0011-4561 Monitoring of buildings in selected stages of service life (SL) – case studies Monitoring of buildings in selected stages of service life (SL) – case studies Orłowski Zygmunt author Radziejowska Aleksandra author Department of Geomechanics, Civil Engineering and Geotechnics, Faculty of Mining and Geoengineering, AGH University of Science and Technology Correspondence to: Zygmunt Orłowski Correspondence to: Aleksandra Radziejowska aradziej@agh.edu.pl 16 06 2014 Budownictwo Zeszyt 2-B (6) 2014 2014 163 171 Copyright © 2014 2014 <p> The paper discusses the functions and objectives of systems, used for a building’s monitoring process, through the subsequent stages of a building’s service life. The authors present the result of research regarding the monitoring of two buildings undergoing refurbishment: an industrial hall and a multi-storey general use building. Refurbishment of the industrial building included upgrading an existing production line, associated with an increased technological load. In the general-use building the foundations were strengthened in connection with the construction of a new multi-storey building in the immediate vicinity. The process of reinforcing footings, or – pilings – was monitored, as well as the preservation of an existing building, during the course of the construction of the new building.</p>