Sustainability Solutions

Solving your sustainability challenges

SLR can support clients in tackling some of the biggest sustainability challenges the world of business is facing today. Whether transitioning to a low carbon future, or trying to implement circular waste solutions, we have the tools and expertise to help ensure clients are Making Sustainability Happen.

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Supporting all sectors

SLR supports a wide range of industry sectors, with a focus on organisations facing some of the world’s toughest sustainability challenges. We partner with our clients, supporting and advising on industry-leading sustainability approaches, while considering what is material to the organisations we service.

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Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modeling: A powerful tool to reduce data center energy use

04 November 2025

3 minutes read

CFD modeling enables data center operators and designers to visualize how well or poorly equipment is performing. Operators can use this insight to predict and optimize cooling needs, adjust performance to optimize outcomes, and thus save on energy costs.

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Our mission

SLR’s purpose is Making Sustainability Happen.

We achieve this by having a team of expert advisors and technicians, who partner with our clients to tackle some of the world's most complex sustainability challenges, by utilising our collaborative and entrepreneurial ‘One Team’ culture.

David Slack

Principal Consultant, Environmental Services – Asia Pacific

Asia-Pacific

Biography

Based in our Auckland office, David brings over 12 years of experience as an environmental professional, specialising in landfills and contaminated land. He has a broad range of project experience throughout New Zealand, including proposed, operational, and closed landfills, large-scale linear infrastructure, land development, industrial sites, oil industry, and mining operations.

He is an experienced project manager and has overseen the successful delivery of diverse environmental assessment and landfill projects, ranging from complex, multi-site portfolios to one-off investigations. His work regularly includes landfill design and management, landfill closure design and after-care management, landfill gas risk assessment, contaminated land and groundwater assessments and remediation, and environmental compliance.

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Certifications

Postgraduate Diploma in Environmental Management (Distinction for Excellence), Massey University, 2012