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W W W. M A I N E B I Z . B I Z 21 J U LY 2 5 , 2 0 1 6 R E A L E S TAT E / C O N S T R U C T I O N / D E S I G N F O C U S With the 108,000-square-foot Syn- ergy Center, IDEXX has new opportuni- ties to think about workspace, says Shafer. In the latest thinking, mobility is key. "In the past we would have people assigned to desks and typically in cubicles, 8-by-8 feet in size, with tall walls. Now we have employees who have the opportunity to choose whether they want to work at an assigned desk or be mobile. ey can work in the café, at a table outside sitting in an Adirondack chair or on the patio enjoying the view," says Shafer, who herself does not have an assigned desk. "I have a backpack, like a lot of people," she says, speaking by phone. "I spend some of the day in a work area, some in meeting rooms and, right now, I'm in a private room to have this tele- phone conversation." Technology has made fl exibility possible, Shafer adds. e building is equipped with WiFi. Meeting spaces are equipped with fl at screens that allow employees to plug in their lap- top or other devices to present work. Documents are shared electronically — no printouts necessary. Tools like video conferencing and Skype con- nect colleagues at IDEXX's 90-plus sites around the world. IDEXX still has private spaces for conferences, client meetings and the like. But they're not the dedicated spaces of the past, and they come in various confi gurations: Some meeting spaces are in the open space, oth- ers are enclosed rooms, some glass- walled, others drywalled. "We're not just stamping out the standard layout and standard furni- ture," says Shafer. "We look at each function and how employees operate, and work with them to come up with designs to help them accomplish the ways they need to work." Other elements of the new work- space include sit-to-stand desks, natu- ral light and brighter colors. AND THE HIGHEST ETHICAL STANDARDS. Ask high-net-worth investors why they work with investment managers with the CFA ® designation and they'll tell you that those letters represent a proven understanding of investment management, commitment to ethics, and always putting clients' interests first. Which means they can be relied on to stay true to an investor's financial goals. Because, for our charterholders and their clients, those three letters are making a real difference every day. I OFFER MY CLIENTS UNPARALLELED SERVICE Caroline Connell, CFA © 2016 CFA Institute. All rights reserved. #CFAdifference CFAsociety.org/maine Building Maine's Future In project development, you have a lot to keep your eye on. Sometimes it's hard to see the opportunities and the risks clearly. That's where Drummond Woodsum attorneys Ron Ward, John Kaminski, Rick Shinay, Gary Vogel, Ted Kelleher and Lisa Magnacca can help. We use a team approach to bring the most complex development projects to closing in Maine. We provide cost-effective and experienced representation to owners, contractors, investors and and historic tax credit projects. We practice law differently. Since 1965. dwmlaw.com | 800 800 800 800.727.1941 727.1941 727.1941 727.1941 727.1941 727.1941 727.1941 727.1941 727.1941 C O N T I N U E D O N F O L L OW I N G PA G E » [Employees] choose [Employees] choose [Employees] choose [Employees] choose [Employees] choose [Employees] choose [Employees] choose [Employees] choose [Employees] choose [Employees] choose [Employees] choose [Employees] choose [Employees] choose [Employees] choose whether they want to whether they want to whether they want to whether they want to whether they want to whether they want to whether they want to whether they want to whether they want to whether they want to whether they want to whether they want to whether they want to work at an assigned desk or be mobile. They can work in the café, at a table outside sitting in an Adirondack chair or on the patio enjoying the view. — Kathy Shafer, IDEXX Laboratories Inc.

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