#9 - BIM in operations – forward-looking, efficient, but not perfect …yet
This is presentation #9 from StreamBIM Day Stockholm 2025, where Bård Einar Torjesen, CEO of partner company CuroTech, gives a presentation on how their integration with StreamBIM came about and sharing some of their experiences with BIM for O&M / FM.
He explains how CuroTech’s FDVweb platform supports facility management for over 4,000 buildings and integrates sustainability, tenant communication, and quality-controlled documentation.
By embedding StreamBIM directly into FDVweb, users can link BIM objects with maintenance data, work orders, and history, making 3D models practical for daily operations. Even buildings without BIM can be brought in through 3D scanning.
Bård Einar Torjesen
CEO, CuroTech AS
CuroTech was founded in 1998 with a vision to make property management easier and more efficient. FDVweb was cloud-based right from the start, which was very early and groundbreaking for its time, giving users access to the solution anywhere, anytime.
Recording date: 22 May 2025
Language: Swedish
Subtitles: EN, NO, SE, JP/日本語
Main Themes and Key Points
CuroTech & FDVweb: A full-scale facility management system, launched in 1999, now managing 4,000 buildings (50 million m²) and used daily by over 6,000 users, mostly in Norway.
Scope: Covers daily operations, internal control, sustainability (BREEAM, energy labeling), tenant communication, and quality-assured documentation.
Experience: 2,000 projects, 4.5 million documents, 1 million building components – ensuring reliable operational data.
BIM in operations: Used for 15 years, but uptake is slowed by people rather than technology. Regulations, EU taxonomy, and more skilled users make the timing right.
Challenge: Many BIM models lack operational data since requirements were not given at design stage. FDVweb allows enrichment of models over time.
Future: AI tools will help deliver the right data to the right people, increasing BIM’s value in operations.
Why they are happy with the StreamBIM integration:
Best viewer tested: intuitive, strong in both 3D and 2D floor plan viewing.
Ease of use: familiar interface for FDVweb users, hiding design tools not needed in operations.
Seamless link: BIM objects can be tied directly to FDVweb components, work orders, and historical data.
Practical benefits: supports remote building management, reduces costs, and makes BIM useful even for scanned buildings without models.
Shared vision: StreamBIM offered not just software but BIM expertise, aligning with CuroTech’s goal of making data available across systems.
This case study showcases how StreamBIM, which is a digital construction tool following OpenBIM principles, can be seamlessly integrated into other software, not just the other way around.
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