/* =====================================================================
   PROTECH — FINAL APPROVED UPDATES (September 2026)
   Loaded after base.css. Contains: brand/logo, navigation behaviour,
   readability (typography + contrast), spacing, new components.
   ===================================================================== */

/* ---- Generated readability overrides: small text enlarged, faint text strengthened ---- */
body{font-size:15.5px}
.brand-wordmark small{font-size:9.5px}
.nav-link{font-size:12px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.80)}
.nav-contact{font-size:12px}
.nav-contact span{font-size:15.5px}
.dropdown-item{font-size:12px}
.section-label{font-size:12px}
.hero-intro{font-size:14px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.80)}
.brand-signature{font-size:15.5px}
.arrow-link{font-size:12px}
.hero-meta{font-size:11px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.80)}
.section p{font-size:15.5px}
.image-caption{font-size:11px}
.dimensions-heading p{font-size:14px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.80)}
.gold-number{font-size:14px}
.dimension h3{font-size:14.5px}
.dimension p{font-size:14px}
.path-top span{font-size:13px}
.path-step h3{font-size:14px}
.path-step p{font-size:14px}
.section-head-note{font-size:14px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.80)}
.sector-card>span{font-size:14px}
.sector-card p{font-size:13px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.80)}
.innovation-badge{font-size:11px}
.sector-bottom span{font-size:12px}
.featured-heading p{font-size:14px}
.featured-card-content span,.project-copy>span{font-size:11px}
.featured-card p{font-size:14px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.80)}
.featured-card b{font-size:12px}
.why-item>span{font-size:14px}
.why-item h3{font-size:13px}
.why-item p{font-size:14px}
.standards-section p{font-size:14px}
.standards-section .standards-note{font-size:12px}
.leadership-visual>span{font-size:12px}
.leadership-visual small{font-size:11px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.80)}
.final-cta p{color:rgba(255,255,255,0.80)}
.inner-hero p{font-size:15.5px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.80)}
.about-evolution-highlights strong{font-size:14.5px}
.about-evolution-highlights span{font-size:11px}
.discipline-line{font-size:12px}
.mini-label{font-size:12px}
.principle-item h3{font-size:14px}
.principle-item p{font-size:13px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.80)}
.principles-closing{font-size:13px}
.capability-balance p{font-size:12px}
.foundation-tags{font-size:12px}
.work-sequence span{font-size:12px}
.work-sequence b{font-size:12px}
.how-work-copy{font-size:14.5px}
.service-card p{font-size:13px}
.service-card b{font-size:11px}
.capability-balance span{font-size:13px}
.capability-foundation b{font-size:14.5px}
.capability-foundation p{font-size:12px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.80)}
.project-copy p{font-size:14.5px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.80)}
.project-copy .project-subtitle{font-size:11px}
.project-copy .project-subtitle i{color:rgba(255,255,255,0.80)}
.project-meta b{font-size:11px}
.project-meta span{font-size:12px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.80)}
.project-ip-status b{font-size:11px}
.project-copy .project-ip-status p{font-size:12px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.80)}
.featured-project-details>summary{font-size:11px}
.featured-project-detail-grid b{font-size:10px}
.project-copy .featured-project-detail-grid p{font-size:12px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.80)}
.experience-title small{font-size:11px}
.experience-detail b{font-size:11px}
.experience-detail p{font-size:14px}
.confidentiality-note{font-size:13px}
.project-confidentiality-inline p{font-size:14px}
.project-confidentiality-card p{font-size:14.5px}
.profile-portrait small{font-size:11px}
.profile-copy p{font-size:15.5px}
.credentials-grid>div:last-child p{font-size:14.5px}
.timeline-row span{font-size:12px}
.timeline-row p{font-size:13px}
form label{font-size:12px}
input,select,textarea{font-size:14.5px}
.consent{font-size:12px}
.form-submit,.form-success button{font-size:12px}
.contact-aside p{font-size:14px}
.contact-aside a{font-size:13px}
.legal-layout aside a{font-size:12px}
.legal-hero .inner-hero-secondary{font-size:14px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.80)}
.inner-hero-meta{font-size:11px}
.legal-section>span{font-size:13px}
.legal-section p{font-size:14.5px}
.legal-list li{font-size:14.5px}
.footer-brand p{font-size:13px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.80)}
.footer-label{font-size:11px}
.footer-grid a,.footer-grid p{font-size:12px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.80)}
.footer-bottom{font-size:11px}
.service-detail-hero p{font-size:15.5px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.80)}
.detail-card>span,.framework-item>span,.process-item>span,.why-detail-grid>div>span,.sector-detail-list span{font-size:13px}
.detail-card p{font-size:14px}
.detail-card:hover p{color:rgba(255,255,255,0.80)}
.framework-item h3{font-size:14px}
.framework-item p{font-size:14px}
.process-item h3{font-size:13px}
.process-item p{font-size:13px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.80)}
.deliverables-list span{font-size:12px}
.detail-boundary p{font-size:14px}
.why-detail-grid h3{font-size:13px}
.why-detail-grid p{font-size:14px}
.related-card p{font-size:14px}
.related-card:hover p{color:rgba(255,255,255,0.80)}
.training-area>span{font-size:13px}
.training-area p{font-size:14px}
.training-area small{font-size:11px}
.training-process span{font-size:12px}
.training-process h3{font-size:13px}
.training-process p{font-size:13px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.80)}
.training-tags,.learning-line{font-size:11px}
.training-link-grid i{font-size:11px}
.leadership-multidisciplinary-grid>div:last-child>p{color:rgba(255,255,255,0.80)}
.leadership-capability-line span{font-size:11px}
.analysis-signals{font-size:11px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.80)}
.service05-hero-media figcaption{font-size:10px}
.framework-note{font-size:14px}
.ims-standards span{font-size:12px}
.ims-standards p{font-size:14px}
.ims-connector span{font-size:10px}
.ims-result p{font-size:14px;color:rgba(255,255,255,0.80)}
.ims-common-line{font-size:11px}
.sector-detail-list-described p{font-size:13px}
@media (max-width:1050px){.nav-link{font-size:11px}}
@media (max-width:760px){.leadership-page-hero p{font-size:14.5px}}
@media (max-width:600px){.service05-hero-media figcaption{font-size:9.5px}}

