Mr. Tess

John Tess

President & CEO

Heritage Consulting

John M. Tess is President of Heritage Consulting Group, a national consulting firm that assists property owners, attorneys, accountants, financial institutions and investors with strategies for maximizing the value of their historic real estate assets through the use of federal tax incentives and other tools. Specializing in income-producing properties, Heritage has successfully represented historic projects totaling more than $1 billion. Heritage specializes in linking developers with corporate and institutional investors active in the historic tax credit area. Formed in 1982, Heritage Consulting Group is headquartered in Portland, with offices in San Francisco and Washington, D.C., In its two decades of existence, Heritage has been responsible for listing over 200 individual historic properties on the National Register and securing over one billion dollars in historic preservation tax credits.

Mr. Tess can be contacted at 503-228-0272 or jmtess@heritage-consulting.com

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Hotel Sustainable Development: Principles and Best Practices
Sustainability is now a daily topic that affects every facet of hotel development and operations. As hotelier Hervé Houdré recently noted "The goal of Sustainable Development is clearly to secure economic development, social equity, and environmental protection. As much as they could work in harmony, these goals sometimes work against each other". In the June Hotel Business Review, some of the industry's most recognized sustainable development experts come together to identify emerging trends and discuss how sustainability is currently affecting the hotel industry. Each author presents the most important aspects of sustainable development of much interest to hotel owners, operators, investors and developers. We include perspectives and case studies on best practices from leading hotel groups and other industry players.
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