Your buildings

Generate renewable energy 

You might be able to use roofs of buildings to install solar PV and/or solar water heating.

Installing wind turbines could help generate the energy you use and provide an income.

• NetRegs: Generate renewable energy
• DAERA: Solar PV on the farm
• Forest and Land Scotland: Renewable energy 

Rainwater harvesting

Make use of the free resource in the form of rainwater collected from your roofs.

• NetRegs: video case study. How to harvest rainwater
• LEAF: A guide to rainwater harvesting on a farm

Asbestos and asbestos cement

Check your buildings and roofs for signs that asbestos and asbestos containing cement have been used in the past.

Learn how to reduce risks from these materials and what you must do if you decide to remove them.

• GOV.UK: White asbestos on farms - how to spot, manage and dispose of it