/* ---- Hand-tuned updates (take precedence) ---- */


:root {
  --muted: #4b5961;          /* stronger contrast for supporting text (was #63717a) */
  --ink-soft: #33424b;
}

/* ---------- Accessibility ---------- */
.skip-link { position:absolute; left:-9999px; top:0; z-index:100; background:var(--gold); color:var(--navy); padding:10px 16px; font-weight:800; }
.skip-link:focus { left:16px; top:12px; }
:focus-visible { outline:2px solid var(--gold); outline-offset:3px; }

/* ---------- Brand mark (official Protech logo) ---------- */
.brand-mark { gap:12px; }
.brand-logo { width:auto; height:40px; flex:none; }
.brand-wordmark strong { font-size:16px; letter-spacing:.2em; }
.brand-wordmark small { font-size:8.5px; letter-spacing:.14em; line-height:1.6; text-transform:uppercase; max-width:230px; color:var(--gold-light); }
.footer-brand-mark .brand-logo { height:46px; }
.footer-signature { color:var(--gold-light) !important; font-family:var(--display); font-size:17px !important; line-height:1.35 !important; max-width:280px !important; }
.site-header { height:92px; }
.header-scrolled { height:76px; }

/* ---------- Navigation: dropdown panels ---------- */
.nav-dropdown .dropdown-panel { display:none; z-index:30; }
.nav-dropdown.open .dropdown-panel { display:block; }
@media (hover:hover) and (min-width:1181px) {
  .nav-dropdown:hover .dropdown-panel { display:block; }
  .nav-dropdown .dropdown-panel::before { content:""; position:absolute; left:0; right:0; top:-14px; height:14px; }
}
.nav-trigger { cursor:pointer; }
.nav-trigger svg { transition:transform .2s; }
.nav-dropdown.open .nav-trigger svg { transform:rotate(180deg); }
.dropdown-panel { top:42px; }
.dropdown-wide { width:430px; }
.dropdown-item { font-size:12.5px; color:var(--navy); }
.dropdown-item b { font-weight:600; }
.dropdown-item em { display:block; font-style:normal; font-size:10.5px; letter-spacing:.1em; text-transform:uppercase; color:var(--muted); margin-top:2px; }
.dropdown-all { border-bottom:1px solid var(--line); }
.dropdown-support { border-top:1px solid var(--line); margin-top:4px; }
.menu-toggle .icon-close { display:none; }
.menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .icon-menu { display:none; }
.menu-toggle[aria-expanded="true"] .icon-close { display:block; }

