:root {
  /* PALETTE */
  --white:        #ffffff;
  --off-white:    #fafafa;
  --gray-light:   #f4f5f6;
  --gray-tint:    #eeeff1;
  --cream:        #f7f1e3;
  --cream-soft:   #faf5ea;

  --navy:         #0b2e5b;
  --navy-mid:     #1a4581;
  --navy-deep:    #061a36;

  --ink:          #0d121d;       /* primary text — near-black with slight navy tint */
  --ink-soft:     #2a2f3a;
  --gray-text:    #5a5e68;       /* body gray */
  --gray-soft:    #8a8e98;       /* meta info */

  --gold:         #b8935a;
  --gold-deep:    #8c6a3a;
  --gold-soft:    #e6d5b3;

  --line:         #e5e7eb;
  --line-soft:    #eef0f3;
  --rust:         #a04e2c;

  --font: 'Inter', -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', sans-serif;
}

* { margin: 0; padding: 0; box-sizing: border-box; }
html { scroll-behavior: smooth; }
body {
  font-family: var(--font);
  background: var(--white);
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1.6;
  font-size: 16px;
  -webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased;
  -moz-osx-font-smoothing: grayscale;
  overflow-x: hidden;
}

img { max-width: 100%; display: block; }
a { color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
a:not([href]) { cursor: pointer; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(11, 46, 91, 0.06); }
button { font-family: inherit; cursor: pointer; border: none; background: none; }

/* All headings inherit Inter */
h1, h2, h3, h4, h5, h6 {
  font-family: var(--font);
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.15;
}
h1 { font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.035em; }
h2 { font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: -0.03em; }
em { font-style: italic; font-weight: 500; }

/* ─────────── ANNOUNCEMENT BAR ─────────── */
.announce {
  background: var(--navy-deep);
  color: var(--gold-soft);
  font-size: 13px;
  padding: 11px 24px;
  text-align: center;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  font-weight: 400;
}
.announce strong { color: #fff; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: 0.12em; font-size: 12px; }
.announce a { color: var(--gold); border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gold-deep); margin-left: 14px; transition: color .2s; }
.announce a:hover { color: #fff; border-bottom-color: #fff; }

/* ─────────── NAV ─────────── */
.nav-wrap {
  position: sticky;
  top: 0;
  z-index: 100;
  background: var(--white);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.nav {
  max-width: 1320px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  padding: 16px 32px;
}
.nav-brand {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: opacity .25s;
}
.nav-brand:hover { opacity: 0.7; }
.nav-icon { height: 44px; width: auto; }
.nav-wordmark {
  border-left: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding-left: 14px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 5px;
}
.nav-wordmark-img {
  display: block;
  height: 17px;
  width: auto;
}
.nav-wordmark-sub {
  display: block;
  font-size: 9.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  text-transform: uppercase;
  line-height: 1;
}

.nav-links {
  display: flex;
  gap: 38px;
  align-items: center;
  list-style: none;
}
.nav-link {
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink);
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  position: relative;
  padding: 8px 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: color .25s;
}
.nav-link:hover { color: var(--navy); }
.nav-link.active { color: var(--navy); }
.nav-link.active::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; bottom: 0; left: 0; right: 0; height: 1.5px;
  background: var(--gold);
}

/* Dropdown */
.nav-item-drop { position: relative; }
.nav-item-drop > .nav-link::after {
  content: ' ▾'; font-size: 9px; opacity: 0.5; vertical-align: middle;
}
.dropdown {
  position: absolute; top: 100%; left: -20px;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  min-width: 290px;
  padding: 14px 0;
  border-radius: 4px;
  box-shadow: 0 14px 40px rgba(11, 46, 91, 0.10);
  opacity: 0; visibility: hidden;
  transform: translateY(-6px);
  transition: all .22s ease;
}
.nav-item-drop:hover .dropdown { opacity: 1; visibility: visible; transform: translateY(0); }
.dropdown a {
  display: block;
  padding: 11px 22px;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 500;
  cursor: pointer;
  -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(11, 46, 91, 0.06);
  transition: all .15s;
  border-left: 2px solid transparent;
  position: relative;
}
.dropdown a:hover { background: var(--gray-light); color: var(--navy); border-left-color: var(--gold); padding-left: 26px; }
.dropdown a .desc { display: block; font-size: 12px; color: var(--gray-text); font-weight: 400; margin-top: 2px; letter-spacing: 0; pointer-events: none; }

.nav-cta {
  padding: 11px 22px;
  background: var(--navy);
  color: var(--white);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  border-radius: 3px;
  transition: all .25s;
  cursor: pointer;
}
.nav-cta:hover { background: var(--navy-deep); transform: translateY(-1px); }

.menu-toggle { display: none; }

/* ─────────── PAGE WRAPPER ─────────── */
.page { display: none; }
.page.active { display: block; animation: fadeIn .4s ease; }
@keyframes fadeIn { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(8px); } to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0); } }

.container {
  max-width: 1280px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 32px;
}
.container-narrow {
  max-width: 880px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 32px;
}

/* ─────────── HOME: HERO ─────────── */
.hero {
  position: relative;
  padding: 100px 0 90px;
  background: var(--white);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.hero::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: -20%; right: -15%;
  width: 700px; height: 700px;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(184, 147, 90, 0.06) 0%, transparent 65%);
  z-index: 0;
}
.hero::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -200px; left: -100px;
  width: 500px; height: 500px;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(11, 46, 91, 0.04) 0%, transparent 60%);
  z-index: 0;
}
.hero-inner {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.25fr 1fr;
  gap: 70px;
  align-items: center;
}

/* Single-column hero variant */
.hero-inner-single {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  max-width: 1200px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  text-align: center;
}
.hero-single { padding: 44px 0 52px; }
.hero-inner-single .hero-eyebrow {
  padding-left: 50px;
  padding-right: 50px;
}
.hero-inner-single .hero-eyebrow::before {
  left: 0;
}
.hero-inner-single .hero-eyebrow::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  right: 0;
  top: 50%;
  width: 36px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--gold);
}
.hero-inner-single .hero-lead {
  max-width: 880px;
  margin: 0 auto 24px;
}
.hero-inner-single .hero-ctas {
  justify-content: center;
}
.hero-inner-single .hero-trades {
  text-align: center;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  margin-top: 36px;
  padding-top: 24px;
  max-width: 980px;
  margin-left: auto;
  margin-right: auto;
}
.hero-inner-single .hero-trades-list {
  justify-content: center;
  flex-wrap: nowrap;
  font-size: 17px;
  gap: 0;
}
.hero-inner-single .hero-trades-list span {
  padding: 0 22px;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.hero-trades-note {
  margin-top: 14px;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}
.hero-eyebrow {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 11.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  margin-bottom: 28px;
  padding-left: 50px;
  position: relative;
}
.hero-eyebrow::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 50%;
  width: 36px; height: 1px; background: var(--gold);
}
.hero h1 {
  font-size: clamp(36px, 4.4vw, 64px);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.08;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  margin-bottom: 32px;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.hero h1 .ital {
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--navy);
}
.hero h1 .accent {
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
}

.hero-lead {
  font-size: 19px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  margin-bottom: 38px;
  max-width: 540px;
  font-weight: 400;
}
.hero-lead strong { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }

.hero-ctas { display: flex; gap: 16px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.btn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  padding: 15px 30px;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
  border-radius: 3px;
  transition: all .28s cubic-bezier(.2,.7,.3,1);
  cursor: pointer;
  border: 1.5px solid transparent;
}
.btn-primary {
  background: var(--navy);
  color: var(--white);
}
.btn-primary:hover { background: var(--navy-deep); transform: translateY(-2px); box-shadow: 0 8px 22px rgba(11, 46, 91, 0.20); }
.btn-secondary {
  background: transparent;
  color: var(--navy);
  border-color: var(--navy);
}
.btn-secondary:hover { background: var(--navy); color: var(--white); }
.btn-arrow { font-size: 16px; transition: transform .25s; }
.btn:hover .btn-arrow { transform: translateX(4px); }

.hero-trades {
  margin-top: 50px;
  padding-top: 28px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.hero-trades-label {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.hero-trades-list {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 6px 24px;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.hero-trades-list span { position: relative; padding-right: 24px; }
.hero-trades-list span:not(:last-child)::after {
  content: '·';
  position: absolute; right: 0; opacity: 0.5;
  font-style: normal;
}

/* Hero visual card */
.hero-visual {
  position: relative;
  padding: 50px 44px;
  background: var(--cream);
  border: 1px solid var(--gold-soft);
  border-radius: 6px;
  box-shadow: 0 30px 70px -25px rgba(11, 46, 91, 0.15);
}
.hero-visual::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute; top: -1px; left: -1px; right: -1px;
  height: 5px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold) 0%, var(--gold-deep) 100%);
  border-radius: 6px 6px 0 0;
}
.hero-visual-icon {
  width: 62px; height: 62px;
  background: var(--white);
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  border: 1px solid var(--gold-soft);
  padding: 10px;
}
.hero-visual-icon img { width: 100%; height: auto; }

.hero-visual h3 {
  font-size: 22px;
  font-weight: 500;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1.2;
}
.hero-visual h3 em { color: var(--gold-deep); }
.hero-visual p {
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  line-height: 1.65;
}
.hero-visual ul { list-style: none; }
.hero-visual ul li {
  padding: 14px 0;
  font-size: 14.5px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 500;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(184, 147, 90, 0.25);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
}
.hero-visual ul li:first-child { border-top: none; padding-top: 6px; }
.hero-visual ul li::before {
  content: '→';
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 14px;
}

/* ─────────── JOBSITE REEL (auto-scrolling images) ─────────── */
.jobsite-reel-section {
  padding: 0 0 24px;
  background: var(--white);
  overflow: hidden;
}
.reel-track-wrap {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0%, black 5%, black 95%, transparent 100%);
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0%, black 5%, black 95%, transparent 100%);
}
.reel-track {
  display: inline-flex;
  gap: 14px;
  animation: reel-scroll 140s linear infinite;
  padding-left: 14px;
  will-change: transform;
}
.reel-track:hover { animation-play-state: paused; }
@keyframes reel-scroll {
  from { transform: translateX(0); }
  to   { transform: translateX(-50%); }
}
.reel-item {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  width: 280px;
  height: 210px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
  background: var(--gray-light);
}
.reel-item::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.04);
  border-radius: 3px;
  pointer-events: none;
}
.reel-item img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
  transition: transform 0.6s ease;
}
.reel-item:hover img { transform: scale(1.05); }

/* ─────────── STATS (NAVY BREAK) ─────────── */
.stats {
  background: var(--navy);
  color: var(--white);
  padding: 48px 0;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.stats::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background-image: radial-gradient(rgba(255,255,255,0.04) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 32px 32px;
  opacity: 0.5;
}
.stats-inner {
  position: relative;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 30px;
  align-items: center;
}
.stats-inner.stats-inner-3 {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  max-width: 1080px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.stat {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 0 20px;
  position: relative;
}
.stat-num {
  font-size: 60px;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  color: var(--white);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.stat-num .small { font-size: 36px; color: var(--gold-soft); vertical-align: top; margin-right: 2px;}
.stat-num em { font-style: italic; color: var(--gold-soft); font-weight: 500; font-size: 0.65em; padding: 0 4px; vertical-align: 2px; }
.stat-label {
  font-size: 11.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-soft);
  opacity: 0.9;
}

/* ─────────── TOMBSTONES (Selected Engagements) ─────────── */
.tombstones-section {
  padding: 80px 0 70px;
  background: var(--gray-light);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
}
.tombstones-header {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 50px;
  padding: 0 32px;
}
.tombstones-eyebrow {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
  position: relative;
  padding: 0 50px;
}
.tombstones-eyebrow::before,
.tombstones-eyebrow::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%;
  width: 36px;
  height: 1px;
  background: var(--gold);
}
.tombstones-eyebrow::before { left: 0; }
.tombstones-eyebrow::after  { right: 0; }
.tombstones-title {
  font-size: clamp(24px, 2.6vw, 36px);
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
}
.tombstones-title em { color: var(--gold-deep); }
.tombstones-sub {
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  max-width: 580px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  line-height: 1.6;
}

.tombstones-track-wrap {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0%, black 6%, black 94%, transparent 100%);
  -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent 0%, black 6%, black 94%, transparent 100%);
}
.tombstones-track {
  display: inline-flex;
  gap: 22px;
  animation: tombstones-scroll 90s linear infinite;
  padding-left: 22px;
}
.tombstones-track:hover { animation-play-state: paused; }
@keyframes tombstones-scroll {
  from { transform: translateX(0); }
  to   { transform: translateX(-50%); }
}

