/* Bootstrap sets html{font-size:10px}, but the rules in this file were
   written against a 16px root, so every rem value rendered at 62.5% of
   its intended size (body copy landed near 10px). Restore the 16px root
   for the pages that load this stylesheet so the sizes match the home
   and careers pages. */
html { font-size: 16px; }

/* ==== Design tokens (shared with the services/projects pages) ==== */
:root {
  --navy:   #0f2557;
  --blue:   #1e4a99;
  --accent: #e8440a;
  --gold:   #f0a500;
  --light:  #f4f6fb;
  --muted:  #6b7280;
  --ff-head: var(--ncer-font);
  --ff-body: var(--ncer-font);
}

/* ============================================================
   ABOUT HERO — a single, larger banner that combines the page
   title/breadcrumb with the key stats (previously two separate
   sections), set over the existing heading photo with a navy
   gradient scrim for legibility.
   ============================================================ */
.about-hero {
  position: relative;
  font-family: var(--ff-body);
  background: url(../images/heading-bg.jpg) center 36% / cover no-repeat;
  min-height: 70vh;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  padding: 6.5rem 0 2rem;
  text-align: center;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.about-hero::before {
  content: '';
  position: absolute; inset: 0;
  background: linear-gradient(180deg, rgba(9,20,48,.5) 0%, rgba(9,26,64,.72) 55%, rgba(9,20,48,.94) 100%);
}
.about-hero .container { position: relative; z-index: 1; }

.about-hero-breadcrumb {
  list-style: none;
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center; gap: .5rem;
  margin: 0 0 1.25rem;
  padding: 0;
}
.about-hero-breadcrumb li { font-size: .8rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.55); }
.about-hero-breadcrumb li:first-child::after { content: '/'; margin-left: .5rem; color: rgba(255,255,255,.35); }
.about-hero-breadcrumb li:last-child { color: rgba(255,255,255,.92); font-weight: 600; }
.about-hero-breadcrumb a { color: rgba(255,255,255,.55); text-decoration: none; transition: color .2s; }
.about-hero-breadcrumb a:hover { color: #fff; }

.about-hero h1 {
  font-family: var(--ff-head);
  font-size: clamp(2.3rem, 5vw, 3.5rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #fff;
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
  line-height: 1.1;
  margin: 0 0 .9rem;
}
.about-hero-sub {
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.75);
  font-size: 1.02rem;
  line-height: 1.75;
  max-width: 580px;
  margin: 0 auto 3.5rem;
}

.about-hero-stats {
  display: flex;
  align-items: flex-start;
  justify-content: center;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  max-width: 900px;
  margin: 0 auto;
  padding-top: 2.5rem;
  border-top: 1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.18);
}
.stat-item {
  position: relative;
  flex: 1 1 130px;
  min-width: 120px;
  padding: 0 1.15rem;
  transition: transform .25s ease;
}
.stat-item:hover { }
.stat-item:hover .stat-icon { background: var(--gold); color: var(--navy); }

.stat-icon {
  width: 46px; height: 46px;
  border-radius: 12px;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.12);
  display: flex; align-items: center; justify-content: center;
  margin: 0 auto .75rem;
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  transition: background .25s ease, color .25s ease;
}
.stat-value {
  font-family: var(--ff-head);
  font-size: 2.1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: #fff;
  line-height: 1;
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
}
.stat-value .plus { color: var(--gold); font-size: 1.2rem; }
.stat-label {
  font-size: .76rem;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  letter-spacing: .06em;
  color: rgba(255,255,255,.85);
  margin-top: .55rem;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.stat-divider {
  width: 1px;
  align-self: stretch;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.18);
  flex-shrink: 0;
}

@media (max-width: 768px) {
  .about-hero { padding: 5.5rem 0 3rem; }
  .stat-divider { display: none; }
  .stat-item { flex: 1 1 45%; margin-bottom: 1.75rem; }
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .stat-item { flex: 1 1 100%; }
}