/* Desktop nav sizing: stay on one line, never overflow */
.desktop-nav { gap:22px; }
.nav-link { font-size:11px; }
.nav-contact { font-size:11px; padding:11px 15px; }
@media (max-width:1320px) and (min-width:1181px) {
  .desktop-nav { gap:16px; }
  .brand-wordmark small { display:none; }
}

/* Collapse to the menu button below 1180px (fixes laptop/tablet overflow) */
@media (max-width:1180px) {
  .site-header { height:78px; }
  .header-inner { width:min(100% - 40px, 1180px); }
  .menu-toggle { display:block; cursor:pointer; padding:6px; }
  .desktop-nav { background:var(--navy); flex-direction:column; align-items:stretch; gap:2px; padding:14px 22px 26px; display:none; position:absolute; top:78px; left:0; right:0; box-shadow:0 18px 30px #0000004d; max-height:calc(100vh - 78px); overflow-y:auto; }
  .desktop-nav.mobile-nav-open { display:flex; }
  .nav-link, .nav-contact { justify-content:space-between; width:100%; padding:14px 4px; font-size:12.5px; border-bottom:1px solid var(--line-light); }
  .nav-contact { margin-top:14px; justify-content:center; border:1px solid #e1c898b3; }
  .nav-dropdown { width:100%; }
  .dropdown-panel, .dropdown-wide { width:100%; min-width:0; box-shadow:none; background:var(--navy-2); border-top:1px solid var(--gold); position:static; }
  .dropdown-item { color:#fff; grid-template-columns:34px 1fr; font-size:13px; }
  .dropdown-item em { color:#ffffff99; }
  .dropdown-item:hover { background:var(--navy-3); }
  .dropdown-all, .dropdown-support { border-color:var(--line-light); }
}
@media (max-width:430px) {
  .brand-wordmark small { display:none; }
  .brand-logo { height:36px; }
}

/* ---------- Hero refinements ---------- */
.hero-intro { max-width:720px; line-height:1.9; }
.hero-actions .arrow-link { font-size:12.5px; padding-bottom:10px; }
.hero h1 { max-width:860px; }
@media (min-width:761px) { .hero-home h1 { font-size:clamp(46px,5.4vw,78px); } }

/* Clean institutional hero (Contact / Legal / 404) — no repeated photograph */
.inner-hero.hero-plain {
  background-color:var(--navy);
  background-image:
    radial-gradient(circle at 85% 30%, #c8a66a1f 0, transparent 42%),
    linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0 66%, #e1c8982e 66.1%, transparent 66.3%),
    linear-gradient(#e1c89812 1px, transparent 1px),
    linear-gradient(90deg, #e1c8980d 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size:auto, auto, 100% 110px, 110px 100%;
  min-height:500px;
}

/* ---------- Readability: body copy + contrast ---------- */
body { color:var(--ink); }
.section p, .internal-page p { line-height:1.8; }
.section-copy p, .detail-copy p, .capability-copy p { color:var(--ink-soft); }
.section-copy p { max-width:620px; }
.inner-hero p, .service-detail-hero p { font-size:16px; line-height:1.85; color:rgba(255,255,255,.86); }

/* ---------- Spacing: remove excessive vertical gaps ---------- */
.section { padding:104px 0; }
.section-pathway { padding-top:84px; }                      /* Home: gap after capabilities −15–20% */
.page-about .about-technical + .section,
.page-about .section-direction { padding-top:72px; }        /* About: gap before Our Direction −25–35% */
@media (max-width:760px) { .section { padding:72px 0; } }

/* ---------- Home: pathway emphasis ---------- */
.path-step h3 { font-size:14px; }
.path-top span { font-size:13px; }
.path-top i { font-size:28px; }

/* ---------- About: closing signature ---------- */
.closing-signature { font-family:var(--display); color:var(--navy) !important; font-size:clamp(22px,2.4vw,30px) !important; line-height:1.25 !important; margin:0 0 18px !important; max-width:820px; }
.closing-signature + p { margin-top:0; }