.tombstone {
  flex: 0 0 auto;
  width: 240px;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 4px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: all .3s ease;
  position: relative;
}
.tombstone:hover {
  border-color: var(--gold-soft);
  box-shadow: 0 10px 30px -12px rgba(11, 46, 91, 0.15);
  transform: translateY(-3px);
}
.tombstone-status {
  font-size: 9.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 8px 16px;
  text-align: center;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.tombstone-status.closed {
  background: var(--navy);
  color: var(--gold-soft);
}
.tombstone-status.active {
  background: var(--cream);
  color: var(--gold-deep);
}
.tombstone-logo-wrap {
  flex: 1;
  background: var(--white);
  padding: 28px 22px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  min-height: 130px;
  position: relative;
}
.tombstone-logo {
  max-width: 100%;
  max-height: 70px;
  width: auto;
  height: auto;
  object-fit: contain;
}
.tombstone.confidential .tombstone-logo {
  filter: blur(11px) saturate(0.75);
  opacity: 0.75;
}
.tombstone.confidential .tombstone-logo-wrap::after {
  content: 'CONFIDENTIAL';
  position: absolute;
  top: 50%; left: 50%;
  transform: translate(-50%, -50%);
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.32em;
  color: var(--navy);
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.92);
  padding: 6px 14px;
  border: 1px solid var(--gold);
  border-radius: 2px;
  white-space: nowrap;
}
.tombstone-meta {
  padding: 16px 18px 18px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--gray-light);
  text-align: center;
}
.tombstone-name {
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 6px;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
  line-height: 1.25;
}
.tombstone-trade {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  line-height: 1.3;
}
.tombstone-role {
  font-size: 12px;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--navy);
  padding-top: 10px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}

/* ─────────── SECTION BACKGROUNDS ─────────── */
.section { padding: 72px 0; position: relative; }
.section-white { background: var(--white); }
.section-gray  { background: var(--gray-light); }
.section-cream { background: var(--cream); }

.section-eyebrow {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  margin-bottom: 20px;
  padding-left: 44px;
  position: relative;
}
.section-eyebrow::before {
  content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 50%;
  width: 32px; height: 1px; background: var(--gold);
}
.section-title {
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 46px);
  line-height: 1.06;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
  max-width: 880px;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.section-title em { color: var(--gold-deep); }
.section-lead {
  font-size: 18px;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  max-width: 720px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin-bottom: 60px;
}

.section-header {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 40px;
  align-items: end;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
}
.section-header .right-text {
  font-size: 16.5px;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  line-height: 1.65;
  padding-bottom: 8px;
}

/* ─────────── SERVICES GRID ─────────── */
.services-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  gap: 1px;
  background: var(--line);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 4px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.services-grid.services-grid-3 {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
}
.service-card {
  background: var(--white);
  padding: 50px 44px;
  transition: all .35s ease;
  position: relative;
  cursor: pointer;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  min-height: 320px;
}
.service-card:hover { background: var(--gray-light); }
.service-num {
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}
.service-card h3 {
  font-size: 22px;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}
.service-card p {
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  line-height: 1.65;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
  flex-grow: 1;
}
.service-card .learn {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--navy);
  align-self: flex-start;
}
.service-card .learn::after {
  content: '→';
  transition: transform .25s;
}
.service-card:hover .learn::after { transform: translateX(6px); color: var(--gold-deep); }

/* ─────────── WHY US (gray break) ─────────── */
.why-us {
  background: var(--gray-light);
  padding: 120px 0;
}
.why-us-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 90px;
  align-items: center;
}
.why-us-image {
  position: relative;
  aspect-ratio: 4/5;
  background: var(--navy);
  border-radius: 4px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background-image:
    linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(11, 46, 91, 0.92) 0%, rgba(6, 26, 54, 0.97) 100%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 30% 30%, rgba(184, 147, 90, 0.20) 0%, transparent 50%);
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 60px;
}
.why-us-image-overlay {
  position: absolute;
  inset: 30px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(230, 213, 179, 0.25);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.why-us-image .big-mark {
  width: 60%;
  max-width: 280px;
  filter: brightness(0) invert(1) opacity(0.85);
}
.why-us-image .why-text {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 50px;
  left: 50px;
  right: 50px;
  text-align: center;
}
.why-us-image .why-text-headline {
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--gold-soft);
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.4;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.why-us-image .why-text-sub {
  color: var(--white);
  opacity: 0.65;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}

.why-us-content h2 {
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 46px);
  line-height: 1.08;
  margin-bottom: 32px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
}
.why-us-content h2 em { color: var(--gold-deep); }
.why-us-content p {
  font-size: 16.5px;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  margin-bottom: 22px;
  line-height: 1.7;
}
.why-us-content p strong { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }

/* ─────────── TESTIMONIALS (white) ─────────── */
.testimonials { padding: 110px 0; background: var(--white); }
.testimonial-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 28px;
  margin-top: 60px;
}
.testimonial {
  background: var(--white);
  padding: 38px 32px;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 4px;
  position: relative;
  transition: all .3s;
}
.testimonial:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); box-shadow: 0 18px 40px -15px rgba(11, 46, 91, 0.16); border-color: var(--gold-soft); }
.testimonial-quote-mark {
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 70px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--gold);
  line-height: 0.5;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
  height: 30px;
  font-family: Georgia, serif; /* preserve glyph quality for this single decorative quote-mark only */
}
.testimonial p {
  font-size: 17px;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1.55;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}
.testimonial-author {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  padding-top: 22px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.testimonial-avatar {
  width: 44px; height: 44px;
  background: var(--navy);
  color: var(--white);
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.testimonial-name { font-size: 14.5px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--ink); }
.testimonial-role { font-size: 12.5px; color: var(--gray-text); margin-top: 2px; }



/* ─────────── SERVICES PAGE — referral CTA box ─────────── */
.svc-referral-box {
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold);
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 40px 44px;
  margin: 40px 0;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
  gap: 36px;
  align-items: center;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 28px -16px rgba(11, 46, 91, 0.18);
}
.svc-referral-text .eyebrow {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  display: block;
}
.svc-referral-text h3 {
  font-size: 26px;
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.svc-referral-text h3 em { color: var(--gold-deep); font-style: italic; }
.svc-referral-text p {
  font-size: 15.5px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  margin: 0;
}
.svc-referral-cta a {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 14px 26px;
  background: var(--navy);
  color: var(--white);
  font-size: 13.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  border-radius: 3px;
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: background .2s;
}
.svc-referral-cta a:hover { background: var(--navy-deep); }
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .svc-referral-box {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 22px;
    padding: 32px 28px;
    margin: 28px 0;
  }
  .svc-referral-cta a {
    display: block;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 16px 24px;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .svc-referral-box { padding: 26px 22px; }
  .svc-referral-text h3 { font-size: 22px; }
  .svc-referral-text p { font-size: 14.5px; }
  .svc-referral-cta a { padding: 14px 20px; font-size: 13px; }
}

/* ─────────── CONTACT PAGE — intro + referral callout ─────────── */
.contact-intro {
  background: var(--white);
  padding: 8px 0 20px;
  border-bottom: none;
}
.contact-intro-inner {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  display: grid;
  gap: 16px;
  text-align: center;
}
.contact-intro-eyebrow {
  font-size: 11.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
}
.contact-intro p {
  font-size: 17px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
}
.contact-intro p strong {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 600;
}

/* Referral callout — gold-accented box that lives after the form */
.contact-referral {
  background: var(--cream);
  padding: 48px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.contact-referral-box {
  max-width: 880px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold);
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 40px 44px;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr auto;
  gap: 36px;
  align-items: center;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 28px -16px rgba(11, 46, 91, 0.18);
}
.contact-referral-text .eyebrow {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  display: block;
}
.contact-referral-text h3 {
  font-size: 26px;
  line-height: 1.2;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.contact-referral-text h3 em { color: var(--gold-deep); font-style: italic; }
.contact-referral-text p {
  font-size: 15.5px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  margin: 0;
}
.contact-referral-cta a {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 14px 26px;
  background: var(--navy);
  color: var(--white);
  font-size: 13.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.02em;
  border-radius: 3px;
  text-decoration: none;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: background .2s;
}
.contact-referral-cta a:hover { background: var(--navy-deep); }
/* ─────────── CTA STRIP (NAVY BREAK) ─────────── */
.cta-strip {
  background: var(--cream);
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: 64px 0;
  text-align: center;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.cta-strip::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: -100px; left: 50%;
  width: 800px; height: 800px;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(184, 147, 90, 0.15) 0%, transparent 60%);
}
.cta-strip-inner { position: relative; }
.cta-strip h2 {
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 46px);
  color: var(--ink);
  line-height: 1.1;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.cta-strip h2 em { color: var(--gold-deep); font-style: italic; }
.cta-strip p {
  font-size: 18px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  max-width: 620px;
  margin: 0 auto 28px;
  line-height: 1.6;
}
.cta-strip .btn-primary { background: var(--navy); color: var(--white); font-weight: 600; }
.cta-strip .btn-primary:hover { background: var(--navy-deep); }

/* ─────────── HOME — FROM THE SITE (gray) ─────────── */
.home-feed { padding: 72px 0; background: var(--gray-light); }
.home-feed-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.55fr 1fr;
  gap: 56px;
  align-items: start;
}

/* LEFT: News list */
.home-feed-news {
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 36px 38px 28px;
}
.feed-news-eyebrow {
  font-size: 10.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  padding-bottom: 22px;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.feed-news-item {
  display: block;
  padding: 18px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: padding .25s ease, background .25s ease;
  position: relative;
  margin: 0 -16px;
  padding-left: 16px;
  padding-right: 16px;
  border-radius: 3px;
}
.feed-news-item:hover {
  background: var(--gray-light);
}
.feed-news-item:hover h3 { color: var(--navy); }
.feed-news-item:last-of-type { border-bottom: 1px solid transparent; }
.feed-news-meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 4px 14px;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  font-size: 10.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.feed-news-cat { color: var(--gold-deep); }
.feed-news-date { color: var(--gray-text); }
.feed-news-item h3 {
  font-size: 18.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.32;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 6px;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  transition: color .2s;
}
.feed-news-item p {
  font-size: 14.5px;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  line-height: 1.55;
  margin: 0;
}
.feed-news-cta {
  display: block;
  margin-top: 18px;
  padding: 16px 0 4px;
  text-align: center;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  cursor: pointer;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  transition: color .2s;
}
.feed-news-cta:hover { color: var(--navy); }
.feed-news-cta .arr { margin-left: 6px; }

/* RIGHT: Social boxes */
.home-feed-social {
  display: grid;
  gap: 22px;
}
.social-box {
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 4px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.social-box-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  padding: 14px 18px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--gray-light);
}
.social-box-icon {
  width: 32px;
  height: 32px;
  border-radius: 4px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  background: var(--navy);
  color: var(--gold-soft);
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 600;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}
.social-box-icon.yt-icon { background: #cc0000; color: #fff; font-size: 13px; }
.social-box-icon.li-icon { background: #0a66c2; color: #fff; font-size: 14px; font-style: italic; }
.social-box-name {
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink);
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  line-height: 1.2;
}
.social-box-handle {
  font-size: 11.5px;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  font-weight: 500;
}
.social-box-head > div:nth-child(2) { flex: 1; min-width: 0; }
.social-box-follow {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  cursor: pointer;
  white-space: nowrap;
  transition: color .2s;
}
.social-box-follow:hover { color: var(--navy); }
.social-box-body {
  padding: 16px 18px 20px;
  min-height: 130px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
}
.social-box-body > * { width: 100%; }
.social-placeholder {
  text-align: center;
  padding: 16px 6px;
}
.placeholder-mark {
  font-size: 22px;
  width: 56px;
  height: 56px;
  margin: 0 auto 14px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--gray-light);
  color: var(--gold);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.placeholder-mark.li-mark { font-style: italic; font-size: 24px; font-weight: 600; color: #0a66c2; }
.placeholder-text {
  font-size: 13.5px;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  line-height: 1.55;
  max-width: 280px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}

/* ─────────── INSIGHTS PREVIEW (legacy — kept for backward compat) ─────────── */
.insights-preview { padding: 110px 0; background: var(--gray-light); }
.insights-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 36px;
}
.insight-card {
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: transform .3s;
}
.insight-card:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); }
.insight-image {
  aspect-ratio: 16/10;
  background: var(--gray-tint);
  border-radius: 4px;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
  overflow: hidden;
  position: relative;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.insight-image::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, transparent 0%, rgba(11, 46, 91, 0.4) 100%);
}
.insight-bg-1 { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a4581 0%, #0b2e5b 100%); }
.insight-bg-2 { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8935a 0%, #8c6a3a 100%); }
.insight-bg-3 { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a5a8a 0%, #1a4581 50%, #b8935a 100%); }

.insight-image-mark {
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 90px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  height: 100%;
}
.insight-meta {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.insight-cat { color: var(--gold-deep); }
.insight-date { color: var(--gray-text); }
.insight-card h3 {
  font-size: 22px;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.3;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}
.insight-card p {
  font-size: 14.5px;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  line-height: 1.6;
}

/* ─────────── FOOTER ─────────── */
.footer {
  background: var(--navy-deep);
  color: var(--white);
  padding: 80px 0 28px;
  position: relative;
}
.footer-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.5fr 1fr 1fr 1.3fr;
  gap: 60px;
  padding-bottom: 60px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(184, 147, 90, 0.25);
}
.footer-brand img {
  height: 30px;
  filter: brightness(0) invert(1);
  opacity: 0.9;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
}
.footer-brand p {
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--gold-soft);
  line-height: 1.6;
  max-width: 320px;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
}
.footer-col h4 {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: 22px;
}
.footer-col ul { list-style: none; }
.footer-col li {
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.78);
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: color .2s;
}
.footer-col li:hover { color: var(--gold-soft); }
.footer-col a {
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: color .2s;
}
.footer-col a:hover { color: var(--gold-soft); }

