Environmental engineering has been taught at South Bank for over fifty years in the form of Building Services. Environmental engineering now additionally includes Air-Conditioning, Refrigeration, Heat and Mass Transfer, Sustainable Energy and Acoustics. The Division itself is in the Faculty of Engineering Science and Technology.

We have well-equipped laboratories: The National College  with equipment ranging from the small-scale to larger items anechoic and reverberation chambers, and laser Doppler anemometer. Most of our academic staff have consultancy and industrial experience in the Environmental and allied industries. Our courses are certified by the Institute of Energy, and CIBSE for Incorporated and Chartered Engineering status.