/* ---------- Services: approved banner ---------- */
.services-banner { position:relative; background:var(--navy); color:#fff; }
.services-banner-image { height:clamp(300px,36vw,520px); background-size:cover; background-position:center; }
.services-banner-caption { padding:38px 0 46px; display:flex; justify-content:space-between; align-items:end; gap:40px; flex-wrap:wrap; }
.services-banner-caption h2 { font-family:var(--display); font-weight:400; font-size:clamp(28px,3vw,42px); line-height:1.08; margin:0; color:#fff; max-width:720px; letter-spacing:-.02em; }
.services-banner-caption h2 em { color:var(--gold-light); font-style:normal; }
.services-banner-caption p { margin:0; color:var(--gold-light); letter-spacing:.14em; text-transform:uppercase; font-size:12px; font-weight:700; }
.services-intro { margin-top:-10px; }
/* all nine cards equal status (no permanent highlight); navy on hover only */
.service-card { background:var(--paper) !important; color:inherit !important; }
.service-card:hover { background:var(--navy) !important; color:#fff !important; }
.service-card p { color:var(--ink-soft); }
.service-card:hover p { color:#ffffffd9; }
.boundary-note { font-size:13.5px !important; color:var(--muted) !important; border-left:2px solid var(--gold); padding-left:14px; }
.work-sequence-5 { grid-template-columns:repeat(5,1fr); }
.work-sequence b { font-size:12px; }
.work-sequence span { font-size:12px; }
@media (max-width:800px) { .work-sequence-5 { grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr; } }

/* ---------- Service 08: field evidence figure ---------- */
.field-evidence { padding:0 0 90px; }
.field-evidence-figure { margin:0; background:var(--navy); }
.field-evidence-figure img { width:100%; max-height:560px; object-fit:cover; }
.field-evidence-figure figcaption { color:#ffffffd0; font-size:12px; letter-spacing:.12em; text-transform:uppercase; padding:14px 20px; }

/* ---------- Projects ---------- */
.project-image { position:relative; }
.image-note { position:absolute; left:18px; bottom:16px; background:#071827cc; color:#fff; font-size:10.5px; letter-spacing:.14em; text-transform:uppercase; padding:6px 10px; }
.experience-detail p { font-size:15px !important; color:var(--ink-soft) !important; line-height:1.8 !important; }
.experience-detail b { font-size:11.5px !important; }
.featured-project-detail-grid p { font-size:14px !important; color:rgba(255,255,255,.85) !important; line-height:1.75 !important; }
.featured-project-detail-grid b { font-size:11px !important; }
.featured-project-details > summary { font-size:12px !important; }
.project-copy p { font-size:15.5px; }
.project-meta span, .project-meta b { font-size:12.5px; }
[id="uae-smart-energy-corridor"], [id="ai-refuelling-system"] { scroll-margin-top:100px; }

/* ---------- Leadership: official mark instead of placeholder letter ---------- */
.profile-portrait { font-size:0; }
.portrait-mark { width:auto; height:46%; max-height:220px; opacity:.95; }
.profile-portrait small { font-size:11px; }

/* ---------- Contact form ---------- */
.hp-field { position:absolute !important; left:-10000px !important; width:1px; height:1px; overflow:hidden; }
.contact-form-wrap form { position:relative; }
.contact-form-wrap label { font-size:12px; color:var(--navy); }
.contact-form-wrap input, .contact-form-wrap select, .contact-form-wrap textarea { font-size:15px; }
.contact-form-wrap textarea::placeholder { color:#8a969d; }
.form-note { font-size:13px !important; line-height:1.65 !important; color:var(--muted) !important; margin:-6px 0 18px !important; border-left:2px solid var(--gold); padding-left:12px; }
.consent { font-size:13px !important; color:var(--ink-soft); }
.consent a { color:var(--navy); text-decoration:underline; text-underline-offset:3px; }
.consent input { width:17px !important; height:17px !important; margin-top:2px; }
.form-submit { font-size:12px; padding:17px 26px; }
.form-submit[disabled] { opacity:.6; cursor:wait; }
.form-status { margin-top:18px; font-size:14px; line-height:1.6; }
.form-status.is-success { color:#1e5b3a; background:#e8f3ec; border-left:3px solid #2f7a4f; padding:14px 16px; }
.form-status.is-error { color:#8a1f1f; background:#fbecec; border-left:3px solid #b23a3a; padding:14px 16px; }
.field-error { border-color:#b23a3a !important; }
.contact-aside p, .contact-aside a { font-size:15px !important; color:var(--ink-soft); }

/* ---------- Legal: sticky contents navigation ---------- */
.legal-toc a { font-size:13px !important; color:var(--ink-soft) !important; padding:3px 0; }
.legal-toc a:hover, .legal-toc a.is-active { color:var(--gold) !important; }
.legal-section p, .legal-list li { font-size:15.5px; line-height:1.8; color:var(--ink-soft); }
.legal-section { scroll-margin-top:100px; }
@media (max-width:760px) {
  .legal-toc { background:var(--ivory); padding:18px 20px; }
}

