Wasserstand

Changing Water Sources in the Alpine Regions

The mountain huts of the Swiss Alpine Club are facing a shortage of drinking water: glaciers are vanishing, springs are drying up, and the hut keepers feel the strain of this serious loss. «Wasserstand» («Water Line») extracts 100 litres of drinking water from the air every day, so fewer guests need to be turned away. This sorption-based system can be attached to existing huts and is retrofittable, visible and transferable.

Autor:innen
Tim Frei
Jahr
2026
Studiengang
BA
Fachrichtung
Industrial Design
Themen
Trinkwasser, SAC-Berghütte, Wasserknappheit
Mentor:innen

Sandra Kaufmann, Hanspeter Wirth

Kooperationspartner:innen

Solabs Nanotechnology (Spin-off ETH Zürich)
Schweizer Alpen-Club SAC

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Wasserstand by Tim Frei. © ZHdK.
Wasserstand by Tim Frei. © ZHdK.