All articles by George Hay
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FeaturesShouldn't you be at work?
Will Mr Jerk be able to provide enough Trinidadian food for everybody at Reid Architecture? Will the Scott Brownrigg beer keg be big enough? Will Lord Foster ‘do the Crouch'? With the answers to these questions and many more besides, George Hay presents a definitive guide to World Cup office ...
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NewsLCR left to foot design bill for Stratford City
London & Continental Railways has been left to foot the bill for the Stratford City masterplan by the warring members of the Stratford City consortium.
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NewsAmey in line for key role after Ferrovial's BAA deal
Spanish contractor's support services subsidiary could project manage BAA's airport build programmes
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UK looks to Finnish nuclear finance model
The UK could look to a private finance scheme being used in Finland as a model for funding a new wave of nuclear power stations
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NewsBarratt: Give us cheap land and we'll build green houses
David Pretty calls on the government to cut cost of its sites by 25% to pay for eco-friendly technologies in homes
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FeaturesEdge of darkness
Presently, 12 nuclear power stations provide 22% of Britain's energy. By 2020, all but three will be shut down, oil extraction will be in decline and most of what gas remains will be under Russian control. So, the government is planning to build up to 10 replacement reactors at a ...
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NewsAmec sells Spie for £707m
Support services giant Amec has sold its French engineering arm Spie to a private equity group for more than £700m.
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Amec's nuclear talks
Amec is seeking partners to help it bid for nuclear power stations after prime minister Tony Blair this week signalled his support for a new generation of them
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NewsODA considers fund to plug £2bn shortfall
Olympic Delivery Authority chief executive David Higgins could set up a private investment fund to plug a rumoured £2bn shortfall for the 2012 Olympics and associated regeneration work
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FeaturesOn the ball
Ireland rugby coach and BCO conference speaker Eddie O'Sullivan is no expert on the UK property market. But he does know all about building a team and turning that team into winners. George Hay finds out what he can teach you.
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NewsSixteen city academies exceed original budgets
Leaked government papers reveal substantial cost hikes, and the most expensive project passes £46m
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NewsMilton Keynes roof tax may rise to £50k
A row has broken out between housebuilders and Milton Keynes council after it emerged that the £18,500 "roof tax" for the city could be as much as £50,000.
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NewsLondon city academies set to breach £25m budgets
Consultants say average cost of capital's 60 planned schools has risen to £30m because of problematic sites.
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NewsLondon city academies set to breach £25m budgets
Consultants say average cost of capital's 60 planned schools has risen to £30m because of problematic sites
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FeaturesFor whom the (school) bell tolls
Political scandal, organisational muddle and diminishing funds are threatening to kill off Tony Blair's cherished city academies. George Hay looks at what went wrong, and whether lessons can be learned in time to save them
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FeaturesWembley: the battle begins
As a landmark UK project, Wembley Stadium has been a disaster from the beginning. On the eve of the High Court battle between main contractor Multiplex and steel subcontractor Cleveland Bridge, we tell the story of the the biggest fiasco in UK construction's history.
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NewsTaylor Woodrow's £20m city academy faces axe
Spiralling costs deal fresh blow to Tony Blair's flagship initiative to deliver 200 city academies by 2010
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Hammerson to push on with £180m Bishopsgate scheme
Developer to put 100,000 m2 mixed-use City scheme in for planning, despite jitters in the speculative market
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Mayor unites his Olympic designers
London mayor Ken Livingstone is to announce the formation of an organisation that will draw together all the design bodies at the Greater London Authority dealing with the Olympics
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NewsFlagship city academy on hold after busting budget
Questions raised over accelerated delivery programme as £20m St Paul's Academy in Greenwich faces delay