.footer-socials { display: flex; gap: 12px; margin-top: 22px; }
.footer-social {
  width: 38px; height: 38px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(184, 147, 90, 0.35);
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  color: var(--white);
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all .25s;
  font-size: 14px;
}
.footer-social:hover { background: var(--gold); color: var(--navy-deep); border-color: var(--gold); }

.footer-bottom {
  padding-top: 28px;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  font-size: 12.5px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5);
}
.footer-bottom-links { display: flex; gap: 26px; }
.footer-bottom-links span,
.footer-bottom-links a { cursor: pointer; transition: color .2s; color: inherit; text-decoration: none; }
.footer-bottom-links span:hover,
.footer-bottom-links a:hover { color: var(--gold-soft); }

/* ─────────── SUB-PAGE HEADERS ─────────── */
.page-header {
  background: var(--white);
  padding: 64px 0 40px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.page-header::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  top: -100px; right: -200px;
  width: 600px; height: 600px;
  background: radial-gradient(circle, rgba(184, 147, 90, 0.07) 0%, transparent 60%);
}
.page-header-inner { position: relative; z-index: 2; }
.page-header h1,
.page-header h2 {
  font-size: clamp(36px, 4.4vw, 64px);
  line-height: 1.02;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.page-header h1 em,
.page-header h2 em { color: var(--gold-deep); }
.page-header .subtitle {
  font-size: 19px;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  max-width: 680px;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

/* Centered headers — About / Contact (body of those pages is centered) */
.page-header-centered {
  padding: 56px 0 18px;
  border-bottom: none;
  text-align: center;
}
.page-header-centered .page-header-inner {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.page-header-centered .crumb {
  justify-content: center;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.page-header-centered h1,
.page-header-centered h2 { margin-bottom: 14px; }
.page-header-centered .subtitle {
  margin: 0 auto;
}

.crumb {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  font-size: 11.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}
.crumb .home-link { cursor: pointer; color: var(--gold-deep); }
.crumb .home-link:hover { color: var(--navy); }

/* ─────────── SERVICES PAGE ─────────── */
.services-detailed { padding: 100px 0; background: var(--white); }
.service-detail {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.4fr;
  gap: 70px;
  padding: 70px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  align-items: start;
}
.service-detail:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
.service-detail-num {
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}
.service-detail-title {
  font-size: 42px;
  line-height: 1.08;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.service-detail-title em { color: var(--gold-deep); }
.service-detail-tagline {
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 23px;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--navy);
  line-height: 1.4;
  padding: 38px 0 6px 58px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  position: relative;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}
.service-detail-tagline::before {
  content: '\201C';   /* curly left double quote */
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 4px;
  font-size: 104px;
  line-height: 1;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  opacity: 0.55;
  font-style: normal;
  font-weight: 400;
}
.service-detail-tagline::after {
  content: '\201D';   /* curly right double quote */
  display: inline;
  margin-left: 4px;
  font-size: 28px;
  vertical-align: -0.18em;
  font-family: Georgia, "Times New Roman", serif;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  opacity: 0.6;
  font-style: normal;
  line-height: 0;
}
.service-detail-image {
  margin-top: 32px;
  position: relative;
  border-radius: 4px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  box-shadow: 0 14px 32px -18px rgba(11, 46, 91, 0.28);
  background: var(--gray-light);
}
.service-detail-image::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
  bottom: 0;
  width: 3px;
  background: var(--gold);
  z-index: 2;
}
.service-detail-image img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
  aspect-ratio: 4 / 3;
  object-fit: cover;
}
.service-detail-body p {
  font-size: 16.5px;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
}
.service-detail-body p strong { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }
.service-detail-list {
  list-style: none;
  margin-top: 30px;
}
.service-detail-list li {
  padding: 18px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 36px 1fr;
  gap: 18px;
  align-items: start;
}
.service-detail-list li:last-child { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
.service-detail-list .num {
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  font-size: 15px;
  padding-top: 2px;
}
.service-detail-list .text strong {
  display: block;
  font-size: 16px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.service-detail-list .text span {
  font-size: 14.5px;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  line-height: 1.6;
}

/* ─────────── ARTICLE PAGES ─────────── */
.article-page {
  padding: 0;
  background: var(--white);
}
.article-hero {
  padding: 60px 0 50px;
  background: var(--white);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.article-hero-inner {
  max-width: 760px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.article-crumb {
  font-size: 11.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  margin-bottom: 22px;
}
.article-crumb a, .article-crumb .home-link {
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: color .2s;
}
.article-crumb a:hover, .article-crumb .home-link:hover { color: var(--navy); }
.article-cat-row {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  margin-bottom: 20px;
}
.article-cat {
  display: inline-block;
  background: var(--gold-deep);
  color: var(--white);
  font-size: 10.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: 5px 12px;
  border-radius: 2px;
}
.article-date {
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}
.article-readtime {
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  position: relative;
  padding-left: 14px;
}
.article-readtime::before {
  content: '·';
  position: absolute;
  left: 4px;
  top: -2px;
  font-size: 16px;
}
.article-hero h1,
.article-hero h2 {
  font-size: clamp(26px, 2.8vw, 36px);
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.15;
  letter-spacing: -0.025em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.article-hero h1 em,
.article-hero h2 em { color: var(--gold-deep); font-style: italic; }
.article-dek {
  font-size: 21px;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  font-weight: 400;
  margin-bottom: 0;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}
.article-body-wrap {
  padding: 60px 0 80px;
  background: var(--white);
}
.article-body {
  max-width: 720px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.article-body p {
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.75;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}
.article-body p:first-child::first-letter {
  font-size: 64px;
  font-weight: 500;
  float: left;
  line-height: 0.95;
  margin: 4px 12px 0 0;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}
.article-body h2 {
  font-size: 28px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 50px 0 18px;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.2;
}
.article-body h3 {
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 38px 0 12px;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.article-body strong { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }
.article-body em { font-style: italic; }
.article-body ul {
  margin: 0 0 28px 0;
  padding-left: 0;
  list-style: none;
}
.article-body ul li {
  font-size: 18px;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--ink);
  padding-left: 26px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  position: relative;
}
.article-body ul li::before {
  content: '→';
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 0;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  font-weight: 600;
}
.article-pullquote {
  margin: 40px 0;
  padding: 28px 32px;
  background: var(--cream);
  border-left: 4px solid var(--gold);
  font-size: 22px;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--navy);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

.article-stats-box {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1px;
  margin: 30px 0 40px;
  background: var(--line);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 4px;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.article-stat {
  background: var(--gray-light);
  padding: 22px 18px;
  text-align: center;
}
.article-stat-num {
  font-size: 22px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--navy);
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  line-height: 1.1;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.article-stat-label {
  font-size: 10.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gray-text);
}
.article-source {
  margin-top: 50px;
  padding-top: 22px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  font-size: 13.5px;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.article-source a {
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gold);
  font-weight: 500;
}
.article-end-cta {
  margin-top: 60px;
  padding: 40px 32px;
  background: var(--cream);
  border-radius: 6px;
  text-align: center;
}

/* Source attribution callout — used in data-driven articles to link back to original reporting */
.article-footnote {
  margin: 28px 0 8px;
  font-size: 13px;
  color: var(--gray-mid, #6b7280);
  font-style: italic;
}
.article-source-callout {
  margin: 36px 0 8px;
  padding: 16px 20px;
  background: var(--gray-light);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold);
  border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0;
  font-size: 14.5px;
}
.article-source-callout .source-eyebrow {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  margin-right: 12px;
  vertical-align: middle;
}
.article-source-callout a {
  color: var(--navy);
  font-weight: 500;
  text-decoration: none;
  border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;
  transition: border-color .15s;
}
.article-source-callout a:hover { border-bottom-color: var(--gold); }
.article-source-callout a .arr { margin-left: 4px; color: var(--gold-deep); }
.article-end-cta h3 {
  font-size: 22px;
  color: var(--navy);
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.article-end-cta h3 em { color: var(--gold-deep); font-style: italic; }
.article-end-cta p {
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin: 0 0 22px;
}
.article-related {
  background: var(--gray-light);
  padding: 70px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.article-related-inner {
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding: 0 32px;
}
.article-related h3 {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}
.article-related-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 24px;
}
.article-related-grid.article-related-grid-2 {
  grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr);
  max-width: 820px;
}
.article-related-card {
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 24px 22px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all .2s;
}
.article-related-card:hover {
  border-color: var(--gold);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
  box-shadow: 0 8px 20px -10px rgba(11, 46, 91, 0.15);
}
.article-related-card .cat {
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  margin-bottom: 6px;
  display: block;
}
.article-related-card h4 {
  font-size: 16px;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.35;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .article-related-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 14px; }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .article-hero { padding: 40px 0 32px; }
  .article-body-wrap { padding: 40px 0 60px; }
  .article-hero h1,
  .article-hero h2 { font-size: 30px; line-height: 1.1; }
  .article-dek { font-size: 17px; }
  .article-body p, .article-body ul li { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7; }
  .article-body p:first-child::first-letter { font-size: 48px; }
  .article-body h2 { font-size: 22px; margin-top: 36px; }
  .article-pullquote { font-size: 17px; padding: 22px 24px; margin: 28px 0; }
  .article-stats-box { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .article-stat-num { font-size: 22px; }
  .article-end-cta { padding: 30px 22px; }
  .article-related { padding: 50px 0; }
}

/* ─── Article: news/quick-read variant — overrides for less-formal styling ─── */
.article-body.article-news p:first-child::first-letter {
  font-size: inherit;
  font-weight: inherit;
  float: none;
  line-height: inherit;
  margin: 0;
  color: inherit;
  letter-spacing: inherit;
}
.article-body.article-news h2 {
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 24px;
  margin: 44px 0 14px;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
}
.article-body.article-news h2 em,
.article-body.article-news p em,
.article-body.article-news em {
  color: inherit;
  font-style: italic;
}
.article-body.article-news p strong { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 700; }

/* Article hero image (sits below the title block, full-width within hero) */
.article-hero-image-wrap {
  max-width: 920px;
  margin: 38px auto 0;
}
.article-hero-image {
  position: relative;
  border-radius: 4px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  box-shadow: 0 18px 40px -22px rgba(11, 46, 91, 0.3);
  background: var(--gray-light);
}
.article-hero-image img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
}
.article-image-badge {
  position: absolute;
  top: 20px;
  left: 20px;
  background: rgba(13, 18, 29, 0.88);
  color: var(--white);
  padding: 10px 16px 12px;
  border-radius: 3px;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold);
  backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
  -webkit-backdrop-filter: blur(8px);
}
.article-image-badge .badge-eyebrow {
  font-size: 9px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-soft);
  margin-bottom: 2px;
}
.article-image-badge .badge-name {
  font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;
  font-size: 20px;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  line-height: 1;
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .article-hero-image-wrap { margin-top: 28px; }
  .article-image-badge { top: 12px; left: 12px; padding: 8px 12px 10px; }
  .article-image-badge .badge-eyebrow { font-size: 8.5px; }
  .article-image-badge .badge-name { font-size: 17px; }
  .article-body.article-news h2 { font-size: 20px; margin-top: 34px; }
}

/* ─────────── IN-BODY LOGO (small, crisp) ─────────── */
.article-body-logo {
  max-width: 340px;
  margin: 6px auto 30px;
  padding: 22px 26px;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 4px;
  box-shadow: 0 10px 26px -18px rgba(11, 46, 91, 0.28);
}
.article-body-logo img {
  width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  display: block;
  object-fit: contain;
}
.article-body-logo-limbach { max-width: 420px; }
.article-body-logo-hhcp { max-width: 380px; }
.article-body-logo-emex { max-width: 380px; }
.article-body-logo-a1 { max-width: 380px; }
.article-body-logo-limbach img { width: 100%; height: auto; object-fit: contain; }
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .article-body-logo { max-width: 260px; padding: 18px 20px; margin: 4px auto 24px; }
}

/* ─────────── INFO PAGE ─────────── */
.info-hero {
  padding: 60px 0;
  background: var(--white);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.info-hero-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.5fr 1fr;
  gap: 50px;
  align-items: center;
}
.info-hero-grid-single {
  grid-template-columns: 1fr;
  max-width: 860px;
}
.sidebar-channels { margin: 0; }
.info-hero h1,
.info-hero h2 {
  font-size: clamp(36px, 4.4vw, 64px);
  line-height: 1.05;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
  font-weight: 500;
  letter-spacing: -0.035em;
}
.info-hero h1 em,
.info-hero h2 em { color: var(--gold-deep); }
.info-hero p { font-size: 17px; color: var(--gray-text); line-height: 1.6; }

.info-hero-channels {
  background: var(--cream);
  border: 1px solid var(--gold-soft);
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 30px 32px;
}
.info-hero-channels h4 {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  margin-bottom: 18px;
}
.channel-list { list-style: none; }
.channel-list li {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  padding: 12px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(184, 147, 90, 0.25);
  font-size: 14.5px;
}
.channel-list li:first-child { border-top: none; padding-top: 4px; }
.channel-list .ch-icon {
  width: 36px; height: 36px;
  background: var(--navy);
  color: var(--white);
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.channel-list .ch-name { font-weight: 600; color: var(--ink); }
.channel-list .ch-handle { color: var(--gray-text); font-size: 12.5px; }
.channel-list .channel-link a {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 14px;
  color: inherit;
  text-decoration: none;
  transition: transform .15s ease;
}
.channel-list .channel-link a:hover { transform: translateX(2px); }
.channel-list .channel-link a:hover .ch-name { color: var(--gold-deep); }
.channel-list .channel-link a:hover .ch-icon { background: var(--gold-deep); }
.channel-list .channel-link { padding: 0; }
.channel-list .channel-link a { padding: 12px 0; width: 100%; }
.channel-list .channel-link:first-child a { padding-top: 4px; }

