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Frequently Asked Questions

What is passive fire protection?

A commonly asked question, particularly from body corporates and private property owners is, what is passive fire protection?

Passive fire protection breaks the building into ‘compartments’ and prevents the spread of fire through fire treated walls and floors and passive fire protection systems. It reduces the risk of damage to property and people in the event of fire, by delaying and restricting the spread of smoke and fire to different parts of the building. 

  • People could become trapped and unable to escape a burning building.
  • Fire crews could be prevented form accessing the fire.
  • The building could collapse.
  • Responsibility lies on architects, planners, engineers, council, body corporates and building owners to protect lives and assets through effective and well designed passive fire protection. 
  • Ownership is on installers to ensure compliant passive fire protection systems are installed every time.
  • The chanced of your building being completely destroyed in a fire is relatively low, but the repercussions are catastrophic.

 

The best way to know if your building is fire compliant is to have it professionally assessed. Over time, renovations, new plumbing or electrical work, or changes in building use can affect fire safety. A compliant building will have the right passive fire protection systems in place—like fire-rated walls, sealed penetrations, and fire doors—that meet current building code requirements.

If you’re unsure, we can carry out a site survey and provide a detailed report on what’s needed to bring your building up to standard.

Yes, we provide full QA (Quality Assurance) documentation for all our passive fire work. This includes detailed records of products used, installation photos, location plans, and compliance certificates where required. Our QA packages help give you peace of mind—and make it easier to demonstrate compliance to councils, fire engineers, and building inspectors.

Yes, we offer passive fire consultancy services for new builds, refurbishments, and existing buildings. Our team can assist with site surveys, fire stopping strategies, compliance advice, and tailored passive fire solutions. We work closely with architects, builders, manufacturers, project managers, and fire engineers to ensure your project meets New Zealand Building Code requirements.

Whether you’re planning a project or need help resolving non-compliance issues, we’re here to support you from design through to sign-off.

Why is passive fire protection important?

Without effective passive fire protection, damage to property and the safety of lives is at risk n the event of a fire. Passive fire protection systems help slow down the spread of smoke and fire from room to room. 60% of deaths do not happen in the room where the fire originated and 3/4 fire deaths are caused by smoke.

Yes, in most cases. Even if your building is already built, it still needs to meet current fire safety regulations. Passive fire protection helps stop the spread of fire and smoke through walls, floors, and service openings—giving people more time to escape and reducing damage.

If your building has been renovated, changed use, or has had new services (like plumbing or electrical) installed, it’s especially important to check that passive fire protection is still in place and up to standard. We can help assess your building and recommend the right solutions to keep it safe and compliant.

We follow the New Zealand Building Code, specifically Clause C – Protection from Fire, along with AS/NZS standards and manufacturer installation requirements. All our work aligns with industry best practices and is backed by tested and approved passive fire systems.

 

We also stay up to date with changes in legislation and product compliance to ensure your building meets the latest safety and performance standards.

Yes, we can. We regularly carry out passive fire work in occupied buildings, including offices, apartments, hospitals, and schools. Our team works with minimal disruption and can schedule work around your operating hours, including after-hours or weekends if needed.

We also follow strict health and safety protocols to ensure a safe environment for your staff, tenants, or visitors while we work.

  • Why Choose Us

The Elite Difference

  • Guaranteed compliance – every job, every time
  • Full documentation with extensive photo evidence
  • Timely delivery and deadline-driven
  • High attention to detail and quality
  • Skilled in complex and large-scale projects
  • Only tested, proven, and approved solutions

200+

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7000+

Fire Penetrations Installed & Verified

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Hear It from Our
Clients

We are incredibly grateful for your work and your professionalism. You’ve helped us incredibly so far and we look forward to working with you again in the future. Your survey is excellent and very clear.
Memphis Apartments

Auckland

The company provides well trained staff, high-quality industry standards and competitive rates. They do an excellent job, are always punctual, reliable and attend to every detail. We have used the services of other 1 passive fire installers in the past, however Elite Passive Fire has definitely raised the bar. We would be very happy and proud to consider any other company for our passive fire requirement needs.
RCS Construction
South Auckland
The job was a small one, blocking a newly created gap in a fire wall, 6.0 sq.m. in total, but done very efficiently and professionally. From initial contact with Jeremy to assess the problem and select the best products, followed by Leather and his installer doing an efficient and professional job, and finally finishing with prompt issuing of compliance documentation. A pleasure to deal with.
Cuthbert Ashmore Consultants Ltd

Central Auckland

Our experience working with the team at Elite Passive Fire has been nothing short of excellent. In working through the requirements for our client and their site all members of staff were attentive and made sure that we as designers fully understood the proposed scope of works, providing reassurance through detailed explanations that this was in fact the best way forward. I appreciated the attention to detail here.
Spaceworks
North Shore