The main problem in choosing housing is the choice of the optimal place to live in terms of environmental cleanliness, developed infrastructure, safety of the area or territory, as well as the cost of housing itself. After analyzing the above mentioned factors, people often prefer to build cottages. That is why one of the primary tasks is the choice of enclosing structures and its materials because they make a substantial contribution to the durability, energy efficiency and thermal protection of a building. The purpose of this work is to analyze the market of wall building materials, select the most frequently used and energy-efficient solutions, as well as compare their energy efficiency and cost per square meter of the wall made from each of the selected materials