/* Filter bar */
.info-filter {
  padding: 22px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  background: var(--white);
  position: sticky;
  top: 76px;
  z-index: 50;
}
.filter-inner {
  display: flex;
  gap: 26px;
  align-items: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.filter-label {
  font-size: 10.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  padding-right: 18px;
  border-right: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.filter-pills { display: flex; gap: 8px; flex-wrap: wrap; }
.filter-pill {
  padding: 7px 16px;
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: transparent;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 100px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all .2s;
}
.filter-pill:hover { border-color: var(--navy); color: var(--navy); }
.filter-pill.active { background: var(--navy); color: var(--white); border-color: var(--navy); }

.info-feed { padding: 60px 0 100px; background: var(--white); }
.info-featured {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1.3fr 1fr;
  gap: 50px;
  margin-bottom: 70px;
  padding-bottom: 70px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.info-featured-image {
  aspect-ratio: 4/3;
  border-radius: 4px;
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a4581 0%, #0b2e5b 60%, #b8935a 130%);
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.info-featured-image::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background-image: radial-gradient(rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08) 1px, transparent 1px);
  background-size: 18px 18px;
}
.info-featured-image .marker {
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
  font-size: 130px;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  position: relative;
  z-index: 2;
}
.info-featured-cat {
  display: inline-block;
  padding: 6px 14px;
  font-size: 10.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  background: var(--rust);
  color: var(--white);
  margin-bottom: 22px;
}
.info-featured h2 {
  font-size: clamp(24px, 2.6vw, 36px);
  line-height: 1.12;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.info-featured-meta {
  display: flex;
  gap: 16px;
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.info-featured p {
  font-size: 16px;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  line-height: 1.65;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
}
.info-featured .btn-secondary { font-size: 13px; padding: 12px 24px; }

.info-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 2fr 1fr;
  gap: 60px;
}

.info-main-feed { display: grid; gap: 50px; }
.feed-section h3 {
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  margin-bottom: 26px;
  padding-bottom: 16px;
  border-bottom: 2px solid var(--navy);
}
.news-cards { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 28px; }

.news-card {
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: transform .25s;
}
.news-card:hover { transform: translateY(-3px); }
.news-card-img {
  aspect-ratio: 16/10;
  border-radius: 4px;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  position: relative;
}
.news-card-img-1 { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a4581, #0b2e5b); }
.news-card-img-2 { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #b8935a, #8c6a3a); }
.news-card-img-3 { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #2a5a8a, #1a4581); }
.news-card-img-4 { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #a04e2c, #8c6a3a); }
.news-card-img-5 { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #0b2e5b 0%, #1a4581 50%, #b8935a 130%); }
.news-card-img-6 { background: linear-gradient(135deg, #1a4581 0%, #a04e2c 130%); }

/* Image-based card thumbnail */
.news-card-img-photo {
  background: var(--gray-light);
  padding: 0;
}
.news-card-img-photo img {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
  display: block;
  transition: transform .35s ease;
}
.news-card:hover .news-card-img-photo img { transform: scale(1.03); }

/* Logo-style thumbnail — shows the full logo (no crop) on white, with breathing room */
.news-card-img-logo {
  background: #ffffff;
  padding: 0;
}
.news-card-img-logo img {
  object-fit: contain;
  padding: 14px 22px;
}

/* Text-only card (no news-card-img child) — styled as bordered text block 
   so it visually balances against photo cards in the same grid */
.news-card:not(:has(.news-card-img)) {
  background: #ffffff;
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold);
  border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0;
  padding: 26px 26px 24px;
}
.news-card:not(:has(.news-card-img)):hover { 
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  border-color: var(--line);
  border-left-color: var(--gold-deep);
}

.news-card-img .mark {
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.18);
  font-size: 72px;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  position: absolute;
  inset: 0;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
}
.news-card-meta {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 4px 12px;
  font-size: 10.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.news-card-meta .cat { color: var(--gold-deep); }
.news-card-meta .date { color: var(--gray-text); }
.news-card h4 {
  font-size: 19px;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.3;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
}
.news-card p {
  font-size: 13.5px;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  line-height: 1.6;
}

/* Sidebar */
.info-sidebar { display: grid; gap: 30px; align-self: start; position: sticky; top: 180px; }
.sidebar-box {
  background: var(--gray-light);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 28px;
}
.sidebar-box h3 {
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  margin-bottom: 22px;
  padding-bottom: 14px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}

.x-feed { display: grid; gap: 18px; }
.x-post {
  padding: 16px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.x-post:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
.x-post-head {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 10px;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
}
.x-post-avatar {
  width: 36px; height: 36px;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--gold-soft);
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: 5px;
}
.x-post-avatar img { width: 100%; height: auto; }
.x-post-name { font-size: 13.5px; font-weight: 600; }
.x-post-handle { font-size: 12px; color: var(--gray-text); }
.x-post-time { margin-left: auto; font-size: 11.5px; color: var(--gray-text); }
.x-post-body { font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--ink); }
.x-post-stats {
  display: flex;
  gap: 18px;
  margin-top: 10px;
  font-size: 11.5px;
  color: var(--gray-text);
}

/* ─────────── X (Twitter) static "Latest on X" cards ───────────
   We deliberately don’t use Twitter’s embed widget here — the official
   widget is unreliable in 2026 (rate limiting, ad blockers, embed restrictions).
   A clean static presentation card that always renders is the better UX. */
.x-card {
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 6px;
  padding: 22px 22px 18px;
  margin: -4px 0 4px;
}
.x-card-profile {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 12px;
  padding-bottom: 14px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.x-card-avatar {
  width: 44px; height: 44px;
  background: var(--navy);
  color: var(--white);
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  font-size: 18px;
  font-weight: 700;
  flex-shrink: 0;
}
.x-card-identity { line-height: 1.25; }
.x-card-name {
  font-weight: 600;
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.x-card-handle {
  color: var(--gray-text);
  font-size: 13px;
  margin-top: 2px;
}
.x-card-bio {
  font-size: 13.5px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin: 0 0 16px;
}
.x-card-stats {
  display: flex;
  gap: 24px;
  padding-bottom: 16px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.x-card-stat { display: flex; flex-direction: column; gap: 2px; }
.x-card-stat-label {
  font-size: 10.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  font-weight: 600;
}
.x-card-stat-value {
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--ink);
  font-weight: 500;
}
.x-card-cta {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
  background: var(--navy);
  color: var(--white);
  text-align: center;
  text-decoration: none;
  padding: 12px 16px;
  border-radius: 4px;
  font-size: 13.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  transition: background .2s;
}
.x-card-cta:hover { background: var(--navy-deep); }
.x-card-cta-arr {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-left: 6px;
  transition: transform .2s;
}
.x-card-cta:hover .x-card-cta-arr { transform: translateX(3px); }

/* Compact variant (used in home page social-box) — no border or pad since the
   social-box itself provides the chrome */
.x-card-compact {
  padding: 4px 0 0;
}
.x-card-compact .x-card-bio {
  font-size: 13.5px;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.x-card-compact .x-card-stats {
  padding-bottom: 14px;
  margin-bottom: 14px;
}
.x-card-compact .x-card-cta { padding: 11px 16px; }

.popular-list { list-style: none; counter-reset: pop; }
.popular-list li {
  padding: 14px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  cursor: pointer;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 32px 1fr;
  gap: 14px;
  align-items: start;
  transition: opacity .2s;
}
.popular-list li:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
.popular-list li:hover { opacity: 0.7; }
.popular-list li::before {
  counter-increment: pop;
  content: counter(pop, decimal-leading-zero);
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  font-size: 15px;
  padding-top: 2px;
}
.popular-list li .pop-text {
  font-size: 13.5px;
  font-weight: 500;
  line-height: 1.45;
  color: var(--ink);
}
.popular-list li .pop-cat {
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  margin-top: 6px;
  display: block;
}

/* ═════════════════ FROM THE NEWS — Insights sidebar block + Home In-the-News row ═════════════════ */
.news-box { padding-bottom: 8px; }
.news-box-header {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 12px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding-bottom: 14px;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
}
.news-box-header h3 {
  border-bottom: none;
  padding-bottom: 0;
  margin-bottom: 0;
}
.news-source-mark {
  height: 18px;
  width: auto;
  opacity: 0.85;
  display: block;
}
.news-item {
  display: block;
  padding: 18px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  cursor: pointer;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
  transition: padding-left .2s ease;
}
.news-item:last-child { border-bottom: none; padding-bottom: 4px; }
.news-item:hover { padding-left: 4px; }
.news-item-meta {
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.news-item h4 {
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.32;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 8px;
}
.news-item p {
  font-size: 13px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  margin: 0 0 10px;
}
.news-item-read {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.14em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--navy);
  transition: color .15s;
}
.news-item-read .arr { margin-left: 4px; color: var(--gold-deep); }
.news-item:hover .news-item-read { color: var(--gold-deep); }

/* ═════════════════ HOME PAGE — IN THE NEWS row ═════════════════ */
.home-in-news {
  padding: 90px 0;
  background: var(--white);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.in-news-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
  gap: 24px;
}
.in-news-card {
  display: block;
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold);
  border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0;
  padding: 28px 30px;
  cursor: pointer;
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
  transition: transform .25s, border-left-color .25s;
}
.in-news-card:hover {
  transform: translateY(-3px);
  border-left-color: var(--gold-deep);
}
.in-news-card-source {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 12px;
  padding-bottom: 16px;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.in-news-card-source img {
  height: 20px;
  width: auto;
  display: block;
}
.in-news-card-date {
  font-size: 10.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gray-text);
}
.in-news-card h3 {
  font-size: 19px;
  font-weight: 600;
  line-height: 1.3;
  letter-spacing: -0.015em;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin: 0 0 12px;
}
.in-news-card p {
  font-size: 14.5px;
  line-height: 1.6;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  margin: 0 0 18px;
}
.in-news-card-read {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--navy);
  transition: color .15s;
}
.in-news-card-read .arr { margin-left: 4px; color: var(--gold-deep); }
.in-news-card:hover .in-news-card-read { color: var(--gold-deep); }

.newsletter-box {
  background: var(--navy);
  color: var(--white);
  padding: 34px 28px;
  border-radius: 4px;
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  border: 1px solid var(--navy);
}
.newsletter-box h3 {
  color: var(--gold-soft);
  border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(184, 147, 90, 0.3);
}
.newsletter-box p {
  font-style: italic;
  font-size: 16px;
  line-height: 1.45;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
  color: var(--gold-soft);
}
.newsletter-box input {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 12px 14px;
  background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.08);
  border: 1px solid rgba(230, 213, 179, 0.25);
  color: var(--white);
  font-family: var(--font);
  font-size: 14px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  border-radius: 3px;
}
.newsletter-box input::placeholder { color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.5); }
.newsletter-box input:focus { outline: none; border-color: var(--gold); }
.newsletter-box button {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 12px;
  background: var(--gold);
  color: var(--navy-deep);
  font-weight: 700;
  font-size: 12px;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  border-radius: 3px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all .25s;
}
.newsletter-box button:hover { background: var(--gold-soft); }

/* ─────────── ABOUT PAGE ─────────── */
.about-intro {
  padding: 100px 0;
  background: var(--white);
}
.about-intro-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.3fr;
  gap: 90px;
  align-items: start;
}
.about-mark-image {
  position: sticky;
  top: 120px;
}
.about-mark-image img {
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 380px;
}
.about-intro-content p {
  font-size: 18px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
}
.about-intro-content p.lead {
  font-size: 24px;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 400;
  color: var(--navy);
  line-height: 1.4;
  margin-bottom: 36px;
  padding-bottom: 30px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.about-intro-content p strong { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }

/* Tight centered intro variant */
.about-intro-tight { padding: 70px 0 50px; }
.about-intro-content-centered { text-align: center; max-width: 760px; margin: 0 auto; }
.about-intro-content-centered p.lead { border-bottom: none; padding-bottom: 0; margin-bottom: 32px; max-width: 640px; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; }

/* Operator background — two-logo proof row, sits below the generalist paragraph */
.operator-background {
  margin: 36px auto 0;
  max-width: 640px;
  padding: 26px 0 6px;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.operator-background-label {
  font-size: 10.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.2em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.operator-background-logos {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: center;
  gap: 72px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.operator-logo {
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 8px;
}
.operator-logo img {
  height: 90px;
  width: auto;
  display: block;
  opacity: 0.95;
  filter: grayscale(6%);
}
.operator-caption {
  font-size: 12px;
  font-style: italic;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}