/* ============================================================
   MISSION & VISION — sharp-edged "blueprint frame" cards with
   a black border-sweep hover, the same technique used on the
   homepage's service cards (.single-item .fig_caption::before/
   ::after), recoloured black and applied to the whole card.
   ============================================================ */
.mv-section {
  font-family: var(--ff-body);
  padding: 5rem 0 5.5rem;
  background: var(--light);
}
.mv-eyebrow {
  display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: .45rem;
  background: rgba(15,37,87,.06); border: 1px solid rgba(15,37,87,.12);
  color: var(--blue); font-size: .72rem; font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .1em; text-transform: uppercase;
  padding: .4rem .9rem; border-radius: 50px; margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
}
.mv-eyebrow-dot { width: 6px; height: 6px; border-radius: 50%; background: var(--accent); flex-shrink: 0; }
.mv-heading {
  font-family: var(--ff-head);
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.4vw, 2.6rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--navy);
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
  margin-bottom: 2.75rem;
}
.mv-heading em { font-style: italic; font-weight: 300; color: var(--muted); }

.mv-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(300px, 1fr));
  gap: 1.75rem;
}
/* Card shell is an exact replication of the homepage's "Services
   Details by Specific Sectors" cards (.single-item / .fig_caption
   in style.css) — same padding, same colors, same border-sweep
   hover mechanics (2px #475dd2, same scale/opacity choreography),
   same fonts. Not just "in the spirit of" — a direct match. */
.mv-card {
  position: relative;
  background: #fff;
  padding: 40px 30px;
  text-align: center;
  cursor: pointer;
  transition: all 0.3s;
  overflow: hidden;
}
.mv-card:hover { transition: all 0.5s; }

.mv-card::before, .mv-card::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.35s, transform 0.35s;
}
.mv-card::before { border-top: 2px solid #475dd2; border-bottom: 2px solid #475dd2; transform: scale(0,1); }
.mv-card::after  { border-right: 2px solid #475dd2; border-left: 2px solid #475dd2; transform: scale(1,0); }
.mv-card:hover::before, .mv-card:hover::after { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }

.mv-icon {
  font-size: 34px;
  color: #0f2180;
  margin-bottom: 10px;
  transition: all 0.5s;
}
.mv-card:hover .mv-icon { color: #222222; }

.mv-title {
  font-size: 1.2rem;
  font-family: var(--ncer-font);
  margin: 0 0 0.9em;
  color: #051429;
  transition: all 0.5s;
}
.mv-card:hover .mv-title { color: #475dd2; }
.mv-text { font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.75; margin: 0; color: #777777; }

@media (max-width: 576px) {
  .mv-card { padding: 32px 22px; }
}

/* ============================================================
   ABOUT-INFO — now sits directly above Mission & Vision, so it's
   enlarged (bigger framed image, more breathing room) to carry
   more visual weight than its original small in-between-sections
   treatment.
   ============================================================ */
.about-info {
  padding: 5rem 0;
  background: #fff;
}
.about-info .section-title {
  padding-top: 0;
  padding-left: 0;
}
.about-info .section-title h4 {
  font-family: var(--ff-head);
  font-size: 1.75rem;
  line-height: 1.4;
  color: var(--navy);
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.about-info-eyebrow {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: .78rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--blue);
  margin-bottom: .6rem;
}
/* style.css sets `.section-title p { margin: auto; max-width: 800px }`,
   which outranked a plain .about-info-lede and collapsed the gap under
   the opening line — hence the extra specificity here. */
.about-info .section-title p.about-info-lede {
  max-width: none;
  font-size: 1.22rem;
  line-height: 1.65;
  color: var(--navy);
  font-weight: 500;
  margin: 0 0 1.9rem;
  text-align: left;
}
.about-info .section-title p:not(.about-info-lede) {
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  line-height: 1.85;
  color: #505a68;
  margin-bottom: 1.1rem;
  text-align: left;
}
.about-info-tags {
  list-style: none;
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: .6rem;
  margin: 1.5rem 0 0;
  padding: 0;
}
.about-info-tags li {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .65rem;
  flex: 1 1 200px;
  font-size: .92rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--navy);
  background: var(--light);
  border: 1px solid var(--border, #e2e8f0);
  border-radius: 12px;
  padding: .85rem 1rem;
  transition: border-color .2s, box-shadow .2s, transform .2s;
}
.about-info-tags li:hover {

  border-color: color-mix(in srgb, var(--blue) 35%, var(--border, #e2e8f0));
  box-shadow: 0 10px 24px rgba(15,37,87,.09);
}
.about-info-tags li i {
  flex: 0 0 34px;
  height: 34px;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  border-radius: 9px;
  background: #fff;
  border: 1px solid var(--border, #e2e8f0);
  color: var(--accent);
  font-size: .95rem;
}