/* ---------- Footer ---------- */
.footer-grid a, .footer-grid p { font-size:13px; color:rgba(255,255,255,.8); }
.footer-label { font-size:11px; }
.footer-bottom { font-size:11.5px; color:rgba(255,255,255,.7); }
.footer-brand p { max-width:300px; }


/* ---------- Fixes after visual QA ---------- */
@media (min-width:761px) { .hero-home h1 { max-width:1020px; font-size:clamp(44px,5vw,74px); } }
.path-top { height:44px; }
.sector-bottom .arrow-link { color:#fff; }
.sector-bottom .arrow-link:hover { color:var(--gold-light); }
.standards-note { font-size:13px !important; color:var(--muted) !important; line-height:1.7 !important; max-width:760px; }
.footer-brand p { margin-top:18px; }
.footer-brand .footer-signature { margin-top:14px; }


/* About: closing strip, direction, principles */
.closing-text { margin-right:auto; max-width:700px; }
.closing-text .closing-signature { font-family:var(--display); color:#9a7a3f !important; font-size:19px !important; letter-spacing:.01em; line-height:1.3 !important; margin:0 0 12px !important; }
.closing-text p { margin:0; }
.direction-section { padding-top:70px; padding-bottom:84px; }
.page-about .about-foundation-section { padding-bottom:70px; }
.direction-grid .section-label, .direction-grid > div > span, .direction-grid b { font-size:13.5px !important; letter-spacing:.2em; }
.direction-grid h2 { font-size:18.5px !important; color:var(--ink) !important; line-height:1.75 !important; }
.principle-item h3 { font-size:13.5px !important; }
.principle-item p { font-size:14px !important; color:rgba(255,255,255,.82) !important; line-height:1.7; }
.principle-item span { font-size:14px; }
.principles-closing { font-size:14px !important; color:rgba(255,255,255,.82) !important; }
/* Inner heroes: never let content slide under the header */
.inner-hero { min-height:600px; padding:140px 0 70px; box-sizing:border-box; }
.inner-hero-content { padding-top:0; }
.inner-hero h1 { font-size:clamp(42px,5vw,72px); }
@media (max-width:760px) { .inner-hero { min-height:0; padding:130px 0 64px; } .inner-hero h1 { font-size:42px; } }


/* Header legibility over bright hero images */
.site-header:not(.header-scrolled) { background:linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(7,24,39,.72) 0%, rgba(7,24,39,.28) 70%, rgba(7,24,39,0) 100%); }
.project-copy p { margin:0 0 14px; }
.supporting-grid p { margin:0 0 14px; }
.services-banner-caption h2 { max-width:900px; }


.service-detail-hero { min-height:640px; padding:150px 0 80px; box-sizing:border-box; }
.service-detail-hero-content { padding-top:0 !important; }
.service-detail-hero h1 { font-size:clamp(42px,4.8vw,70px); }
@media (max-width:800px) { .service-detail-hero { min-height:0; padding:130px 0 64px; } }

.leadership-profile p, .profile-copy p { margin:0 0 14px; }


@media (max-width:760px) {
  .section-head-row, .featured-heading { display:block !important; }
  .section-head-note, .featured-heading p { margin-top:14px; max-width:none !important; }
  .hero-home h1 { font-size:40px; }
  .services-banner-caption { padding:26px 0 32px; }
}