/* About page — tighter section rhythm, logo without grayscale wash */
#page-about .about-intro-tight { padding: 6px 0 24px; }
#page-about .about-intro-content p { margin-bottom: 16px; }
#page-about .about-intro-content p.lead { margin-bottom: 18px; }
#page-about .about-intro-content-centered p.lead { margin-bottom: 18px; }
#page-about .operator-background {
  margin: 22px auto 0;
  padding: 18px 0 0;
}
#page-about .operator-background-label { margin-bottom: 12px; }
#page-about .operator-logo img {
  height: 118px;
  width: auto;
  max-width: 280px;
  object-fit: contain;
  filter: none;
  opacity: 1;
}
#page-about .operator-logo { gap: 6px; }
#page-about .faq-section {
  margin: 0 auto 40px;
  padding: 32px 24px 0;
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
}
#page-about .faq-section h2 { margin-bottom: 16px; }
#page-about .faq-section dt { margin-top: 18px; }
#page-about .tombstones-section { padding: 52px 0 44px; }
#page-about .tombstones-header { margin-bottom: 32px; }
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  #page-about .page-header { padding: 40px 0 12px; }
  #page-about .about-intro-tight { padding: 4px 0 20px; }
  #page-about .operator-logo img { height: 96px; max-width: 220px; }
  #page-about .faq-section { margin-bottom: 32px; padding-top: 24px; }
}


@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .about-intro-tight { padding: 50px 0 36px; }
}

/* ─── Founder section ─── */
.founder-section {
  padding: 100px 0;
  background: var(--cream);
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.founder-eyebrow-wrap {
  text-align: center;
  margin-bottom: 60px;
}
.founder-eyebrow {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  position: relative;
  padding: 0 50px;
}
.founder-eyebrow::before,
.founder-eyebrow::after {
  content: ''; position: absolute; top: 50%;
  width: 36px; height: 1px; background: var(--gold);
}
.founder-eyebrow::before { left: 0; }
.founder-eyebrow::after  { right: 0; }
.founder-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 0.85fr 1.15fr;
  gap: 70px;
  align-items: start;
  max-width: 1100px;
  margin: 0 auto;
}
.founder-photo {
  aspect-ratio: 4/5;
  background: linear-gradient(155deg, var(--navy-mid) 0%, var(--navy) 50%, var(--navy-deep) 100%);
  border-radius: 4px;
  position: relative;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  padding: 40px 30px;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 20px 50px -18px rgba(11, 46, 91, 0.30);
}
.founder-photo::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute; inset: 22px;
  border: 1px solid rgba(184, 147, 90, 0.30);
  pointer-events: none;
}
.founder-photo-mark {
  width: 60px;
  height: auto;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
  opacity: 0.9;
  filter: brightness(0) invert(1);
}
.founder-photo-monogram {
  font-size: clamp(72px, 9vw, 110px);
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--gold);
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
  line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  font-style: italic;
}
.founder-photo-name {
  color: var(--gold-soft);
  font-size: 15px;
  font-weight: 500;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
  letter-spacing: 0.04em;
}
.founder-photo-title {
  color: rgba(230, 213, 179, 0.7);
  font-size: 10.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.founder-photo-caption {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: 40px;
  left: 50%;
  transform: translateX(-50%);
  font-size: 9.5px;
  letter-spacing: 0.24em;
  color: var(--gold-soft);
  opacity: 0.55;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  white-space: nowrap;
}

.founder-content h3 {
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 46px);
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink);
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  line-height: 1.05;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.founder-content h3 em { color: var(--gold-deep); }
.founder-content .founder-title-tag {
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  margin-bottom: 30px;
  padding-bottom: 22px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  display: block;
}
.founder-content p {
  font-size: 16.5px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin-bottom: 22px;
}
.founder-content p:last-child { margin-bottom: 0; }
.founder-content p strong { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }
.founder-pullquote {
  margin: 30px 0;
  padding: 24px 30px;
  background: rgba(184, 147, 90, 0.08);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold);
  border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0;
  font-size: 18px;
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--navy);
  line-height: 1.45;
}

@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .founder-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 50px; max-width: 600px; }
  .founder-photo { max-width: 380px; margin: 0 auto; }
}

.about-values {
  padding: 100px 0;
  background: var(--gray-light);
}
.values-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 50px;
  margin-top: 70px;
}
.value-card {
  padding: 0;
}
.value-num {
  font-style: italic;
  font-weight: 500;
  font-size: 48px;
  color: var(--gold);
  line-height: 1;
  margin-bottom: 24px;
  letter-spacing: -0.04em;
}
.value-card h3 {
  font-size: 22px;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  line-height: 1.2;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}
.value-card p {
  font-size: 15.5px;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  line-height: 1.7;
}

.about-focus {
  padding: 110px 0;
  background: var(--navy);
  color: var(--white);
}
.about-focus .section-eyebrow { color: var(--gold); }
.about-focus .section-eyebrow::before { background: var(--gold); }
.about-focus h2 {
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 46px);
  color: var(--white);
  line-height: 1.1;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  max-width: 800px;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.about-focus h2 em { color: var(--gold-soft); }
.about-focus > .container > p {
  font-size: 17px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.75);
  max-width: 720px;
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin-bottom: 50px;
}
.focus-trades {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr);
  gap: 1px;
  background: rgba(184, 147, 90, 0.2);
  border: 1px solid rgba(184, 147, 90, 0.2);
}
.focus-trade {
  background: var(--navy);
  padding: 32px 28px;
  transition: background .3s;
  cursor: default;
}
.focus-trade:hover { background: var(--navy-deep); }
.focus-trade-icon {
  width: 32px;
  height: 32px;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  line-height: 1;
}
.focus-trade-icon svg {
  width: 100%;
  height: 100%;
  display: block;
}
.focus-trade h4 {
  color: var(--white);
  font-size: 17px;
  margin-bottom: 6px;
  font-weight: 600;
}
.focus-trade p {
  font-size: 13px;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.6);
  margin: 0;
  line-height: 1.55;
}

/* ─── Verticals matrix (Residential × Commercial × 6 verticals) ─── */
.focus-matrix-wrap {
  margin-top: 30px;
  overflow-x: auto;
  -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
}
.focus-matrix {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 140px repeat(6, minmax(150px, 1fr));
  gap: 8px;
  padding: 0;
  background: transparent;
  border: none;
  min-width: 980px;
}
.fm-corner {
  background: transparent;
}
.fm-col-head {
  background: var(--navy);
  padding: 22px 18px 18px;
  text-align: center;
  border-radius: 10px;
}
.fm-col-icon {
  width: 30px;
  height: 30px;
  color: var(--gold);
  margin: 0 auto 10px;
  line-height: 1;
}
.fm-col-icon svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; display: block; }
.fm-col-head h4 {
  color: var(--white);
  font-size: 13.5px;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin: 0;
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
  line-height: 1.2;
}
.fm-row-head {
  background: var(--navy-deep);
  padding: 22px 18px;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  justify-content: center;
  border-radius: 10px;
}
.fm-row-label {
  color: var(--gold-soft);
  font-size: 10.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.fm-row-sub {
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.55);
  font-size: 11px;
  font-style: italic;
  line-height: 1.35;
}
.fm-cell {
  background: var(--navy);
  padding: 18px 18px 18px 18px;
  border-radius: 10px;
  transition: background .25s, transform .25s;
}
.fm-cell:hover {
  background: var(--navy-deep);
  transform: translateY(-2px);
}
.fm-cell ul {
  list-style: none;
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}
.fm-cell li {
  font-size: 12.5px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.85);
  line-height: 1.5;
  padding: 4px 0 4px 14px;
  position: relative;
  letter-spacing: -0.005em;
}
.fm-cell li::before {
  content: "";
  position: absolute;
  left: 0;
  top: 13px;
  width: 5px;
  height: 5px;
  background: var(--gold);
  border-radius: 50%;
}
.focus-matrix-footer {
  margin-top: 28px;
  padding: 20px 24px;
  background: rgba(184, 147, 90, 0.08);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold);
  border-radius: 0 6px 6px 0;
  font-size: 14px;
  color: var(--white);
  line-height: 1.6;
  max-width: none;
}
.focus-matrix-footer strong { color: var(--gold-soft); font-weight: 600; }

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .focus-matrix-wrap::after {
    content: '← scroll →';
    display: block;
    text-align: center;
    margin-top: 12px;
    font-size: 11px;
    color: var(--gold-soft);
    opacity: 0.7;
    letter-spacing: 0.18em;
    text-transform: uppercase;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .focus-matrix {
    grid-template-columns: 110px repeat(6, minmax(130px, 1fr));
    min-width: 870px;
  }
  .fm-col-head { padding: 16px 12px 14px; }
  .fm-col-icon { width: 24px; height: 24px; margin-bottom: 8px; }
  .fm-col-head h4 { font-size: 12.5px; }
  .fm-row-head { padding: 16px 14px; }
  .fm-row-label { font-size: 10px; }
  .fm-row-sub { font-size: 10.5px; }
  .fm-cell { padding: 16px 14px; }
  .fm-cell li { font-size: 12px; padding: 3px 0 3px 13px; }
  .fm-cell li::before { top: 11px; width: 4px; height: 4px; }
  .focus-matrix-footer { padding: 16px 18px; font-size: 13px; }
}

/* ─────────── CONTACT PAGE ─────────── */
.contact-page { padding: 80px 0 120px; background: var(--white); }
.contact-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 1fr 1.5fr;
  gap: 90px;
  align-items: start;
}
.contact-info h2 {
  font-size: clamp(28px, 3.4vw, 46px);
  line-height: 1.08;
  margin-bottom: 28px;
  letter-spacing: -0.03em;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.contact-info h2 em { color: var(--gold-deep); }
.contact-info > p {
  font-size: 17px;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  line-height: 1.6;
  margin-bottom: 40px;
}
.contact-details {
  border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding-top: 20px;
}
.contact-detail {
  padding: 18px 0;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.contact-detail-label {
  font-size: 10.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  margin-bottom: 6px;
}
.contact-detail-value {
  font-size: 19px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink);
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.contact-detail-value em { color: var(--navy); }

.contact-form-wrap {
  background: var(--gray-light);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  padding: 48px 44px;
  border-radius: 4px;
  position: relative;
}
.contact-form-wrap::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute; top: -1px; left: -1px; right: -1px;
  height: 4px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold) 0%, var(--gold-deep) 100%);
  border-radius: 4px 4px 0 0;
}
.contact-form-wrap h3 {
  font-size: 26px;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
}
.contact-form-wrap > p {
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  margin-bottom: 30px;
}
.contact-form { display: grid; gap: 22px; }
.form-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 20px; }
.form-group label {
  display: block;
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.form-group label .req { color: var(--rust); }
.form-group input,
.form-group select,
.form-group textarea {
  width: 100%;
  padding: 13px 16px;
  font-family: var(--font);
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--ink);
  background: var(--white);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 3px;
  transition: border-color .2s;
}
.form-group textarea { resize: vertical; min-height: 130px; line-height: 1.5; }
.form-group input:focus,
.form-group select:focus,
.form-group textarea:focus {
  outline: none;
  border-color: var(--navy);
}
.form-submit {
  margin-top: 12px;
  padding: 16px 32px;
  background: var(--navy);
  color: var(--white);
  font-size: 13px;
  font-weight: 600;
  letter-spacing: 0.16em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  border-radius: 3px;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all .25s;
}
.form-submit:hover { background: var(--navy-deep); transform: translateY(-1px); }
.form-disclaimer {
  font-size: 12px;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  text-align: center;
  line-height: 1.5;
  margin-top: 8px;
}

.form-success {
  display: none;
  text-align: center;
  padding: 30px 0;
}
.form-success.visible { display: block; }
.form-success .check {
  font-size: 60px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--gold);
  line-height: 1;
}
.form-success h3 { color: var(--navy); margin: 18px 0 12px; font-size: 30px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
.form-success p { color: var(--gray-text); font-size: 16px; }

/* Simplified single-column contact layout */
.contact-simple {
  padding: 12px 0 72px;
  background: var(--white);
}
.contact-form-block {
  max-width: 640px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  background: var(--gray-light);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 44px 40px;
  position: relative;
}
.contact-form-block::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute; top: -1px; left: -1px; right: -1px;
  height: 4px;
  background: linear-gradient(90deg, var(--gold) 0%, var(--gold-deep) 100%);
  border-radius: 4px 4px 0 0;
}
.contact-fallback {
  text-align: center;
  margin-top: 28px;
  font-size: 13.5px;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  background: none;
  border: none;
  padding: 0;
}
.contact-fallback a {
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  font-weight: 600;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gold);
  letter-spacing: 0.01em;
}
.contact-fallback a em { font-style: italic; color: var(--gold); padding: 0 1px; }
.contact-fallback a:hover { color: var(--navy); }
.form-error {
  display: none;
  padding: 14px 18px;
  background: rgba(180, 70, 50, 0.06);
  border-left: 3px solid #b44632;
  border-radius: 0 3px 3px 0;
  color: #944232;
  font-size: 14px;
  line-height: 1.5;
}
.form-error.visible { display: block; }

/* ─────────── LEGAL PAGES (Privacy / Terms / Disclosures) ─────────── */
.legal-page {
  padding: 70px 0 100px;
  background: var(--white);
}
.legal-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: 280px 1fr;
  gap: 80px;
  align-items: start;
}
.legal-toc {
  position: sticky;
  top: 110px;
  background: var(--gray-light);
  border: 1px solid var(--line);
  border-radius: 4px;
  padding: 28px 26px;
}
.legal-toc h4 {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.22em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  margin-bottom: 18px;
  padding-bottom: 14px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
}
.legal-toc ul { list-style: none; }
.legal-toc ul li {
  font-size: 13.5px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink);
  padding: 8px 0;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: color .2s;
  display: flex;
  gap: 10px;
  align-items: baseline;
}
.legal-toc ul li:hover { color: var(--navy); }
.legal-toc ul li .toc-num {
  font-size: 11px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  min-width: 22px;
}