.about-img { position: relative; border-radius: 20px; box-shadow: 0 24px 55px rgba(15,37,87,.2); }
.about-img figure img {
  border-radius: 20px;
  min-height: 0;
  max-height: 360px;
  width: 100%;
  object-fit: cover;
}
.about-img-badge {
  position: absolute;
  bottom: -1.5rem;
  left: -1.5rem;
  background: var(--navy);
  color: #fff;
  width: 110px;
  height: 110px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  box-shadow: 0 12px 30px rgba(15,37,87,.35);
  border: 4px solid #fff;
}
.about-img-badge-year { font-family: var(--ff-head); font-size: 1.4rem; font-weight: 700; line-height: 1; }
.about-img-badge-label { font-size: .68rem; text-transform: uppercase; letter-spacing: .08em; color: var(--gold); margin-top: .25rem; }

@media (max-width: 991px) {
  .about-img figure img { min-height: 320px; }
  .about-img-badge { width: 90px; height: 90px; bottom: -1rem; left: -1rem; }
  .about-img-badge-year { font-size: 1.15rem; }
}
@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .about-info .section-title { margin-bottom: 2rem; }
  .about-img-badge { left: 1rem; }
}

/* ============================================================
   WHY CHOOSE US — redone as a centered heading + a 3x2 grid of
   feature cards (same white/blue-border-sweep card family as
   Mission & Vision) instead of a plain two-column checklist.
   ============================================================ */
.whychoose-wrap { background: var(--light); padding: 5rem 0 5.5rem; }
.wc-header { text-align: center; max-width: 680px; margin: 0 auto 3rem; }
.wc-eyebrow {
  display: inline-block;
  font-size: .78rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  letter-spacing: .12em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--blue);
  margin-bottom: .6rem;
}
.wc-heading {
  font-family: var(--ff-head);
  font-size: clamp(1.9rem, 3.2vw, 2.4rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--navy);
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
  margin-bottom: 1rem;
}
.wc-intro { font-size: 1.02rem; line-height: 1.85; color: #555; }

.wc-grid {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(3, 1fr);
  gap: 1.5rem;
  margin-bottom: 3rem;
}
.wc-card {
  position: relative;
  background: #fff;
  padding: 2.25rem 1.5rem;
  text-align: center;
  cursor: pointer;
  overflow: hidden;
  transition: all 0.3s;
}
.wc-card::before, .wc-card::after {
  content: '';
  position: absolute; top: 0px; right: 0px; bottom: 0px; left: 0px;
  opacity: 0;
  transition: opacity 0.35s, transform 0.35s;
}
.wc-card::before { border-top: 2px solid #475dd2; border-bottom: 2px solid #475dd2; transform: scale(0,1); }
.wc-card::after  { border-right: 2px solid #475dd2; border-left: 2px solid #475dd2; transform: scale(1,0); }
.wc-card:hover::before, .wc-card:hover::after { opacity: 1; transform: scale(1); }
.wc-icon { font-size: 30px; color: #0f2180; margin-bottom: .85rem; transition: color .3s; }
.wc-card:hover .wc-icon { color: var(--accent); }
.wc-card h4 { font-family: var(--ncer-font); font-size: 1rem; font-weight: 600; color: #051429; margin: 0; letter-spacing: .01em; }

.wc-video-cta { text-align: center; }
.wc-video-link {
  display: inline-flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: .75rem;
  font-family: var(--ff-head);
  font-size: 1.05rem;
  font-weight: 600;
  color: var(--navy);
  text-decoration: none;
}
.wc-video-play {
  width: 44px;
  height: 44px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  background: var(--accent);
  color: #fff;
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  font-size: .85rem;
  transition: transform .25s ease;
}
.wc-video-link:hover .wc-video-play { transform: scale(1.1); }
.wc-video-link:hover { color: var(--accent); }

