Baird developed an industry-leading, multi-hazard cyclone hazard database including models for wind, storm tide inundation and rainfall hazard across Australia from cyclone events. The database has been adopted by major Australian companies in the insurance sector and industry clients with offshore and coastal infrastructure.

Post-Panamax vessels entering PortMiami enter at high speeds due to the Gulf Stream but this also increases their squat. Baird measured the motion of 17 post-Panamax vessels entering PortMiami and used this to develop a web-based application to assist the pilots in determining safe navigation conditions.