Press Releases

The U.S. Green Building Council has recognized Big Ass Fans ® with four accolades in its inaugural Best of Building Awards, including Product Manufacturer of the Year. The Best of Building Awards celebrate the year’s best green products, projects, organizations and individuals making an impact in...

Consulting-Specifying Engineer has honored Essence® by Big Ass Fans ® with a gold award in its 2014 Product of the Year competition. Ranging from 8 to 14 feet in diameter and fully customizable, Essence is the first Big Ass Fan specifically developed to excel both indoors and out. Essence provides...

Inc. magazine has once again named Big Ass Fans ® to its Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States. Big Ass Fans is among only 3.5% of companies that have earned spots on the coveted rankings each year since the list's inception in 2007. The Inc. 5000 ranks...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

Big Ass® Light today unveiled the Big Ass High Bay LED, a brilliant, long-lasting LED light fixture designed specifically to address common issues in industrial and commercial facilities. Unlike competing fixtures that are made of stamped sheet metal, the Big Ass High Bay LED is robustly...

Forbes has named Big Ass Fans ® to its list of “America’s Most Promising Companies.” The third annual rankings recognize privately held, high-growth companies with less than $250 million in annual revenue. Big Ass Fans has consistently seen growth rates at or above 30 percent annually between 2009...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recognized Haiku® as the Most Efficient of ENERGY STAR® 2014. The program recognizes highly efficient products that support the interests of environmentally motivated consumers. The products prevent greenhouse gas emissions by meeting rigorous...

BUILDINGS magazine has selected the new global headquarters of Big Ass Fans ® as a 2013 ABBY Merit Award winner. Now in its eighth year, the America’s Best Buildings of the Year (ABBY) Awards highlight projects that set a new benchmark for facility managers to emulate. Nominated projects were...