@media (max-width: 767px) {
  .wc-grid { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, 1fr); }
}
@media (max-width: 480px) {
  .wc-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
}

/* ============================================================
   OUR PROJECT EXPERIENCE — card polish to match the rest of the
   page's premium language (sharp accent, Fraunces headings).
   ============================================================ */
.blogWrapper { background: #fff; padding: 5rem 0 5.5rem; }
.blogWrapper .section-title { text-align: center; margin-bottom: 2.75rem; }
.blogWrapper .section-title h3 {
  font-family: var(--ff-head);
  font-size: clamp(1.8rem, 3vw, 2.3rem);
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--navy);
  letter-spacing: -.02em;
  text-transform: none;
}
.blogWrapper .section-title h3 span { color: var(--accent); font-weight: 700; }
.blog-grid .blog-inter {
  border: none;
  border-radius: 14px;
  overflow: hidden;
  box-shadow: 0 4px 20px rgba(15,37,87,.08);
  transition: transform .3s ease, box-shadow .3s ease;
}
.blog-grid .blog-inter:hover {

  box-shadow: 0 16px 40px rgba(15,37,87,.16);
}
.blog-grid .blog-inter figure { margin: -20px -20px 1.25rem; }
.blog-grid .post-tittle h4 a {
  font-family: var(--ff-head);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  color: var(--navy);
}
.blog-grid .post-tittle h4 a:hover { color: var(--accent); }
.blog-grid .blog-inter p { font-size: .96rem; line-height: 1.85; color: #666; }

/* ============================================================
   ABOUT DUO — "Who We Are" and the chairman's message are sized
   to sit inside a single viewport on desktop, so both are on
   screen at once. Below 992px (or on short screens) they fall
   back to the normal stacked, full-size layout.
   ============================================================ */
.chairman-info { background: var(--light); }
/* The portrait is shown whole (no cropping), so the frame hugs the image
   rather than the column. */
.chairman-img { box-shadow: none; border-radius: 0; }
.chairman-img figure { margin: 0; text-align: center; }
.chairman-img figure img {
  display: inline-block;
  width: auto;
  max-width: 100%;
  height: auto;
  max-height: 360px;
  object-fit: contain;
  border-radius: 20px;
  box-shadow: 0 24px 55px rgba(15,37,87,.2);
}
.chairman-sign {
  margin: 1.25rem 0 0;
  font-family: var(--ff-head);
  font-size: 1.1rem;
  font-weight: 700;
  color: var(--navy);
  line-height: 1.3;
}
.chairman-sign span {
  display: block;
  font-family: inherit;
  font-size: .8rem;
  font-weight: 400;
  letter-spacing: .08em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
  color: var(--blue);
  margin-top: .25rem;
}

@media (min-width: 992px) {
  /* Tighten the gap between the two so they read as a pair, and
     centre each photo against its column of copy. */
  .about-duo .about-info { padding: 2.5rem 0; }
  .about-duo .about-info .row { display: flex; align-items: center; }
  .about-duo .about-info .section-title h4 { font-size: 1.7rem; margin-bottom: 1rem; line-height: 1.3; }
  .about-duo .about-info-eyebrow { font-size: .76rem; margin-bottom: .6rem; }
  .about-duo .about-info .section-title p:not(.about-info-lede) {
    font-size: 1.02rem;
    line-height: 1.85;
    color: #505a68;
    margin-bottom: 1rem;
  }
  .about-duo .about-info-tags { margin-top: 1.9rem; gap: .7rem; }
  .about-duo .about-info-tags li { font-size: .9rem; }
  /* Both photos run at the same height so the two blocks read as a pair.
     Who We Are no longer stretches to its copy — that made it track the
     text rather than match the chairman's portrait. */
  .about-duo .about-info .row { align-items: center; }
  .about-duo .about-img figure img,
  .about-duo .chairman-img figure img {
    height: 440px;
    min-height: 0;
    max-height: none;
    object-fit: cover;
  }
  .about-duo .chairman-img figure img { width: auto; max-width: 100%; }
  .about-duo .chairman-sign { margin-top: 1rem; font-size: 1.05rem; }
  .about-duo .chairman-sign span { font-size: .75rem; }
}