{"id":219948,"date":"2026-03-25T16:14:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-25T16:14:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/219948\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T16:14:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T16:14:08","slug":"behind-the-tarp-a-look-at-the-workers-behind-the-centennial-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/219948\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the tarp: A look at the workers behind the Centennial Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thedailycougar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Copy-of-012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-6.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Copy-of-012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-6-810x540.jpg\" class=\"attachment-vce-lay-a size-vce-lay-a\" alt=\"\"   data-attachment-id=\"262078\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thedailycougar.com\/2026\/03\/25\/behind-the-tarp-a-look-at-the-workers-behind-the-centennial-project\/copy-of-012926_campusconstruction_m-guzman-6\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/thedailycougar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Copy-of-012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-6.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1620,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;A construction worker continues campus infrastructure upgrades at the University of Houston, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Houston Texas. | Matthew Guzman\/The Cougar&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1769580995&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Copy of 012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-6\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A construction worker continues campus infrastructure upgrades at the University of Houston, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Houston Texas. | Matthew Guzman\/The Cougar&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/thedailycougar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Copy-of-012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-6-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/thedailycougar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Copy-of-012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-6-620x413.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tA construction worker continues campus infrastructure upgrades at the University of Houston, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Houston Texas. | Matthew Guzman\/The Cougar<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thedailycougar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-1.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-1-810x540.jpg\" class=\"attachment-vce-lay-a size-vce-lay-a\" alt=\"\"   data-attachment-id=\"262075\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thedailycougar.com\/2026\/03\/25\/behind-the-tarp-a-look-at-the-workers-behind-the-centennial-project\/012926_campusconstruction_m-guzman-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/thedailycougar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1620,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1769581887&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A construction worker continues campus infrastructure upgrades at the University of Houston, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Houston Texas. | Matthew Guzman\/The Cougar&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/thedailycougar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-1-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/thedailycougar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-1-620x413.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tA construction worker continues campus infrastructure upgrades at the University of Houston, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Houston Texas. | Matthew Guzman\/The Cougar<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thedailycougar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Copy-of-012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-4.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Copy-of-012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-4-810x540.jpg\" class=\"attachment-vce-lay-a size-vce-lay-a\" alt=\"\"   data-attachment-id=\"262076\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thedailycougar.com\/2026\/03\/25\/behind-the-tarp-a-look-at-the-workers-behind-the-centennial-project\/copy-of-012926_campusconstruction_m-guzman-4\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/thedailycougar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Copy-of-012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-4.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1620,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;A construction worker continues campus infrastructure upgrades at the University of Houston, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Houston Texas. | Matthew Guzman\/The Cougar&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1769581078&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Copy of 012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-4\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A construction worker continues campus infrastructure upgrades at the University of Houston, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Houston Texas. | Matthew Guzman\/The Cougar&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/thedailycougar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Copy-of-012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-4-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/thedailycougar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Copy-of-012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-4-620x413.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tA construction worker continues campus infrastructure upgrades at the University of Houston, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Houston Texas. | Matthew Guzman\/The Cougar<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thedailycougar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Copy-of-012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-5.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Copy-of-012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-5-810x540.jpg\" class=\"attachment-vce-lay-a size-vce-lay-a\" alt=\"\"   data-attachment-id=\"262077\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thedailycougar.com\/2026\/03\/25\/behind-the-tarp-a-look-at-the-workers-behind-the-centennial-project\/copy-of-012926_campusconstruction_m-guzman-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/thedailycougar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Copy-of-012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-5.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1620,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Construction crews work on ongoing campus infrastructure upgrades at the University of Houston, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Houston Texas. | Matthew Guzman\/The Cougar&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1769581027&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0005&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Copy of 012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Construction crews work on ongoing campus infrastructure upgrades at the University of Houston, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Houston Texas. | Matthew Guzman\/The Cougar&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/thedailycougar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Copy-of-012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-5-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/thedailycougar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Copy-of-012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-5-620x413.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tConstruction crews work on ongoing campus infrastructure upgrades at the University of Houston, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Houston Texas. | Matthew Guzman\/The Cougar<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thedailycougar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-2.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-2-810x540.jpg\" class=\"attachment-vce-lay-a size-vce-lay-a\" alt=\"\"   data-attachment-id=\"262084\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thedailycougar.com\/2026\/03\/25\/behind-the-tarp-a-look-at-the-workers-behind-the-centennial-project\/012926_campusconstruction_m-guzman-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/thedailycougar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1620,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;Construction crews work on ongoing campus infrastructure upgrades at the University of Houston, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Houston Texas. | Matthew Guzman\/The Cougar&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1769581659&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;170&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00025&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Construction crews work on ongoing campus infrastructure upgrades at the University of Houston, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Houston Texas. | Matthew Guzman\/The Cougar&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/thedailycougar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-2-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/thedailycougar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-2-620x413.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tConstruction crews work on ongoing campus infrastructure upgrades at the University of Houston, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Houston Texas. | Matthew Guzman\/The Cougar<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/thedailycougar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-3.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-3-810x540.jpg\" class=\"attachment-vce-lay-a size-vce-lay-a\" alt=\"\"   data-attachment-id=\"262083\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thedailycougar.com\/2026\/03\/25\/behind-the-tarp-a-look-at-the-workers-behind-the-centennial-project\/012926_campusconstruction_m-guzman-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/thedailycougar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1620,1080\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;A construction worker continues campus infrastructure upgrades at the University of Houston, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Houston Texas. | Matthew Guzman\/The Cougar&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1769581273&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;A construction worker continues campus infrastructure upgrades at the University of Houston, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Houston Texas. | Matthew Guzman\/The Cougar&lt;\/p&gt;&#10;\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/thedailycougar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-3-300x200.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/thedailycougar.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/012926_CampusConstruction_M.Guzman-3-620x413.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\tA construction worker continues campus infrastructure upgrades at the University of Houston, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Houston Texas. | Matthew Guzman\/The Cougar<\/p>\n<p>With the Centennial Project well underway, the construction workers behind the project have become a fixture on campus: in conversation with each other, toiling under the midday sun and greeting students who pass by. Here is a glimpse behind the black tarp and into their daily lives.<\/p>\n<p>news@thedailycougar.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A construction worker continues campus infrastructure upgrades at the University of Houston, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2026, in Houston&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":219949,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[85753,85754,54391,56,58,57],"class_list":["post-219948","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston","tag-campus-infrastructure","tag-centennial-project","tag-construction-workers","tag-houston","tag-houston-headlines","tag-houston-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219948","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=219948"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/219948\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/219949"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=219948"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=219948"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=219948"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}