STORM SECURITY
P R O T E C T I O N
&
4 From the Editor
Should We Trust 'Dumb Luck'?
6 I N / B O X :
Storm & Security Industry News
9 C O N TA C T S :
People in the News
12 S E A S O N P R E V I E W:
Quiet, But Not Less Dangerous
Don't confuse the two!
by Howard Shingle
14 S P E C I A L R E P O R T:
And the Winner Is …
QMI received an R+T Innovation Prize.
16 C O D E U P D AT E :
Benefits for the Public
and Industry
Key points of the FBC 5th Edition
by Joseph D. Belcher
18 P R O T E C T Y O U R S E L F :
Should Fasteners Have
an Expiration Date?
It could mean safer buildings
and insurance credits.
by Don Leggett
20 2015 Directory & Resource Guide
Alphabetical list of companies serving
the storm and security protection industry
25 Business Directory
26 Calendar
in this issue
Storm & Security Protection 2015 Season Forecast
FORECAST 2015 / STORM & SECURITY PROTECTION 3
QMI receives the R+T Innovation Prize in Stuttgart, Germany,
in February.
Tropical Storm Ana makes landfall in May,
nearly a month before the 2015 hurricane
season begins.