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The Emergency Antarctic Modules ”“ MAE have been serving to the continuity of the activities undertaken at the Keller Peninsula since 2013, after the fire that destroyed part of the Brazilian Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station. Taking into account the climatic conditions, the thermal comfort needs, the energy consumption and the impact on the environment, the performance of the built complex was assessed particularly in terms of maintaining a stable internal temperature within an acceptance range according to the standards, also considering the insulation provided by the envelopment. Through measurements of temperature, the processing of the collected data and the analysis of the results, it was found that there was no correlation between the internal and the external temperatures, so that it is possible to infer that the envelope ensures the required insulation, despite some identified problems concerning the air tightness of the building, and/or that the heating system is able to compensate the differences of temperature. It is possible that the observed temperature drifts have been caused by the behavior in use, with heat loss by opening doors, for example, especially in the summer period, when there is a greater amount of users in the MAE., Os Módulos Antárticos Emergenciais ”“ MAE, instalados na Península Keller, desde 2013 têm servido à continuidade das atividades desenvolvidas no local após o incêndio de parte da brasileira Estação Antártica Comandante Ferraz. Tendo-se em vista as condições climáticas extremas e a necessidade de se obter conforto térmico com o menor gasto energético e impacto ao meio-ambiente, avaliou-se o desempenho do conjunto edificado, particularmente quanto à sua capacidade de manter a temperatura interna estável e dentro de uma faixa de aceitação conforme as normas aplicáveis, considerando-se também o isolamento proporcionado pela envoltória. Através de medições de temperatura, com o tratamento dos dados coletados e a análise dos resultados, verificou-se que não houve correlação entre a temperatura externa e a interna, sendo possível inferir que a envoltória garante o isolamento do ambiente interno, apesar de identificados alguns problemas de estanqueidade, e/ou que o sistema de aquecimento é capaz de compensar as diferenças de temperatura. É possível que os resfriamentos observados e as diferenças de temperatura entre horas seguidas tenham sido provocados pelo comportamento em uso, com perda de calor pela abertura de portas, por exemplo, principalmente no período de verão, em que há uma maior quantidade e movimentação de usuários.

The Emergency Antarctic Modules (MAE) were installed in the area of the Comandante Ferraz Antarctic Station (EACF) in early 2013 to support the removal of the debris from the fire occurred in 2012 and for the continuation of the scientific activities undertaken at the site. The relevance of this work, further to generating key information for the technological improvement of Antarctic buildings, has contributed to the development of the building maintenance plan, which must ensure its best performance in the coming years. The method consisted in: I. Site visit and review of literature and documents; II. Definition of the aspects to be considered and the evaluation procedures to be adopted; III. Elaboration of a questionnaire applied to the current users; IV. Data collection and tabulation; V. Analysis of information and obtainment of results. The main results indicated that the MAE complex complies with its intended function and the overall performance is categorized as good and close to excellent. A few minor problems mainly related to tightness, thermal and acoustic comfort, equipment and privacy were identified. So it was concluded that due mainly to the speed with which the modules had to be installed, it was not possible to meet all the expectations, when compared with permanent buildings. However, as a temporary base – i.e. an advanced base camp – the MAE has qualities that allow people to stay in Antarctica with comfort and safety.