.legal-meta {
  display: flex;
  gap: 30px;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  padding: 20px 28px;
  background: var(--cream);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold);
  margin-bottom: 50px;
  border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0;
}
.legal-meta-item .label {
  display: block;
  font-size: 10.5px;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: 0.18em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  margin-bottom: 4px;
}
.legal-meta-item .value {
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 500;
  color: var(--ink);
}

.legal-content {
  max-width: 760px;
}
.legal-content > p:first-of-type {
  font-size: 17px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  line-height: 1.65;
  margin-bottom: 30px;
}
.legal-content h2 {
  font-size: 24px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-top: 50px;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
  letter-spacing: -0.02em;
  padding-bottom: 10px;
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line);
  scroll-margin-top: 120px;
}
.legal-content h2:first-of-type { margin-top: 0; }
.legal-content h2 .h2-num {
  font-size: 14px;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--gold-deep);
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  margin-right: 12px;
  vertical-align: 4px;
}
.legal-content h3 {
  font-size: 17px;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--ink);
  margin-top: 28px;
  margin-bottom: 12px;
  letter-spacing: -0.01em;
}
.legal-content p {
  font-size: 15.5px;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin-bottom: 16px;
}
.legal-content p strong { color: var(--ink); font-weight: 600; }
.legal-content ul, .legal-content ol {
  margin: 12px 0 20px 24px;
}
.legal-content li {
  font-size: 15.5px;
  color: var(--gray-text);
  line-height: 1.7;
  margin-bottom: 8px;
}
.legal-content a {
  color: var(--navy);
  border-bottom: 1px solid var(--gold);
  transition: color .2s;
}
.legal-content a:hover { color: var(--gold-deep); }

.legal-callout {
  background: var(--cream);
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold);
  padding: 22px 28px;
  margin: 24px 0;
  border-radius: 0 4px 4px 0;
}
.legal-callout p {
  font-size: 15px;
  color: var(--ink-soft);
  margin-bottom: 0;
  line-height: 1.65;
}
.legal-callout p strong { color: var(--ink); }

.legal-end {
  margin-top: 60px;
  padding: 32px;
  background: var(--gray-light);
  border-radius: 4px;
  text-align: center;
}
.legal-end h3 { font-size: 20px; margin-bottom: 10px; }
.legal-end p { font-size: 15px; margin-bottom: 16px; }

@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .legal-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
  .legal-toc { position: static; }
}

/* ═════════════════════════ RESPONSIVE — MOBILE-FIRST ═════════════════════════ */

/* ─── Tablet Landscape (1024px and below) ─── */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .container, .container-narrow { padding: 0 28px; }
  .hero-inner, .why-us-grid, .info-hero-grid, .info-featured, .contact-grid, .about-intro-grid {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 50px;
  }
  .stats-inner { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 24px; }
  .stats-inner.stats-inner-3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); }
  .stat { padding: 0 12px; }
  .stat-num { font-size: 44px; }
  .stat-num .small { font-size: 26px; }
  .services-grid, .insights-grid, .testimonial-grid, .values-grid, .news-cards, .focus-trades {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 24px;
  }
  .services-grid.services-grid-3 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .home-feed-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 30px; }
  .home-feed-social { grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 18px; }
  .hero-inner-single .hero-trades-list { flex-wrap: wrap; }
  .hero-inner-single .hero-trades-list span { padding: 0 14px; }
  .info-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .info-sidebar { position: static; }
  .about-mark-image { position: static; text-align: center; }
  .about-mark-image img { max-width: 280px; margin: 0 auto; }
  .service-detail { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 30px; }
  .section-header { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 30px; }
  .why-us-image { aspect-ratio: 16/10; max-width: 600px; margin: 0 auto; }
  .hero, .hero-single { padding: 70px 0; }
  .section, .why-us, .testimonials, .insights-preview, .home-feed, .info-feed, .about-intro, .about-values, .about-focus {
    padding: 80px 0;
  }
  .nav-wordmark-sub { font-size: 9px; }
}

/* ─── Tablet Portrait (768px and below) ─── */
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .container, .container-narrow { padding: 0 24px; }
  .nav { padding: 14px 24px; }
  .stats-inner { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); gap: 36px 20px; }
  .stats-inner.stats-inner-3 { grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr); gap: 28px 16px; }
  .stat { padding: 0 12px; }
  .stat-num { font-size: 38px; }
  .stat-num .small { font-size: 22px; }
  .focus-trades { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  .section-title { font-size: 32px; }
  .hero h1 { font-size: 38px; line-height: 1.08; }
  .hero-lead { font-size: 17px; }
  .hero-visual { padding: 40px 32px; }
  .why-us-grid { gap: 40px; }
  .testimonial-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 18px; }
  .testimonial { padding: 32px 28px; }
  .info-featured h2 { font-size: 26px; }
  .info-featured-image .marker { font-size: 100px; }
  .contact-form-wrap { padding: 36px 28px; }
  .ticker-item { font-size: 13.5px; }
  .tombstone { width: 220px; }
  .tombstones-section { padding: 60px 0 50px; }

  /* Tablet polish — Insights / About / Services */
  .article-hero h1,
  .article-hero h2 { font-size: clamp(26px, 4.2vw, 38px); }
  .article-dek { font-size: 18px; }
  .article-body { padding: 0 8px; }
  .info-hero h1,
  .info-hero h2 { font-size: clamp(30px, 4vw, 44px); }
  .news-card h4 { font-size: 18px; }
  .home-feed-grid { gap: 40px; }
  .home-feed-social { gap: 14px; }
}

/* ─── Mobile / Phone (600px and below) ─── */
/* ─── Nav drawer (hamburger): triggers below 1024px so all tablets + phones get it ─── */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .nav-wrap { border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); }
  .nav-cta { display: none; }
  .nav-links {
    display: none;
    position: fixed;
    top: 75px; left: 0; right: 0; bottom: 0;
    background: var(--white);
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 0;
    padding: 8px 0;
    border-top: 1px solid var(--line);
    overflow-y: auto;
    z-index: 99;
  }
  .nav-links.open { display: flex; }
  .nav-links li {
    width: 100%;
    border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line-soft);
    list-style: none;
  }
  .nav-links li:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
  .nav-links a {
    display: block;
    width: 100%;
  }
  .nav-links .nav-link {
    display: block;
    padding: 18px 24px;
    font-size: 17px;
    font-weight: 500;
    color: var(--ink);
    cursor: pointer;
    -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(11, 46, 91, 0.06);
  }
  .nav-links .nav-link.active::after { display: none; }
  .nav-item-drop > .nav-link::after { display: none; }
  .nav-links .dropdown {
    position: static !important;
    box-shadow: none !important;
    border: none !important;
    opacity: 1 !important;
    visibility: visible !important;
    transform: none !important;
    transition: none !important;
    padding: 4px 0 12px 0;
    background: var(--gray-light);
    border-radius: 0;
    min-width: 0;
    width: 100%;
    top: auto;
    left: auto;
  }
  .nav-links .dropdown a {
    display: block;
    padding: 16px 30px 16px 42px;
    font-size: 15px;
    color: var(--ink);
    font-weight: 500;
    cursor: pointer;
    -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(11, 46, 91, 0.08);
    border-left: 3px solid transparent;
    border-bottom: 1px solid rgba(229, 231, 235, 0.55);
    position: relative;
    min-height: 52px;
    text-decoration: none;
  }
  .nav-links .dropdown a:last-child { border-bottom: none; }
  .nav-links .dropdown a::after {
    content: '›';
    position: absolute;
    right: 24px;
    top: 50%;
    transform: translateY(-55%);
    font-size: 22px;
    color: var(--gold);
    font-weight: 400;
    line-height: 1;
  }
  .nav-links .dropdown a:hover {
    background: var(--white);
    border-left-color: var(--gold);
    padding-left: 42px;
  }
  .nav-links .dropdown a .desc {
    display: block;
    font-size: 12px;
    color: var(--gray-text);
    font-weight: 400;
    margin-top: 2px;
    pointer-events: none;
  }
  .menu-toggle {
    display: flex;
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 5px;
    padding: 10px;
    cursor: pointer;
    margin-right: -10px;
    -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(11, 46, 91, 0.06);
  }
  .menu-toggle span {
    display: block;
    width: 24px;
    height: 2px;
    background: var(--navy);
    transition: all .25s ease;
  }
  .menu-toggle.active span:nth-child(1) { transform: translateY(7px) rotate(45deg); }
  .menu-toggle.active span:nth-child(2) { opacity: 0; }
  .menu-toggle.active span:nth-child(3) { transform: translateY(-7px) rotate(-45deg); }
}

@media (max-width: 600px) {
  body { font-size: 15px; }
  .container, .container-narrow { padding: 0 20px; }

  /* NAV phone-only typography refinements */
  .nav { padding: 12px 20px; position: relative; }
  .nav-icon { height: 38px; }
  .nav-wordmark { padding-left: 12px; gap: 4px; }
  .nav-wordmark-img { height: 14px; }
  .nav-wordmark-sub { font-size: 8.5px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; }
  .nav-links { top: 63px; }
  .nav-links .nav-link { padding: 16px 22px; font-size: 16px; }
  .nav-links .dropdown a { padding: 14px 30px 14px 38px; font-size: 14.5px; min-height: 48px; }
  .nav-links .dropdown a .desc { font-size: 11.5px; }

  /* HERO */
  .hero, .hero-single { padding: 50px 0 60px; }
  .hero-eyebrow { font-size: 10.5px; padding-left: 38px; margin-bottom: 22px; }
  .hero-eyebrow::before { width: 26px; }
  .hero-inner-single .hero-eyebrow { padding-left: 38px; padding-right: 38px; }
  .hero-inner-single .hero-eyebrow::after { width: 26px; }
  .hero h1 { font-size: 38px; line-height: 1.08; margin-bottom: 26px; }
  .hero-lead { font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 32px; }
  .hero-ctas { flex-direction: column; gap: 12px; align-items: stretch; }
  .hero-ctas .btn { justify-content: center; padding: 16px 24px; }
  .hero-trades { margin-top: 40px; padding-top: 24px; }
  .hero-trades-list { font-size: 15px; gap: 5px 18px; }
  .hero-trades-list span { padding-right: 18px; }
  .hero-trades-note { font-size: 13px; margin-top: 12px; }
  .hero-inner-single .hero-trades { margin-top: 40px; padding-top: 28px; }

  /* STATS */
  .stats { padding: 50px 0; }
  .stats-inner, .stats-inner.stats-inner-3 { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 28px 0; }
  .stats-inner .stat,
  .stats-inner.stats-inner-3 .stat { border-left: none !important; padding-left: 0 !important; text-align: center; padding-top: 22px; border-top: 1px solid rgba(184, 147, 90, 0.25); }
  .stats-inner .stat::before,
  .stats-inner.stats-inner-3 .stat::before { display: none !important; }
  .stats-inner .stat:first-child,
  .stats-inner.stats-inner-3 .stat:first-child { border-top: none; padding-top: 0; }
  .stat-num { font-size: 38px; margin-bottom: 6px; white-space: nowrap; }
  .stat-num .small { font-size: 22px; }
  .stat-label { font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 0.16em; }

  /* TOMBSTONES */
  .tombstones-section { padding: 50px 0 40px; }
  .tombstones-header { margin-bottom: 36px; padding: 0 20px; }
  .tombstones-eyebrow { padding: 0 36px; font-size: 10.5px; }
  .tombstones-eyebrow::before, .tombstones-eyebrow::after { width: 24px; }
  .tombstones-title { font-size: 24px; }
  .tombstones-sub { font-size: 14px; }
  .tombstone { width: 200px; }
  .tombstones-track { gap: 16px; padding-left: 16px; }
  .tombstone-logo-wrap { min-height: 110px; padding: 22px 18px; }
  .tombstone-logo { max-height: 56px; }
  .tombstone-name { font-size: 13.5px; }
  .tombstone-trade { font-size: 10px; }
  .tombstone-role { font-size: 11px; }

  /* JOBSITE REEL — mobile */
  .jobsite-reel-section { padding: 0 0 30px; }
  .reel-item { width: 210px; height: 158px; }
  .reel-track { gap: 10px; padding-left: 10px; }

  /* SECTIONS */
  .section, .why-us, .testimonials, .insights-preview, .home-feed, .info-feed, .about-intro, .about-values, .about-focus, .services-detailed, .contact-page {
    padding: 60px 0;
  }
  .section-eyebrow { font-size: 10.5px; padding-left: 32px; }
  .section-eyebrow::before { width: 22px; }
  .section-title { font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.1; margin-bottom: 22px; }
  .section-lead { font-size: 16px; }
  .section-header { gap: 24px; margin-bottom: 50px; }
  .section-header .right-text { font-size: 15.5px; }

  /* SERVICES */
  .services-grid, .insights-grid, .testimonial-grid, .values-grid, .news-cards, .focus-trades {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 14px;
  }
  .service-card { padding: 36px 28px; min-height: auto; }
  .service-card h3 { font-size: 22px; }
  .service-card p { margin-bottom: 22px; }

