Do locker banks create noise issues in an open-plan office?

Locker banks can generate noise from slamming doors, especially metal-on-metal contact at closing. Mitigation strategies include: soft-close door mechanisms (rubber door bumpers or spring-loaded dampers); recessed latch handles that prevent slamming; locating locker banks in dedicated alcoves or vestibules away from focus-work areas; and using laminate lockers (which have a slightly different acoustic signature than bare steel). Placing a locker bank adjacent to pantry or breakroom areas — which already generate ambient noise — is the most practical acoustic zoning strategy in open-plan offices. OfficeFurniture2go.com can advise on quiet-operation locker options — call 1-800-460-0858.