Technical and economic comparison of wall construction variants of low-rise residential buildings for Northern Karelia conditions

The article describes the results of a feasibility comparison of enclosing structures for free-standing residential buildings and technologies of their production in the northern conditions of the Republic of Karelia. Particular attention is paid to the wall constructions and technologies, which are using wood and wood-composite materials as the main material. For the research were chosen frame walls which are produced by various construction technologies, and the walls made of the blocks with the use of wood-composite material. According to the comparison results, the most practical variants of the wall construction for free-standing residential buildings in the northern conditions of the Republic of Karelia were identified.