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Tuesday, October 11, 2011

Vertical Farming in 2011

Vertical Farming has taken flight. In Dr. Dickson Despommier's "The Vertical Farm", his book demonstrated the idea on a grander scale of greenhouse skyscrapers growing hydroponically and aquaponically designed to be adapted by urban settings. The goal was to attain a more sustainable way to live by growing food locally and provide fresher, more affordable produce. It would empower impoverished cities and help solve the food crisis, cut down on air pollution from less food transportation, allow gradual repair on abandoned farmlands, create more jobs in local cities, and greatly reduce our carbon footprint. The idea has truly come out of the stage of conceptualization and into the production phase as Dr. Despommier comments, "Vertical farming has now moved from the “crazy idea” stage...to construction of functional prototypes in just eleven short years". - Dr. Despommier

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All eyes are on new vertical farming projects this year and this is our favorite so far:

The Plant Chicago

The Plant Chicago (Chicago, IL) - Located at the Stockyards Industrial Corridor, Director John Edel is the owner and developer of the Chicago Sustainable Manufacturing Center. This building was the heart of the old meat packing industry during 1865-1944. Along with his team and local community efforts, the Peer Foods building has been reconstructed into a self-sustaining food production non-profit organization. They plant itself runs on a net-zero energy system where no waste leaves the plant. Through anaerobic digestion by combining a heat and power system, waste is consumed and produced into methane, which is burned to create 300 kWh of electricity to self-sustain the heat and cooling system of the building. Through a closed-loop growing system using aquaponics, the symbiotic relationship of plant and fish will create its own ecosystem. Inside, the fish and plants will be sold at local food markets and restaurants, vertical farming will produce organic produce for locals (SkyyGreens), with a beer brewery (New Chicago Brewing Company), and a fermented tea/kombucha brewery (The Living Well Brewery, LLC). The Plant also includes an aquaponic design and management center for urban agriculture (312 Aquaponics) and a red worm supplier for your local compost (Windy City Worms) with more to come for sure.

What an eye-opening, amazing feeling to see this project come to life as they document their case study on The Plant Blog. When they won $1.5 million in grant funds for Renewable Energy System from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, we felt like we were there with them! The help of community efforts and the goal for self sustainable food production will definitely be a model for urban cities alike. Hint Hint Los Angeles, you're next. We are definitely headed in the right direction with Foodprint Project. Let's keep it going LA, we will be keeping our eyes out for upcoming projects.

Monday, September 19, 2011

Now Sold At Pacific Coast Hydroponics!!

"JD Ballasts runs cooler, it's lighter weight and most importantly, it has a 15 minute hot start delay, BUILT IN. What does that mean, you ask?! Let's say your power goes out for a minute then it turns back on, this ballast will wait fifteen minutes for the HID bulb to cool down before turning the bulb back on! No other ballast has this feature. This guarantees that your lamps are on more often than any other ballast." - Pacific Coast Hydroponics

We are happy to announce that Pacific Coast Hydroponics is now carrying JD Ballasts at their store locations in Culver City, CA and Hollywood, CA.

711 N Fairfax Ave

Los Angeles, CA 90046

4147 Sepulveda Blvd

Culver City, CA 90230

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Monday, July 25, 2011

JD Ballasts Has ..

Less Than 1% Failure Rate

Most defective ballasts fail soon after installation as many leading competitors have over 40% failure rates. They can catch on fire, smoke, or just fail at lamp ignition. Ballast life depends on input voltage, ambient temperature and the ballast's operating temperature (among other variables) and electronic ballasts meet their rated life with proper input voltage variation.

JD Ballasts' failure rate is less than 1%. Did you hear right? Yes you did. We have a LESS THAN 1% FAILURE RATE. How can that be?? Well, our technical lab results show we hit all the right numbers after hours of burning with our Function Test, Reliability Test and Safety Test. To protect ballast life, we concentrate on operating with the right filters and voltage limiters to control voltage fluctuation supplied to the ballast. The series of longevity tests we undergo are tested according to the U.S. Standard for HID Ballasts, UL Listed and assure safety standards to the highest.

Find our UL Listing here

Company Name: jd-lightings

Then Search.

Friday, June 24, 2011

PROMOTIONAL SALE: Limited Time Only!

We give you what you want, at the price you want it.

That's our motto for the summer. We know times are tough, so JD Lightings is giving you the economic price break you need. Try out our 1000w and 600w JD Ballast at our promotional rate. Tell us what you think. We guarantee you will be impressed.

promo@jd-lightings.com

promo code: [ ecobreak ]

*Limited time only, while supplies last*

Interested in wholesale pricing? Contact Phillip for a wholesale quote that can't be beat.

phillip@jd-lightings.com

JD Ballast Review: Green Giant Hydroponics, LLC.

Our 1000Watt JD Ballast was put to the test and here's what Green Giant Hydroponics had to say:

"Our testing was done in a 4'x4' silver edition grow tent closed environment. We started out using a 400watt Conversion Bulb "AgroSon". This bulb performed well at the lowest dimmable setting on the JD Lightings Ballast. This bulb was raw for 1 week with no problems. The next bulb we tried was a 600watt "Hortilux" HPS on the middle dimmable setting, was raw for 1 week with no problems. For the last 2 weeks, we raw a 1000 watt MH bulb with no problems. Also, I would like to mention that the ballast ran very cool, had no start-up issues, ultra quiet and very versatile. I feel confident in recommending this product to my customers."

- Justin Brockman, owner of Green Giant Hydro, LLC.

Wednesday, April 6, 2011

Denver Indoor Garden Expo 2011

Welcome to the 2011 Denver Indoor Gardening Expo!

The Denver Expo was excellent, weather was beautiful and JD Lightings got to meet a lot of you at the convention. The hydroponics community of retailers, distributors & manufactures all came together to finally see the latest indoor gear and what's new in the market. We got to catch up with some booths and showcases at Denver and chatted with LED Grow Lighting, Vital Earths, Solis-Tek, Kessil, Hortilux, Green Gro, Sunleaves, Sero Systems, Lighthouse Hydro, Sunshine Systems, DL Wholesale and BWGS.

Thank you Maximum Yield for hosting such a great expo.

We will also be at --

Vancouver, BC

San Francisco, CA

Long Beach, CA

If you didn't catch us this time, be sure to find us there.

Monday, March 7, 2011

Who We Are

JD Lightings featured in Maximum Yield's Industry News

JD Lightings is all about Informing the industry about our quality products. We stay connected with our customers through Social Networks to keep communication open. Information is vital for customers, therefore we provide everything they need to know on how we work. With over 8 years of experience in hydroponic ballasts production, JD-Lightings wants to provide premium equipment growers can rely on. JD-Lightings is founded on customer feedback, extensive product research and constant improvement in technology. Our mission is to bring an easy-to-use, modern lighting system that assures quality, safety, compatibility, and affordability. JD-Lightings values simplicity among performance, where quality will stand for itself. Our expert team of engineers and research facilities work hand in hand for quality control.