  /* WHY US */
  .why-us-grid { gap: 32px; }
  .why-us-image { aspect-ratio: 4/3; padding: 36px; }
  .why-us-image .big-mark { width: 38%; }
  .why-us-image .why-text { bottom: 28px; left: 28px; right: 28px; }
  .why-us-image .why-text-headline { font-size: 16px; }
  .why-us-content h2 { font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.1; }
  .why-us-content p { font-size: 15.5px; }

  /* TESTIMONIALS */
  .testimonial p { font-size: 16px; }

  /* CTA STRIPS */
  .cta-strip { padding: 60px 0; }
  .cta-strip h2 { font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.15; }
  .cta-strip p { font-size: 16px; margin-bottom: 32px; }

  /* INSIGHTS */
  .insights-grid { gap: 30px; }
  .insight-card h3 { font-size: 20px; }

  /* HOME FEED */
  .home-feed-news { padding: 26px 22px 18px; }
  .feed-news-item h3 { font-size: 17px; }
  .feed-news-item p { font-size: 14px; }
  .home-feed-social { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 18px; }
  .social-box-body { padding: 14px 16px 18px; min-height: 110px; }
  .placeholder-text { font-size: 13px; }

  /* PAGE HEADERS */
  .page-header { padding: 44px 0 28px; }
  .page-header h1,
  .page-header h2 { font-size: 34px; line-height: 1.08; }
  .page-header .subtitle { font-size: 17px; }

  /* SERVICES PAGE */
  .service-detail { padding: 50px 0; gap: 24px; }
  .service-detail-title { font-size: 28px; }
  .service-detail-tagline { font-size: 18.5px; padding: 28px 0 6px 40px; line-height: 1.45; }
  .service-detail-tagline::before { font-size: 72px; top: 4px; }
  .service-detail-tagline::after { font-size: 22px; vertical-align: -0.15em; }
  .service-detail-body p { font-size: 15.5px; }
  .service-detail-list li { padding: 14px 0; grid-template-columns: 28px 1fr; gap: 14px; }

  /* INFO PAGE */
  .info-hero { padding: 40px 0; }
  .info-hero h1,
  .info-hero h2 { font-size: 32px; }
  .info-hero p { font-size: 15.5px; }
  .info-hero-channels { padding: 24px 22px; }
  .info-filter {
    top: 63px;
    padding: 16px 0;
  }
  .filter-inner {
    flex-wrap: nowrap;
    overflow-x: auto;
    -webkit-overflow-scrolling: touch;
    padding: 0 20px;
    margin: 0 -20px;
    scrollbar-width: none;
  }
  .filter-inner::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
  .filter-label { display: none; }
  .filter-pills { flex-wrap: nowrap; }
  .filter-pill { white-space: nowrap; padding: 8px 14px; }
  .info-featured { gap: 30px; padding-bottom: 50px; margin-bottom: 50px; }
  .info-featured h2 { font-size: 24px; }
  .info-featured-image .marker { font-size: 80px; }
  .info-featured p { font-size: 15.5px; }
  .info-grid { gap: 40px; }
  .info-main-feed { gap: 40px; }
  .feed-section h3 { font-size: 12px; }
  .news-card h4 { font-size: 18px; }
  .sidebar-box { padding: 24px 22px; }

  /* ABOUT */
  .about-intro-grid { gap: 40px; }
  .about-mark-image img { max-width: 200px; }
  .about-intro-content p { font-size: 16px; }
  .about-intro-content p.lead { font-size: 20px; line-height: 1.4; }
  .values-grid { gap: 36px; }
  .value-num { font-size: 40px; margin-bottom: 18px; }
  .value-card h3 { font-size: 22px; }
  .focus-trade { padding: 26px 22px; }
  .focus-trade-icon { width: 28px; height: 28px; }
  .founder-section { padding: 60px 0; }
  .founder-eyebrow-wrap { margin-bottom: 36px; }
  .founder-eyebrow { padding: 0 32px; font-size: 10.5px; }
  .founder-eyebrow::before, .founder-eyebrow::after { width: 22px; }
  .founder-photo { aspect-ratio: 1/1.15; padding: 32px 24px; }
  .founder-photo-mark { width: 44px; margin-bottom: 22px; }
  .founder-photo-monogram { font-size: 64px; margin-bottom: 18px; }
  .founder-photo-name { font-size: 14px; }
  .founder-photo-caption { bottom: 32px; font-size: 9px; letter-spacing: 0.2em; }
  .founder-content h3 { font-size: 26px; }
  .founder-content .founder-title-tag { font-size: 11px; margin-bottom: 24px; padding-bottom: 18px; }
  .founder-content p { font-size: 15.5px; }
  .founder-pullquote { font-size: 16px; padding: 20px 22px; margin: 24px 0; }

  /* CONTACT */
  .contact-simple { padding: 8px 0 56px; }
  .contact-form-block { padding: 32px 22px; }
  .form-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 18px; }
  .form-group input, .form-group select, .form-group textarea {
    font-size: 16px; /* prevents iOS auto-zoom on focus */
    padding: 14px 14px;
  }
  .form-submit { padding: 16px 24px; width: 100%; }
  .contact-fallback { margin-top: 22px; font-size: 13px; }

  /* LEGAL PAGES */
  .legal-page { padding: 50px 0 70px; }
  .legal-content h2 { font-size: 22px; margin-top: 36px; }
  .legal-content h3 { font-size: 16px; }
  .legal-content p, .legal-content li { font-size: 15px; }
  .legal-toc { padding: 24px 22px; }

  /* FOOTER */
  .footer { padding: 60px 0 24px; }
  .footer-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 36px; padding-bottom: 40px; }
  .footer-brand p { max-width: 100%; font-size: 15px; }
  .footer-bottom {
    flex-direction: column;
    gap: 16px;
    text-align: center;
  }
  .footer-bottom-links { gap: 22px; }

  /* CARDS / BUTTONS — bigger tap targets on mobile */
  .btn { padding: 14px 26px; min-height: 48px; }
  .service-card { -webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; }

  /* ─── ARTICLE PAGE — mobile polish ─── */
  .article-hero { padding: 40px 0 36px; }
  .article-hero h1,
  .article-hero h2 { font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.12; letter-spacing: -0.025em; margin-bottom: 16px; }
  .article-dek { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.45; }
  .article-crumb { font-size: 10px; margin-bottom: 18px; }
  .article-cat-row { flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px 12px; margin-bottom: 14px; }
  .article-cat-row .article-cat { font-size: 9.5px; }
  .article-cat-row .article-date,
  .article-cat-row .article-readtime { font-size: 11px; }
  .article-body p, .article-body ul li { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.65; }
  .article-body ul { padding-left: 22px; }
  .article-body.article-news h2 { font-size: 20px; margin-top: 30px; }
  .article-end-cta h3 { font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.25; }
  .article-end-cta p { font-size: 14.5px; }
  .article-end-cta .btn { width: 100%; justify-content: center; }
  .article-related { padding: 50px 0 60px; }
  .article-related-card { padding: 20px 18px; }
  .article-related-card h4 { font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.35; }

  /* Article hero image badge — smaller, less intrusive on phones */
  .article-image-badge { top: 12px; left: 12px; padding: 8px 12px 10px; border-left-width: 2px; }
  .article-image-badge .badge-eyebrow { font-size: 8.5px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; }
  .article-image-badge .badge-name { font-size: 13px; }

  /* Article stats box — already collapsed to 1 column; tighten padding */
  .article-stats-box .article-stat { padding: 22px 18px; }
  .article-stats-box .article-stat-num { font-size: 32px; }
  .article-stats-box .article-stat-label { font-size: 11px; }

  /* Article source callout — make sure it doesn't crowd on small screens */
  .article-source-callout { padding: 14px 16px; font-size: 13.5px; }
  .article-source-callout .source-eyebrow { display: block; margin-bottom: 4px; margin-right: 0; }

  /* ─── HOME PAGE — additional mobile polish ─── */
  /* Hero trades list — pipe-separated industries should wrap cleanly */
  .hero-inner-single .hero-trades-list { gap: 4px 14px; }
  .hero-inner-single .hero-trades-list span { padding-right: 14px; }

  /* From the Site section header — tighter on mobile */
  .home-feed .section-eyebrow { margin-bottom: 14px; }
  .home-feed .right-text { font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.5; }

  /* Feed-news-cta — full-width tap target */
  .feed-news-cta { padding: 14px 0 0; min-height: 48px; }

  /* ─── INSIGHTS PAGE — mobile polish ─── */
  .info-hero-grid { gap: 36px; }
  .info-hero-channels { padding: 22px 18px; }
  .channel-list li { padding: 14px 0; gap: 14px; }
  .channel-list .ch-icon { width: 32px; height: 32px; font-size: 14px; }
  .channel-list .ch-name { font-size: 14px; }
  .channel-list .ch-handle { font-size: 12px; }
  /* News cards on Insights — h4 sizing */
  .news-card h4 { font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.3; }
  .news-card p { font-size: 13.5px; line-height: 1.55; }
  .news-card-img { aspect-ratio: 16/9; margin-bottom: 12px; }

  /* ─── ABOUT PAGE — mobile polish ─── */
  .about-intro-content p { line-height: 1.65; }

  /* ─── SERVICES PAGE — mobile polish ─── */
  .service-detail-tagline { line-height: 1.5; }
  .service-detail-body { padding-top: 12px; }
  .service-detail-list li h4 { font-size: 15.5px; }
  .service-detail-list li p { font-size: 14px; }

  /* ─── CONTACT PAGE — mobile polish ─── */
  .form-group label { font-size: 12px; margin-bottom: 6px; }
  .contact-info p { font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.6; }

  /* ─── TAP TARGETS — ensure all interactive elements ≥ 44px ─── */
  .nav-link, .nav-cta, .feed-news-item, .article-related-card, .news-card,
  .insight-card, .service-card, .filter-pill, .home-link, .footer-link {
    -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(11, 46, 91, 0.04);
  }

  /* ─── iOS SAFE-AREA-INSETS for notched devices ─── */
  .nav { padding-left: max(20px, env(safe-area-inset-left)); padding-right: max(20px, env(safe-area-inset-right)); }
  .container, .container-narrow { padding-left: max(20px, env(safe-area-inset-left)); padding-right: max(20px, env(safe-area-inset-right)); }
  .footer { padding-bottom: max(24px, env(safe-area-inset-bottom)); }

  /* ─── FROM THE NEWS — sidebar + home row mobile ─── */
  .news-box-header { padding-bottom: 12px; margin-bottom: 16px; }
  .news-source-mark { height: 16px; }
  .news-item { padding: 16px 0; }
  .news-item h4 { font-size: 14.5px; }
  .news-item p { font-size: 12.5px; }

  /* operator-background mobile */
  .operator-background { margin-top: 28px; padding: 22px 0 4px; }
  .operator-background-logos { gap: 28px; }
  .operator-logo img { height: 68px; }
  
  .home-in-news { padding: 60px 0; }
  .in-news-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 14px; }
  .in-news-card { padding: 22px 22px; }
  .in-news-card-source img { height: 18px; }
  .in-news-card-date { font-size: 10px; }
  .in-news-card h3 { font-size: 17px; }
  .in-news-card p { font-size: 14px; }
}

/* ─── Small phones (380px and below) ─── */
@media (max-width: 380px) {
  .container, .container-narrow { padding: 0 16px; }
  .nav { padding: 10px 16px; }
  .hero h1 { font-size: 30px; }
  .section-title { font-size: 24px; }
  .page-header h1,
  .page-header h2 { font-size: 28px; }
  .info-hero h1,
  .info-hero h2 { font-size: 26px; }
  .article-hero h1,
  .article-hero h2 { font-size: 24px; }
  .article-dek { font-size: 15px; }
  .cta-strip h2 { font-size: 24px; }
  .stats-inner { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 24px; }
  .stat { border-left: none !important; padding-left: 0 !important; text-align: center; }
  .stat-num { font-size: 42px; }
  .nav-wordmark-img { height: 13px; }
  .nav-wordmark-sub { font-size: 8px; }
  .article-body p, .article-body ul li { font-size: 15.5px; }
  .news-card h4 { font-size: 16px; }
  .reel-item { width: 180px; height: 135px; }
  .tombstone { width: 180px; }
}

/* ─── Touch devices (no hover) ─── */
@media (hover: none) {
  .service-card:hover { background: var(--white); }
  .testimonial:hover { transform: none; box-shadow: none; }
  .insight-card:hover { transform: none; }
  .news-card:hover { transform: none; }
  .btn:hover { transform: none; }
}

/* ─── Reduced motion ─── */
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) {
  *, *::before, *::after {
    animation-duration: 0.01ms !important;
    animation-iteration-count: 1 !important;
    transition-duration: 0.01ms !important;
  }
  .ticker-track, .tombstones-track, .reel-track { animation: none; }
}

