The authors considers the sustainable development of the housing stock of a large city from the perspective of four factors: the energy efficiency of buildings under construction and reconstruction; capital repairs of apartment buildings, taking into account their energy requirements; the choice between the building and reconstruction on the criterion of resource costs; management of housing resources on the basis of the requirements of a comfortable stay of owners and improving the quality of exerting-proxy services in the housing sector. According to the authors, for the sustainable development of housing is necessary to apply energy saving modern building materials, products and structures and assess the life cycle of buildings in the choice of organizational and technical decisions on the demolition or renovation of buildings.

Keywords: Sustainable development, energy-efficient buildings, big city, building, construction, reconstruction