/* ---------- Round 2 (Sept 2026): scope notes, Service 05 expansion, project case studies ---------- */
.scope-note { max-width:900px; margin:28px 0 0 !important; padding:14px 18px; border-left:2px solid var(--gold); background:rgba(200,166,106,.08); font-size:13.5px !important; line-height:1.7 !important; color:var(--ink-soft) !important; }
.scope-note-dark { background:rgba(255,255,255,.05); color:rgba(255,255,255,.82) !important; }
.detail-heading > p { max-width:820px; }
.core-grid .detail-card span { font-family:var(--display); font-size:22px; }
.core-grid .detail-card p { font-size:15px; line-height:1.75; }
.military-block { margin-top:34px; padding:26px 28px; background:var(--navy); color:#fff; }
.military-block p { color:rgba(255,255,255,.85) !important; margin:10px 0 0; max-width:900px; }
.military-label { color:var(--gold-light); letter-spacing:.16em; font-size:12px; font-weight:800; }
.deliverables-described > div { align-items:start; padding:14px 0; }
.deliverables-described p b { display:block; color:var(--navy); font-weight:700; margin-bottom:3px; }
.deliverables-described p { color:var(--ink-soft); line-height:1.65; }
.why-six { grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr) !important; }
.why-six > div { border-right:1px solid var(--line); padding:28px 26px 28px 0; margin-right:26px; border-top:0 !important; }
.why-six > div:nth-child(3n) { border-right:0; margin-right:0; }
.why-six > div:nth-child(n+4) { border-top:1px solid var(--line) !important; }
@media (max-width:800px) { .why-six { grid-template-columns:1fr !important; } .why-six > div { border-right:0; margin-right:0; padding:22px 0; border-top:1px solid var(--line) !important; } }
.activity-list { margin:10px 0 0; padding-left:18px; }
.activity-list li { font-size:15px; line-height:1.75; color:var(--ink-soft); margin-bottom:4px; }
.activity-list li::marker { color:var(--gold); }
.experience-activities { grid-column:1/-1; }
.experience-boundary { grid-column:1/-1; border-top:1px dashed var(--line) !important; }
.experience-boundary p { font-size:13px !important; color:var(--muted) !important; font-style:italic; }
.ip-note { font-size:12.5px !important; color:rgba(255,255,255,.7) !important; margin-top:8px !important; }
.reach-line { color:var(--navy) !important; font-weight:700; font-size:13.5px !important; letter-spacing:.04em; margin-bottom:8px !important; }
.reach-line i { color:var(--gold); font-style:normal; margin:0 4px; }
.standards-line { line-height:1.5; }


.deliverables-described p { font-family:var(--sans) !important; font-size:14.5px !important; line-height:1.65 !important; color:var(--ink-soft) !important; }
.deliverables-described p b { font-family:var(--display); font-weight:400; font-size:18px; line-height:1.25; }
@media (min-width:801px) { .deliverables-described + .scope-note { grid-column:2; } }
@media (min-width:801px) {
  .page-service-05 .framework-grid { grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr); }
  .page-service-05 .framework-item { border-right:1px solid var(--line) !important; margin-right:22px !important; padding-left:0 !important; }
  .page-service-05 .framework-item:nth-child(3n) { border-right:0 !important; margin-right:0 !important; }
}


.project-ip-status { grid-template-columns:130px 1fr; }
.project-ip-status .ip-note { grid-column:2; }
.project-ip-status b { font-size:11px; }
.project-ip-status p { font-size:13.5px; }
@media (max-width:760px) { .project-ip-status .ip-note { grid-column:auto; } }


/* ---------- Round 3: image placements + Founder photograph ---------- */
.content-figure { margin:36px 0 0; background:var(--navy); position:relative; }
.content-figure img { width:100%; display:block; object-fit:cover; }
.wide-figure img { height:clamp(240px,30vw,420px); }
.content-figure figcaption { color:rgba(255,255,255,.85); font-size:11.5px; letter-spacing:.14em; text-transform:uppercase; padding:12px 18px; }
.projects-figure { margin:22px 0 34px; }
.sector-innovation.has-image { background-size:cover; background-position:center; }
.card-note { left:auto; right:18px; bottom:18px; top:auto; }
.military-list { margin:12px 0 4px; padding-left:18px; }
.military-list li { color:#fff; font-size:15px; line-height:1.8; }
.military-list li::marker { color:var(--gold); }
.experience-wide { grid-column:1/-1; }
.experience-boundary b { display:block; margin-bottom:6px; }
.refueller-list li { font-weight:600; color:var(--navy); }
.profile-portrait.has-photo { background:var(--navy); padding:0; overflow:hidden; display:block; min-height:0; aspect-ratio:4/5; max-height:620px; }
.profile-portrait.has-photo::after { inset:14px; z-index:1; pointer-events:none; }
.portrait-photo { width:100%; height:100%; object-fit:cover; object-position:62% 30%; display:block; }
.profile-portrait.has-photo small { z-index:2; background:rgba(7,24,39,.82); padding:8px 12px; left:28px; bottom:28px; font-size:11px; }

.service05-hero-media img { width:100%; aspect-ratio:4/3; object-fit:cover; }

/* ---------- Reveal animation: respect reduced motion ---------- */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce) { .reveal { animation:none !important; } }