[data-reveal] {
  opacity: 0;
  transform: translateY(20px);
  transition: opacity .8s ease, transform .8s ease;
}
[data-reveal].in {
  opacity: 1;
  transform: translateY(0);
}
/* ─────────── CONTACT PAGE — mobile/tablet polish (NEW) ─────────── */
@media (max-width: 1024px) {
  .contact-intro { padding: 4px 0 16px; }
  .contact-intro p { font-size: 16.5px; }
  .contact-referral { padding: 56px 0; }
  .contact-referral-box { padding: 34px 32px; gap: 28px; }
}
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  /* Stack the referral box so the CTA button sits below the text full-width */
  .contact-referral-box {
    grid-template-columns: 1fr;
    gap: 22px;
    padding: 32px 28px;
  }
  .contact-referral-cta a {
    display: block;
    text-align: center;
    padding: 16px 24px;
  }
}
@media (max-width: 600px) {
  .contact-intro { padding: 4px 0 12px; }
  .contact-intro-inner { gap: 16px; }
  .contact-intro-eyebrow { font-size: 10.5px; letter-spacing: 0.18em; }
  .contact-intro p { font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.6; }
  .contact-referral { padding: 44px 0; }
  .contact-referral-box { padding: 26px 22px; border-left-width: 3px; }
  .contact-referral-text .eyebrow { font-size: 10.5px; }
  .contact-referral-text h3 { font-size: 22px; margin-bottom: 10px; }
  .contact-referral-text p { font-size: 14.5px; }
  .contact-referral-cta a { padding: 14px 20px; font-size: 13px; }
}


/* FAQ section (SEO / AI search) */
.faq-section { max-width: 720px; margin: 80px auto; padding: 0 24px; }
.faq-section h2 { font-size: 1.5rem; margin-bottom: 32px; }
.faq-section dt { font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-top: 24px; }
.faq-section dd { margin-left: 0; color: #555; line-height: 1.7; }
.faq-section dd .faq-contact-link { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; cursor: pointer; }

/* ── Insights archive (month-based) ── */
.info-grid-single { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
.archive-links-section { margin-top: 48px; padding-top: 32px; border-top: 1px solid var(--line); }
.archive-intro { color: #5b6472; margin: 4px 0 18px; font-size: 15px; }
.archive-month-links { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 10px 14px; }
.archive-month-link {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 6px;
  padding: 9px 16px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 4px;
  background: var(--white); color: var(--navy); font-weight: 600; font-size: 15px;
  cursor: pointer; transition: all .18s; text-decoration: none;
}
.archive-month-link:hover { border-color: var(--navy); background: var(--navy); color: #fff; }
.archive-month-link:hover .archive-count { color: rgba(255,255,255,.75); }
.archive-count { color: #97a0ad; font-weight: 500; font-size: 13px; }
.archive-month-nav { display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px 10px; margin-bottom: 28px; }
.archive-nav-link {
  padding: 7px 14px; border: 1px solid var(--line); border-radius: 4px;
  background: var(--white); color: var(--navy); font-weight: 600; font-size: 14px;
  cursor: pointer; transition: all .18s;
}
.archive-nav-link:hover { border-color: var(--navy); }
.archive-nav-link.active { background: var(--navy); color: #fff; border-color: var(--navy); cursor: default; }
.archive-back { margin-top: 36px; }


/* ── Industries / verticals ── */
.dropdown-industries { min-width: 260px; }
.industry-h1 { font-size: 40px; line-height: 1.1; letter-spacing: -0.03em; font-weight: 500; margin-bottom: 16px; }
.industry-body-wrap { padding: 64px 0 80px; }
.industry-intro p { font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--ink); max-width: 760px; margin: 0 0 8px; }
.industry-section { margin-top: 48px; max-width: 820px; }
.industry-section h2 { font-size: 24px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.02em; color: var(--navy); margin-bottom: 18px; }
.industry-section > p { font-size: 16.5px; line-height: 1.7; color: var(--gray-text); margin: 0; }
.industry-list { margin-top: 8px; }
.industry-segments { list-style: none; margin: 0; padding: 0; display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 10px 28px; }
.industry-segments li { position: relative; padding-left: 22px; font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.5; color: var(--ink); }
.industry-segments li::before { content: ''; position: absolute; left: 0; top: 9px; width: 7px; height: 7px; background: var(--gold); border-radius: 50%; }
.industry-cta { margin-top: 56px; max-width: 820px; }
.industry-index-wrap { padding: 56px 0 80px; }
.industry-index-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 22px; }
.industry-card { display: block; background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-left: 3px solid var(--gold); border-radius: 4px; padding: 28px 30px; cursor: pointer; transition: all .2s; text-decoration: none; }
.industry-card:hover { box-shadow: 0 12px 30px -16px rgba(11,46,91,.22); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.industry-card h3 { font-size: 21px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--navy); margin-bottom: 10px; letter-spacing: -0.02em; }
.industry-card p { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--gray-text); margin: 0 0 16px; }
.industry-card-link { font-size: 13px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.04em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold-deep); }
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .industry-segments { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .industry-index-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .industry-h1 { font-size: 30px; }
}


/* ── Industries res/com split + related insights ── */
.industry-split { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 28px; margin-top: 44px; }
.industry-panel { background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-top: 3px solid var(--navy); border-radius: 4px; padding: 30px 30px 26px; }
.industry-panel h3 { font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--navy); letter-spacing: -0.01em; margin-bottom: 14px; }
.industry-panel p { font-size: 15.5px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--gray-text); margin: 0 0 18px; }
.industry-panel .industry-segments { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 9px; }
.industry-insight-grid { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr 1fr; gap: 18px; }
.industry-insight-card { display: block; background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-left: 3px solid var(--gold); border-radius: 4px; padding: 20px 22px; cursor: pointer; transition: all .2s; text-decoration: none; }
.industry-insight-card:hover { box-shadow: 0 12px 30px -16px rgba(11,46,91,.22); transform: translateY(-2px); }
.industry-insight-card .cat { display: block; font-size: 10.5px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.12em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold-deep); margin-bottom: 8px; }
.industry-insight-card h4 { font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.4; font-weight: 600; color: var(--ink); margin: 0; }
.industry-related { max-width: none; }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .industry-insight-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}
@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .industry-split { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 18px; }
}


/* ── Industry lower 2-col (Why + FAQ) ── */
.industry-lower { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr; gap: 56px; margin-top: 48px; align-items: start; }
.industry-lower-main { max-width: none; }
.industry-lower-main .industry-section { margin-top: 0; max-width: none; }
.industry-faq h2 { font-size: 24px; font-weight: 600; letter-spacing: -0.02em; color: var(--navy); margin-bottom: 18px; }
.industry-faq dl { margin: 0; }
.industry-faq dt { font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: var(--ink); margin-top: 20px; line-height: 1.4; }
.industry-faq dt:first-of-type { margin-top: 0; }
.industry-faq dd { margin: 6px 0 0; color: var(--gray-text); font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.65; }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .industry-lower { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 40px; }
}


/* ── Industry intro right-rail (quick facts) ── */
.industry-intro-row { display: grid; grid-template-columns: 1.6fr 1fr; gap: 48px; align-items: start; margin-top: 8px; }
.industry-intro-row .industry-intro p { font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.6; color: var(--ink); margin: 0; }
.industry-quickfacts { background: var(--white); border: 1px solid var(--line); border-top: 3px solid var(--gold); border-radius: 4px; padding: 26px 26px 28px; }
.qf-kw { font-size: 15px; font-weight: 600; color: var(--navy); line-height: 1.5; margin: 0 0 16px; }
.qf-list { margin: 0 0 20px; }
.qf-list dt { font-size: 11px; font-weight: 700; letter-spacing: 0.1em; text-transform: uppercase; color: var(--gold-deep); margin-top: 14px; }
.qf-list dt:first-of-type { margin-top: 0; }
.qf-list dd { margin: 4px 0 0; font-size: 14.5px; line-height: 1.55; color: var(--gray-text); }
.qf-cta { width: 100%; text-align: center; }
/* ── Value-drivers block ── */
.industry-drivers { margin-top: 0; padding-top: 44px; }
.industry-drivers > p { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.65; color: var(--gray-text); margin: 0 0 16px; max-width: 640px; }
.industry-drivers-list { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 9px; }
@media (max-width: 900px) {
  .industry-intro-row { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 28px; }
}



  #page-article-servicelogic-lh-airco .article-figure { max-width: 920px; margin: 34px auto; }
  #page-article-servicelogic-lh-airco .article-figure img { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid var(--line); }
  #page-article-servicelogic-lh-airco .article-figure figcaption { font-size: 13px; color: #6b7a89; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; font-style: italic; }


  #page-article-rollup-staircase-buy-build .article-hero-image-wrap { margin-bottom: 30px; }
  #page-article-rollup-staircase-buy-build .article-figure { max-width: 920px; margin: 34px auto; }
  #page-article-rollup-staircase-buy-build .article-figure img { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid var(--line); }
  #page-article-rollup-staircase-buy-build .article-figure figcaption { font-size: 13px; color: #6b7a89; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; font-style: italic; }


  #page-article-airo-legrandes .article-figure { max-width: 920px; margin: 34px auto; }
  #page-article-airo-legrandes .article-figure img { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid var(--line); }
  #page-article-airo-legrandes .article-figure figcaption { font-size: 13px; color: #6b7a89; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; font-style: italic; }




  #page-article-flint-group-sale-process .article-figure { max-width: 920px; margin: 34px auto; }
  #page-article-flint-group-sale-process .article-figure img { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid var(--line); }
  #page-article-flint-group-sale-process .article-figure figcaption { font-size: 13px; color: #6b7a89; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; font-style: italic; }

  #page-article-state-group-melkay .article-figure { max-width: 920px; margin: 34px auto; }
  #page-article-state-group-melkay .article-figure img { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid var(--line); }
  #page-article-state-group-melkay .article-figure figcaption { font-size: 13px; color: #6b7a89; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; font-style: italic; }

  #page-article-presidential-shipley .article-figure { max-width: 920px; margin: 34px auto; }
  #page-article-presidential-shipley .article-figure img { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid var(--line); }
  #page-article-presidential-shipley .article-figure figcaption { font-size: 13px; color: #6b7a89; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; font-style: italic; }


  #page-article-cool-roofs-cobros .article-figure { max-width: 920px; margin: 34px auto; }
  #page-article-cool-roofs-cobros .article-figure img { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid var(--line); }
  #page-article-cool-roofs-cobros .article-figure figcaption { font-size: 13px; color: #6b7a89; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; font-style: italic; }


  #page-article-why-pe-flooding-hvac-ai .article-hero-image-wrap { margin-bottom: 30px; }
  #page-article-why-pe-flooding-hvac-ai .article-figure { max-width: 920px; margin: 34px auto; }
  #page-article-why-pe-flooding-hvac-ai .article-figure img { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid var(--line); }
  #page-article-why-pe-flooding-hvac-ai .article-figure figcaption { font-size: 13px; color: #6b7a89; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; font-style: italic; }
  #page-article-why-pe-flooding-hvac-ai .deal-table-wrap { max-width: 920px; margin: 30px auto; overflow-x: auto; }
  #page-article-why-pe-flooding-hvac-ai table.deal-table { width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 15px; }
  #page-article-why-pe-flooding-hvac-ai table.deal-table thead th { background: var(--navy); color: #fff; text-align: left; padding: 12px 14px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 13px; letter-spacing: .02em; text-transform: uppercase; }
  #page-article-why-pe-flooding-hvac-ai table.deal-table tbody td { padding: 12px 14px; border-bottom: 1px solid var(--line); color: #2b3946; vertical-align: top; }
  #page-article-why-pe-flooding-hvac-ai table.deal-table tbody tr:nth-child(even) { background: #f7f9fb; }
  #page-article-why-pe-flooding-hvac-ai table.deal-table tbody td.mult { font-weight: 700; color: var(--navy); white-space: nowrap; }
  #page-article-why-pe-flooding-hvac-ai table.deal-table tbody td.tbd { color: #93a0ad; font-style: italic; }
  #page-article-why-pe-flooding-hvac-ai table.deal-table .target-name { font-weight: 600; }
  #page-article-why-pe-flooding-hvac-ai .deal-table-note { font-size: 12.5px; color: #8893a0; max-width: 920px; margin: -16px auto 30px; font-style: italic; }




  #page-article-titan-semper-fi .article-stats-box { grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); }
  @media (max-width: 900px) {
    #page-article-titan-semper-fi .article-stats-box { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
  }
  #page-article-titan-semper-fi .article-figure { max-width: 920px; margin: 34px auto; }
  #page-article-titan-semper-fi .article-figure img { width: 100%; height: auto; display: block; border-radius: 4px; border: 1px solid var(--line); }
  #page-article-titan-semper-fi .article-figure figcaption { font-size: 13px; color: #6b7a89; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; font-style: italic; }
  #page-article-titan-semper-fi .article-logo-pair {
    display: grid;
    grid-template-columns: 1fr 1fr;
    gap: 24px;
    max-width: 920px;
    margin: 34px auto;
    align-items: center;
  }
  #page-article-titan-semper-fi .article-logo-pair .article-figure { margin: 0; max-width: none; }
  #page-article-titan-semper-fi .article-logo-pair .article-figure img {
    width: auto; max-width: 100%; max-height: 160px; margin: 0 auto;
    border: none; object-fit: contain;
  }
  #page-article-titan-semper-fi .article-body-logo-titan img { max-height: 220px; width: auto; }
  @media (max-width: 640px) {
    #page-article-titan-semper-fi .article-logo-pair { grid-template-columns: 1fr; gap: 16px; }
  }

/* Multi-page: cards promoted to real anchors keep card styling */
a.news-card, a.service-card, a.industry-card, a.industry-insight-card, a.feed-news-item, a.feed-news-cta, a.home-link {
  text-decoration: none;
  color: inherit;
}