are available as templates
to all field missions.
Currently, the ESDC is developing
SORs - Statement of Requirements for
water bladders, workstations, linoleum
floors, gym equipment, plumbing
fittings, and supply of various
construction materials together with
engineers from the RSCE.
THE SHAREPOINT ENGINEERING
DATABAS E
On-Line Standards Library
&GIS mapping application
Updates and news…
Pamela Treveri
Since the publishing of the last
Newsletter, the number of the
engineering staff connected to the
ESDC Engineering Database increased!
Over the last six months we have been
receiving new access requests coming
also from political missions showing
interest for this resource of information.
Currently, we have an average of 5 to
10 log-ins on our page on a daily basis
with peaks of more than 30 per day with
very high data downloads.
Engineering share point database
The amount of engineering data
currently available to all users is more
than 35 GB. In addition, large amounts
of restricted data is available in ESDC
internal folders upon request.
Data continuously increases since
ESDC is regularly updating, amending,
checking, screening and uploading new
interesting and useful files like design,
publications, SOPs, guidelines,
manuals, templates, mission reference
data and ESDC products.
Also, the “Online Library” section has
been recently updated/amended with
new international standards:
ASTM: aggregates, bricks, cement,
clay, concrete, environment, fencing,
fire, green building, gypsum, health,
lime, masonry, metallic alloys, metallic
corrosion, mortar, paints, piping, precast
roofing, rubber,
sealing/waterproofing, security, site
characterization, soil, steel, thermal
insulation, timber, water analysis, water
damages limitations, wells, zinc
coatings.
BRITISH STANDARDS: earth moving
machinery, fire classification of
construction products, fire detection and
fire alarm systems, mobile waste
containers, personal protective
equipment, portable fire extinguishers,
thermal solar systems and components.
More standards like ISO and IEC are
currently in the process of being
uploaded, and new standards and books
as suggested by mission engineers have
been ordered.
Engineering share point database-online library section
As already reported in our last
newsletter, the ESD and GIS Centers
are working closely together to develop
a “joint application” for camp site
selection, design and construction,
which will soon be implemented as an
additional feature into SharePoint.
Sharepoint: prototype web-mapping application
This collaboration will result in a web-
mapping application (displayed as a
separate tab) aimed at enhancing
accessibility to geospatial data in the
GIS Centre, and to documents stored in
the SharePoint Engineering Database.
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ESDC COLLECTIVE
Current Workspaces!
Pamela Treveri
Since the beginning of the ESDC
activities, Groove has been a very useful
tool for supporting mission activity by
rapid and efficient exchange of data,
functioning also as our main Helpdesk
Platform.
Over the past 3 years, it has been our
experience that the number of users
actively connected to the various
workspaces is closely linked to the
urgency of important projects in field
missions.
Once these projects have been
accomplished and all data transferred,
the workspaces are falling asleep until
new important projects are coming up.
The ESDC reminds all users already
connected to regularly log in, at least
once every 30 days, to prevent
suspension from the system.
of the Global Support Center under the
Logistics Services, all posts have been
finally converted to regular posts.
In October 2010 additional resources
from within Engineering Section joined
the ESDC and increased its current
strength to altogether nine posts.
ESDC Structure
For the celebration of this long-awaited
event, the ESDC organized a summer
dinner at a wonderful seaside location!
On the ground support to UNSOA on
the implementation of modularized
camps in Mogadishu: Scheduled for
February and March in Nairobi and
Mogadishu;
Chief Engineer Conference: Scheduled
for end of March in NY.
Last but not least… 
The DIS Police Stations!
Paola De Mauro
The ESDC recently supported a major
project lead by ES/SSS/LSD to assess
the progress of the construction of 19
DIS Police Stations in Chad.

DIS Police Station in Abeche

ESDC  is celebrating  four  In this regard, Ms. Paola de Mauro

(4) years existence!  the leadership of Berhold Willenbacher.
Pamela Treveri
The ESDC celebrated recently the
fourth year of its existence.
In June 2007 the Fifth Committee of the
General Assembly approved the
Engineering Standardization and Design
Centre (ESDC) to be located at UNLB
in Brindisi.
The ESDC was mainly established to
enhance engineering support to UN
Peacekeeping missions and was tasked
to standardize and create new and
improved engineering design and
related tools to support engineers in all
field missions.
At that time, the ESDC was born as a
tenant unit reporting straight to the
Chief Engineer in NY consisting of four
staff all funded as GTA positions.
After three years of existence, and after
having been embedded into the structure
joined the DIS assessment team, under
The team assessed all the 19 locations
ESDC team with Martin Peace, Chief Logistics Services,
and Juha Rauhalahti, Senior Logistics Officer and handed over seven (7) completed
police stations to the Government of
Chad.
ESDC  Outlook  to  the  Another assessment visit is scheduled
first Quarter of 2012  within the coming months, in order to
assess the progress of the remaining
police stations.
Alessandro Ippati
A detailed article on this interesting
Our outlook to upcoming events in the topic will be published in our next
first quarter 2012 is as follows: newsletter once all information has
become available.
Modularization Workshop in NY:
Scheduled for February/March;
RSCE evaluation of tender for Data/BC
Centre is foreseen for the beginning of
February in Entebbe;
Waste Water Treatment Training:
Scheduled for end of February for one
week in Liberia;
Advanced Alternative Energy Training:
Scheduled for March in Entebbe;
Nettuno Project: Scheduled for March; DIS Assessment Team

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