Case Studies
Big Ass Fans Introduces Integration with Nest Learning Thermostat
Big Ass Fans® today announced that its newest residential fan can now work with the Nest Learning Thermostat™ to help reduce home air conditioning costs. The company’s smart ceiling fan — Haiku® with SenseME™ — connects with the Nest® Thermostat through an iOS app and demonstrates the practical...
Big Ass Fans Joins Top Companies in Introducing Smart Home Technology
Big Ass Fans® joins several of the world’s top technology companies today in launching Thread, a revolutionary way to connect hundreds of smart home devices. Big Ass Fans teams with industry leaders Nest Labs, Samsung, Yale Security, ARM, Freescale Semiconductor and Silicon Labs in the nonprofit...
Business Insider Highlights Haiku with SenseME
Business Insider published an article today on how Big Ass Fans® has shaken up a century-old technology with its new Haiku® with SenseME™ smart ceiling fan. Reporter Rebecca Borison highlighted the company's move into the burgeoning connected home. She noted Haiku with SenseME's predictive...
Business Insider Highlights Haiku with SenseME
Business Insider published an article today on how Big Ass Fans® has shaken up a century-old technology with its new Haiku® with SenseME™ smart ceiling fan. Reporter Rebecca Borison highlighted the company's move into the burgeoning connected home. She noted Haiku with SenseME's predictive...
CNET Visits Big Ass Fans for Inside Look at Haiku with SenseME
Leading technology website CNET recently visited Big Ass Fans’ research-and-development laboratory to view the new Haiku® with SenseME™ smart ceiling fan. In an article published today, Associate Editor Ry Crist examined the smart fan’s suite of sensors and settings. Crist noted the technological...
Big Ass Fans Introduces the World’s First Smart Ceiling Fan
Big Ass Fans® today unveiled the world’s first smart ceiling fan designed with an on-board computer and array of sensors. SenseME™ technology, available exclusively on the Haiku® ceiling fan, revolutionizes a home fixture that hadn’t changed for decades. One Smart Ass™ Fan You never think about...
The New York Times Features Big Ass Fans
The New York Times today featured Big Ass Fans® in an article examining the benefits that can come with provocative company names. Writer John Grossmann recounted how Big Ass Fans was once known as The HVLS Fan Company, a nod to the high volume, low speed products. Inevitably, customers started...
The Economist Spotlights Big Ass Fans
The Economist today highlighted Big Ass Fans® and its sustained rapid growth. The article focused on the company's approach to business that includes selling directly to customers. "But selling direct is the least of Big Ass’s contrarianism," the article noted. "The firm pays almost 30% above the...
CNN Covers High Wages at Big Ass Fans
CNN published an article today highlighting the reasons behind Big Ass Fans' commitment to paying high wages to employees. The company pays employees nearly 30% more than the national average and almost 50% more than the average in Kentucky, where it is headquartered. To read the story, click...
Fast Company Highlights Branding of Big Ass Fans
Fast Company included Big Ass Fans® among several companies in an article published today on using straight talk when communicating with customers. "Call it whatever you like, some companies have built an entire culture around cutting the fat from their communications, both internal and external,"...
Big Ass Fans Honored Among ‘Best Places to Work’
For the sixth straight year, Big Ass Fans® has been named among Kentucky’s “Best Places to Work.” The prestigious award recognizes commitment to an excellent work environment. Big Ass Fans ranked third among 32 medium-sized companies (150-499 U.S. employees) chosen as Kentucky’s “Best Places to...
Haiku Honored by Environmental Design + Construction
Environmental Design + Construction (EDC) magazine recently named Haiku® the winner of the Reader's Choice Awards in the HVAC category. The sixth annual contest honors products chosen by the magazine’s hands-on readership of sustainability-minded architects, facility managers, contractors and...